~Ashley’s POV~         

Mom and mama are acting so crazy ever since the call from Ned Hiker, the guy from the case so long ago. Both of them are in the living room, the bathroom, their bedroom, packing and pacing and talking frantically.

“I can’t believe they found her,” Glen whispers in my ear as we both sit on the couch watching the comic yet sad scene before us.

Shrugging as I kept watch. I couldn’t believe it either but I kept wondering how this was going to affect us, would she come home and be like part of the family immediately, take my spot and hog all the attention or just be a huge bitch.

“Hey you okay?” he nudged me out of my crazy trance. Turning to face him I shrugged again, “Ash?”

“I don’t know Glen,” sighing and throwing my self back against the couch cushions folding my arms, “They found her…great…what does that really mean you know.”

He nodded sitting back with me as we watched our moms scramble around like chickens with their heads cut off, “Okay we’ll be back in a few days,”

“We know mama,” she nodded and ran upstairs leaving us alone in the room with mom who seemed to not know which way to turn before giving up and flopping down in a chair across from us.

“You okay?” Glen asked standing up and walking over to her, bending down to eye level rubbing her knee for comfort.

She placed her hand on his showing a slight smile, trying at least to be brave and not show us how scared she is. I wish she didn’t do that, seeing them upset, scared or whatever shows me it’s alright no matter how old you get you can still show emotions.

“Honestly I don’t know how I’m feeling right now,” she sighed rubbing her forehead, “I never thought the day would come.”

Nodding in agreement I just let Glen talk to her as I sat and watched as if all this was a television show and I had no investment in it. But I do have an investment and I don’t like it one bit, glancing out the window I saw the rise of the sun coming up over the hills of our land. Right about now we’d be waking up, cooking breakfast and talking about our day plans. Than we’d clean up and head out to do the daily chores before either going to school or having a nice relaxing day with friends in the forest or in town.