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"Worse, Harley I found a newspaper article about your father It told about his being chased after co an armed robbery"

"Mv father?" He started to smile

"And his death,' I added, "He had an accident fleeing from the police"

His smile held a moment and then evaporated as he shook his head

"What are you talking about Su a bad dream or what?"

"I wish it was only a had dream I'd be very happy Harley"

"I don't understand How can my father be dead and be here in the house at the saht back from the dead?" he asked with a smile

"No, Harley The randfather," I told him "The newspaper article makes that perfectly clear"

He stared without speaking Then he looked away for a one and all this was just his dream

"You've got to be ht Maybe it was a cousin or someone with a similar name or"

"I did read it right Harley, and there are pictures down there, too, pictures of your grandfather and your grandmother and your father when he was a little boy There's a picture I believe is your father on the wall as well Don't you see? It explains why he's so old now"

"No" Harley said, shaking his head vigorously "you're wrong Su He talked about my mother He knew all about her"

"Whatever he knew he knew fro to your father talk about her'

"Why would he do this? It doesn't make any sense Summer," he insisted

"I don't know his reasons Maybe he's ashamed of it all Maybe what happened left hirabbed onto the opportunity to have you Maybe Suze told him some mystical reason and perfor is it's all so strange and I didn't want to leave you without you knowing,"