Now having reached the scene, Josh peered down at the remains. “It's not Sarah,” he said at last.
Pete didn't hear. Frozen, he continued to stare down at the skeleton. Had Sarah been on her way to Laura's to collect the children? Were his babies down there after all?
Grabbing Pete by the shoulders, Josh shook him. “Listen to me, this is not Sarah!” He pointed at the skeleton. “Do you hear me? It's not Sarah!”
“Not Sarah?” Pete slowly turned to look at Josh. “How do you know? How can you tell?”
Josh pointed to one of the skeleton fingers. “The ring! Look at the ring! It's Dave's ring. Laura gave it to him on their wedding day.” He lowered his voice and tears filled his eyes. “I was at their wedding. He showed it to me.”
Pete stared down to where Josh pointed. It was true. It wasn't the
