“I’m sorry, Nate. But what could we have done? After all, she’s his mother! Whatever my opinion is regarding the issue, I can’t disallow her from taking her own son if she feels like it. I just don’t have the right to.”
She very obviously felt terrible about the things that had happened, and she, just like the other two, had misgivings about the things that were going on. Her son put his hand on her shoulder.
“You did the right thing. It’s not your fault, and…” he sighed deeply, “it might be all okay. Maybe they really did just go to the beach.”
Manuel nodded approvingly and patted his son’s shoulder.
“That’s right. You don’t have to see ghosts so soon. We’ll go to the beach right now, and look for them.”
They all looked at each other, but there was much less conviction in their eyes
