scene, Dad a

an who' d known me since I was small,

looked a bit uneasy around my

ous, you need to be careful. Think abou

that sound. It usually came befo

knows how to take care

at boy gets off to. Probably sulking somewh

s face a mask

te. After all we do. Ungrateful. That bo

That' s what

"He' s still your son, D

ad' s eyes. Annoyance? Or s

Dad said, his voice hard. "Right before Kyle' s regiona

d sports equipment storage room at school. I

ied, Kyle had already spun his story abou

yle. They alway

inary sweep of the bod

er traced somet

, silvery lines

that foster home when I was twe

tant. "Not recent. Probably from befor

vant.

guy, looked pale. "Anyt

t him to the morgue. I wan

f only she cared en

be from the victim. Looks like a piece of paper, partially d

it to the lab. Maybe we

I remembered. A