Richard parked his boat in the boat lot and tied the rope to the pole that was pegged to the baton. Then Richard jumped out and picked up Lori and put her on the ground before holding out his hand to help his wife jump out.
As usual, Anxia resisted the man's touch, so she jumped on her own without welcoming her husband's outstretched hand, which was now hanging in mid-air.
Richard took them on foot, following a walking path for pedestrians. It wasn't long before they entered one of the famous ice cream shops. As Richard lowered Lori from his arms, Lori immediately ran to the ice cream display case and tiptoed to see the various choices of flavors.
Richard glanced briefly at his wife, who now seemed unfocused on family events, but her gaze was circulating in all directions as if looking for something. What else is the girl planning? Was it possible that she was trying to memorize the path to become her escape route?
