The Singing Of The Cicadas III

"Finally, they talk and take their decision."

Old man Eric was sitting in his favorite rocking chair on the patio of his deceased brother's holiday mansion. It was after lunchtime, but since he had slept in that day, keeping everyone – his granddaughter and her husband, mainly...

The Singing Of The Cicadas I

"She's his sister-in-law. They're on vacation. Both have their skeletons in the closet."

Eric was sitting in his patio rocking chair, lazily enjoying the afternoon sun and the Mistral breeze. Contented, he watched his great-grandchildren run around and play in the garden of his old mansion in Aubagne near Aix-en-Provence. With his belly...