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Shattered

We were in the mudroom. All 5 of us getting ready to leave. The kids and I were going one direction, Bill in another, getting ready to head out for his ride. We stood face to face talking while the kids danced around us scrambling to find their shoes. He was putting his sunblock on. He had done his arms and neck and face and was rubbing it into his ears when he said he would be back by 5 o'clock, 5:15 at the latest. I took one last look at him methodically rubbing his sunblock onto his left ear with his right hand while holding the bottle in his left. He had his white Rally sport jersey on. I told him to have fun and I'd see him later. The kids and I left the house. After our errands, and a quick stop by a neighbor's house so Blake could feed their fish while they were on a camping trip, we arrived home. I showered, fixed my hair, and put my make-up on. At 5 o'clock when he didn't arrive home I didn't get worried. I figured he or one of the other guys had a me...