Shadows that Lurk in the Light: Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty:
When I picked up the phone, I was both eager to know the answers and dreading them at the same time. Whatever news this call brought, it would have been hard, whether the bones were found on his land or not, they were gone, but at least this call might provide us with answers, the DNA would provide clues.
As I reached for the phone, Deliah sat silently next to me, knowing that she wasn’t in a position to handle the news on her own. We were going to get through this together, so she didn’t have to do that.
It was a strange mix of gruff and gentle to hear his voice, but the kindness in his words told me the answer before he even spoke.
“The DNA was positive, we found your parents on his land, unfortunately they were only two of many.”
As I held the phone in my hand, unable to speak, I knew it was the news we were expecting, but I still felt shocked or grieved, perhaps both.
“Trace.” Deliah said, picking up the phone after I had dropped it. “They were there weren’t they, there bones were on that property, weren’t they?”
We sat on the sofa and cried, no longer in limbo, we knew what had happened to our parents. The pain and grief were still hard to deal with.
