Chapter 81

Gideon

"We saweeey daddy! We didn't see it! We didn't see it!" Daisy drops the phone. I can hear her run away.

Faintly I hear, "Hey, it's going to be OK. Shhhhhh. Your mommy is the strongest person I know. You know how I know?"

"How?" she manages to get out through sniffles and sobs.

"Because she's my older sister. Come on, let's finish talking to your dad." I can't see anything; I hear all that's going on. The phone is picked up, and I see the owner of the phone, James.

He has the girls on his lap, and they are clinging to him. "Hey, James. Thanks...