Despite Principal Anderson’s best intentions, the newspaper article detailing Heath’s arrest was seen by a handful of Fair Haven Elementary parents. The weeks leading up to winter break were a maelstrom of five parents in particular demanding that Heath resign while Heath’s principal and coworkers stood by him. The loudest parent had been Jessie’s mother, Lana, who had apparently taken his rejection of her harder than Heath had realized. Other parents were more understanding, countering that an arrest didn’t equate with a conviction. But those five parents’ protests were loud enough for the school board to hear, and it was with a heavy heart that Heath handed in his resignation.
And Rich? Caleb and the police force had immediately gone to work, but Rich had somehow managed to disappear in
