
Alice brought the boys inside
just then a text came in from Dave
my brother was in a bad car wreck
I am driving to the hospital to see him
so sorry replied Alice what can I do to help
feed the boys dinner please replied Dave
can they stay with you
I may not be back until tomorrow
she gave the boys dinner
they settled down in front of the TV
there was only one more text from Dave
not looking good so I will stay here tonight
the next morning she made breakfast for the boys
they each had laptops to do schoolwork
the elder boy Jimmy said his laptop was broken
Alice set him up to use her computer
the boys spent all morning doing homework
such great kids thought Alice
not wasting their time on video games
she sent Dave a text but there was no reply
she asked the boys if Dave had said anything to them
dad said he had a family emergency and we were to stay with you
by late afternoon there was still no text from Dave
her calls to him went straight to voicemail
Alice felt something was not right
she decided to drive across town to Daves house
telling the boys she was going to the store and would be back in an hour
she pulled up at his house and saw the front door wide open
she walked inside and the place was totally empty
can I help you said a man at the open door
I am looking for my boyfriend Dave she said
the man told her Dave had loaded a van and vacated the house that morning