The Cold Silence of a Young Cheerleader

 It was a cold December 1, in 1973 and a young college student home for the holidays had driven his Dad's car to the woodsy area of the river to shot his gun before going hunting. He and his dog came across a green camaro, both doors wide open. The music playing from an 8 track. Being from this town he recognized the car and knew who it belonged to. There was a young girl sitting up straight in the drivers seat as though taking a nap, her head leaned over. He thought not to wake her as maybe she had a rough night. It was mid morning on a Saturday. But when his dog took out running and barking towards the car he followed in an attempt to stop his dog. He got to the car and immediately realized something wasn't right. He noticed she had two holes in her gut and a small pool of dried blood around each hole. Something that looked like dried coffee ground on the drivers door. He reached over to touch her and called her name. She didn't respond and although was not stiff he reali...