If You Were Here
“The house was clean but dated. An entire wall was nearly covered with framed photographs. A young Scanlin in uniform, probably right out of the academy. Scanlin in a tuxedo next to his gorgeous bride on the church steps. The young couple with their little girl in front of a muted blue background, probably at a JCPenney picture studio. She noticed that the wall-size scrapbook seemed to end abruptly. In the most recent photographs, Scanlin looked the way she remembered him from when Susan disappe...ared. It was as if life in this house were frozen still.
He caught her checking her cell phone again for missed calls. “I can take you back to Lenox Hill,” he offered.
“No. I’m fine. They said they’d call if they had any news.” Scanlin had the files from Susan’s disappearance at his house. By coming here with him, she’d given them an hour’s head start.
He spread the files across the table and gave her an overview.MoreLess
He caught her checking her cell phone again for missed calls. “I can take you back to Lenox Hill,” he offered.
“No. I’m fine. They said they’d call if they had any news.” Scanlin had the files from Susan’s disappearance at his house. By coming here with him, she’d given them an hour’s head start.
He spread the files across the table and gave her an overview.MoreLess
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