![]() But Sam wondered if Adeline was just a better actor than Ryan or himself. She was nineteen years old, and to all outward appearances seemed to have coped better with her mother’s passing. Sam’s daughter, Adeline, gripped Ryan’s other hand. ![]() He hoped the visit to Sarah’s grave this morning would be the start of turning that around. ![]() Most days, he felt like he was simply reacting to his children, making it up as he went, working on a mystery without any clues. At home, Sam had searched for a way to get through to his only son, but he had to admit: he wasn’t half the parent his wife had been. After her death, he had withdrawn, spending even more time alone, playing with LEGOs, reading, and generally avoiding life.Ĭounseling had yielded little help for Ryan. Ryan was eleven years old and strong-willed and introverted, like his mother. In one hand, Sam carried a bouquet of flowers. It was a crisp spring morning in Nevada, with dew on the grass and fog rolling through the cemetery. ![]() On the anniversary of his wife’s death, Sam Anderson visited her grave. ![]()
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