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.

Rosalynn and wrapped her arms around her

to favor her dad

both

her pace, and waited for Wayne

walked a few steps

Calvin lifted Ivy high into

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

looked in the direction

like you’re searching

that boy earlier, Wayne confessed quietly I’m still worried about him. I’ll give him

“Alright.”

Mike and 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 back. They

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

Cory had been waiting at the door for a

his good friends hadn’t

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

decided to let them finish their problem before getting out of

is

little sister’s here

greeted Rosalynn excitedly.

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