After visiting Mr. & Mrs. Lewis' graves, two more days passed, and the three children were sent on a bus heading to Summer Camp, starting their new school lives.
During the day, Richelle Dunn and Roy Lewis were as busy as usual. The couple made a call at noon to the instructor to check on the situation, then continued with their work, not feeling any difference.
However, when evening came and Richelle returned home, the usually bustling house was so quiet that it seemed one could hear a pin drop, and a sudden wave of longing and missing the children washed over her.
Richelle stood in the entranceway, and suddenly, her usual excitement and joy upon returning home were gone.
In the past, no matter how tired she was, as soon as she stepped into the entranceway and heard the children's laughter, it was as if she could instantly revive.
But today, her usual revitalizers were all absent.
"Dr. Dunn, are you not feeling well?"
