Why are they early? Did something happen at the shack? When my heart rate slowed back to its normal rate, I went to the living room to check on them. They were just seating themselves when I came in and asked.
"Hey! You guys came back early today. Did something happen to have come home early?" I asked them.
They weren't able to answer me directly. They looked at each other for a short while before facing me once again. Dad was about to answer but mom stopped him when she saw him stall for time by breathing a huge sigh.
She never was a very patient woman. She started by asking me a question.
"Remember the guy that Noah was with? Not his father, the one who is around your age. Remember him?" She asked, her voice is tinged with caution.
I nodded at her question. "You mean Andrew? Yeah, I
