Thirteen
Small Town Secret
Seph finished recording another one of his songs when he heard footsteps behind him. He turned to see an older man, dressed in black, just taking off his hat. Brown brogue shoes, icy cold blue eyes. Seph felt as if he knew him from somewhere.
“Are you Joseph Sun? Pete’s son?”
Seph stood there, not sure how to answer but nodded.
“Is your father around?”
Seph shook his head, “No. He died when I was young.”
“How?”
“Earthquake, sir.”
“No.” The man sat down and covered his face. “Pete. Where is your mother?”
“Uhm. Who… who are you?”
After a pause, he answered: “Your godfather.”
“Do you have a name?”
“Frederich Winder.”
Seph heard in the news that Dr. Winder had gone missing. But looking upon him now, he matched the image splashed online. Seph closed the
