"Oh, I'll find you. Now get going." Off the boy went,with Elizabethstudying his running for some time until there wasn't much to see. Elizabeth kne... hergrounds infinitely better than Matthew, so she didn't doubt she could findhim. But just in case, the cap in his water bottle had a little GPSlocator in it in case she needed help. For a moment, she wished shehad a reluctant male who was truly trying to escape but she knew howimpractical that was in fact. Elizabethspent the time preparing. " No sir, we won't," Paris assured him as Rory added agreement.The girls sat silently as the man majestically stalked from the room. He closed the door behind him and there was a loud "Click" as the old fashioned lock turned.For nearly a minute neither girl moved from her chair nor uttered a word. Rory started trembling, slightly at first, then more so. At the same time Paris began to quiver. Both of them looked straight ahead as if they were afraid to look at each other. Twice the focal point. When the phone rang, she was unsure what emotion was foremost. Was it the disappointment she knew she'd see again on her sons' faces? Was it the disgust she felt for her ex-husband's lack of feeling for his sons? Was it her own pain for the love she'd lost?Thank goodness for caller ID. It allowed her to prepare herself and mask all she felt with an emotionless voice, as flat as Kansas."That's not fair," David objected."Not fair?" Abby shot back. "What's not fair is disappointing your sons one. Then O'Hare turned to me and spoke in a way too concerned tone. "Captain Stone?" Yes?" We very recently received word that Sgt. David Stone, USMC has died in the line of duty." What? How? When?"The pastor sat down next to me. "Your son died in the line of duty. It happened a couple of days ago. Details are sketchy at this point." Bullshit. They could tell you this much, they could easily have told you more." You know security concerns." All too well." I got up and started pacing.Pacing was a.