A loud bell marked the end of the school day. Troy eagerly scanned the throngs of kids who came out of the school’s front doors. But he didn’t see his daughter.
After about twenty minutes, Troy decided to get out of his car. He tried to look as unassuming as possible as he crossed the street. There, he saw a group of girls come outside and onto the soccer field next to the main building.
There was a chain link fence that separated the sidewalk from the soccer field. Troy stood by the fence, hoping that Riley played. His wishes were answered.
Riley had grown since he had last seen her. She looked like Dana did when Troy first met her. Tears rolled down his cheek as he remembered he couldn’t hold her. He couldn’t say he was sorry. He couldn’t even talk to her.
She ran drills with the rest of her team, blissfully unaware that the father who had disappeared three years earlier was within yards of her. If she had known, what would she do? How would she react? And did she deserve to know?
“Can I help you, Sir?” Somebody was next to Troy.
Troy turned to see who it was. Standing there was a Jefferson High School teacher. She was a frumpy older woman with short red hair and thick glasses.
“What?”
“Can I help you?”
“No.” Troy quickly started walking away, back to his car. He could feel the teacher’s eyes follow him.
Troy started his car and started to drive away. He knew he was driving to his end. But there were some things you just had to do. And going to your wife’s funeral was one of them.
Riley Reid Mystery #3 Coming in March 2014
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