Chapter 1994

Even amid the crowd, Wayne could clearly see the tear-streaked face of the young boy looking at him.

“Dad?” At that moment, Ivy tugged at Wayne’s hand.

Wayne quickly turned to her, then looked back to where the boy had been.

But the boy was gone.

“What’s up?” Rosalynn, who was leading the way, turned around when she realized Wayne and Ivy weren’t keeping up.c2

Wayne looked around, there was no sign of the boy.

“Nothing, must have been my imagination, Wayne replied, then laughed and looked down at his daughter. “Ivy, I spaced out for a moment there. What were you saying? Could you repeat it, please?”

“Dad, you’ve been daydreaming a lot recently!” Ivy grumbled. “My teacher said we have to write a big essay about a day spent outdoors this month. You said you wanted to take me and my brother camping, right?”

“I sure did, honey. Mom and I were already planning on it. We’ll check with her later to see when she wants to go.”

“OK” Ivy let go of Wayne’s hand.

bounced over to Rosalynn and wrapped her arms around her arm.

girl was starting to favor her dad more,

like that! I love both my mom and dad!”

pace, and waited for

Seemingly inexhaustible, she walked a few steps with Rosalynn, then

word, Calvin lifted Ivy high into the

sure is a happy little girl, isn’t she?” Rosalynn

then looked in the direction where he’d seen the

been looking around like

Wayne confessed quietly I’m still worried about him. I’ll give him a

“Alright.”

a few others to the town they’d visited yesterday. They were there to handle the fallout from Wayne’s altercation and to bring their car

was a bit of a traffic jam when they reached Cory’s

arrived, Cory had been waiting at the door for

friends hadn’t

they were all huddled around Cory, each with an iPad in hand, as he explained a problem to

and decided to let them finish their problem before getting

is here!”

little sister’s here too!”

greeted

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