Chapter 99

Those were grand old days. Nothing could hurt me. I was happy and knew that I was protected from the monsters of the world. Shaking my head at memory, I looked at another picture Danny and myself after running around town on Halloween. I was dressed like a princess and he was upset because I got more candies than him. Swallowing a hefty thump in my throat, I moved farther along the corridor looking at other pictures of Richardson family. However, as I looked on I noticed that there were only old pictures of Danny nothing current or within the past several years.

Finally, stepping into the living room, I saw Mrs. Richardson wiping her hands on a towel as she met us in the living room. She looked confused as entered watching Mr. Richardson and flicking her gaze back to me and spoke, "James?"