It was a fair trade. Usually, she got up later so he would take care of the dogs. And she did most of the cooking. It would be nice to come home to a ...ot meal today. ‘Damn brights lights! Why can’t it be light out when I have to get up? Because I’m a friggin’ idiot for picking up an extra shift that starts before dawn, that’s why! Hump day. I wish…can’t remember the last time we had mid-week sex.’ Lisa turned on the shower and brushed her teeth while it warmed up. The hot water warming the. I searched the house finding her in the pool with a group of people I didn't know. Her dress lay on the ground, she swam in only her matching black bra and thong. Mia seemed annoyed to see me, she whispered something to a tall spiky-haired dude swimming with her. He whispered something back. They got out of the pool drying themselves with large towels. Mia's toned body glistened in the setting sun, drops of water ran down her flat stomach, pooling in her sunken belly button. I couldn't help. Regardless, someone had sent me the copy of the autopsy report. My bet was on Angie, but if I was wrong, it might be a fatal mistake, for one or both of us. I needed to wait for a further contact with my mysterious text person. At that point I was assuming nothing.I went to the crossbow range. I had built it back when Dawn was part of my life. When I got there, I posted the front page of a local advertisement from a grocery store. I used it’s whole front page 11.5” by 14” as the target. It was. The name is Alec Pierrot and I approve this message. I stand on the podium, surrounded by my classmates along with their parents. I smile and wave at them and begin my speech. Many are those who envy me. I took all of them by surprise. As a six-foot-three, 240-pound, jet-black and muscle-bound young man, I simply don’t look like a valedictorian. A football stud, maybe. A basketball player, possibly. Valedictorians are usually preppy, female and white. No matter where you go. I guess that’s why.