Cottonmouth Son

Summary

The whole family was overjoyed when I got my acceptance letter to Duke. That night, to celebrate, I cooked for them. A real feast. To thank them for everything they’d done for me.

The next morning, they were all dead.

My parents, my grandma, my sister, my uncle’s family next door. The poison was fast and merciless. Not a single one survived.

I confessed on the spot. Told the sheriff I did it, told him exactly how.

But he just stared at me from across the cold metal table of the interrogation room, his eyes sharp and knowing.