"Mom, who are those people around Aunt Delilah and Aunt Ruby? Why haven't we seen them before?"

Sylvia's curiosity was piqued as she observed the unfamiliar faces.

Melinda glanced over and replied, "I don't know them. I haven't seen them before. But I've been noticing them quite frequently these past two or three days. I'm not sure what they're up to. They just sit together and chat."

Sylvia felt a sense of unease. The sudden appearance of strangers in the village was unusual. Typically, loc