Ryan looked into the camera and added, “By the time you see this, you probably won’t forgive me. And maybe I won’t deserve that. Everything has gone beyond my control now. Tell Peanut I love her.”
Then the screen went dark.
Lily was crying. “Mom? What do we do now?”
I stood up so fast that the bed frame creaked. “We’ll go find out the rest.”
***
The next morning, we drove about 235 miles.
Andrea, Ryan’s ex-wife, answered the door. She appeared to be in her early 40s. The moment she saw me, the color drained from her face. She started to close the door.
“Everything has gone beyond my control now.”
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