Anne Johnson's Short Story

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It was the fall of 1800; it was a very gloomy year. Anne Johnson was twenty-seven years old. She was married to William Johnson, a thirty-three year old man. They had two beautiful children: John, an eight year old boy, and Lily, a three year old girl. They seemed like a very happy family. Anne’s smooth blonde hair shined like the sun. William’s unique green eyes were like grass on a hillside. Anne and William had a very beautiful home in England, set on forty acres. William worked out of his office at home. Anne had been wanting to get a job to get out of the house, but she needed a governess to watch the children. She put an ad in the local newspaper saying she need a full time governess and left her address.
One day, soon after, Elizabeth Taylor showed up at the front door and knocked slowly. Mrs. Johnson opened the door. “Hello. I read in the newspaper you were looking for a full time governess?” Elizabeth asked. “Well, yes. Come on in and sit down. Let me get to know you,” Anne said. Elizabeth replied, “I am seventeen years …show more content…
She knew she needed to do it far enough out where no one would look. That night, after Elizabeth put the children to bed, the two women went out to find the best place to start digging. “We don’t want it close to the house, so we have to do some walking,” Anne said. “We will walk until we don’t see the house anymore.” “What are we going to tell people if they ask about him, Anne?” Elizabeth asked. “We’ll say that he ran off. He’s known for going crazy, he hardly left the house. As far as we know, we don’t know where he went,” Anne replied. They walked for a few miles, and finally couldn’t see the house anymore. “Let's start digging right here,” Anne told Elizabeth. They got the hole deep enough that the body and all the evidence would fit in it. Anne and Elizabeth finally got it all done and the dirt back in, and headed back
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