Instructions.
References to keeping the children downstairs when they “acted up.”
There was also a small camera set up near the stairs.
Peter’s throat tightened.
“Camera?”
The officer nodded once.
“We believe there may be footage. We’ll know more after the warrant.”
Across the hall, the gray-streaked paramedic who had brought Drew in covered her mouth and turned away.
She had stayed long enough to check on the kids after her shift ended.
She was trying not to cry.
Peter understood.
Professionals see terrible things.
That does not mean they stop being human.
When Drew woke, his eyes found Peter first.
“Uncle Peter?”
“I’m here.”
“Are you mad at me?”
The question nearly broke him.
“No. Why would I be mad?”
Drew looked down at the cast.
