Ritchie’s father came home ready to fall over.He was so stressed. People at work had been telling him to take it easy. Most people take off for a few weeks before coming back to work. Especially lawyers and especially at his firm. His boss didn’t want him on any cases until he knew he was okay so he had him up to his neck in paperwork. He made him leave early every day but the stress of everything in his life at the moment made the days seem so much longer. The nights were getting longer and as the days fell into fall and the wind became stronger, the cold welling up inside Robert was only growing. The only part of his wife left was his son. As he stepped through the door into his house, a tiny glimmer of happiness came over him because he was going to see Ritchie.