It was a thoughtful suggestion; he should get away for a while.
His neighbour, a man that he had never really got on with, surprised him with what was a very practical suggestion. He guessed it was a man-to-man thing. He’d been telling him about the pressures of work when the other came up with the idea. He said that the place he suggested, buried in the countryside, was ideal for what he needed. It was a place called Peaceful Grove. It sounded wonderful. He had a week’s holiday owing, so he decided to take the advice.
It was several hours away, so he left early. The directions were a bit vague, but he would ask in town when he got there. The woman in the shop was very helpful. Apparently, it was located on the outskirts of a nearby village.
Following her directions, he found the sign at the turn off. Then drove the short distance on an unmade road, and there it was. A much larger sign hung across the entrance, ‘Peaceful Grove’.
It was a cemetery!
