Like a frozen scene in a film, the actors stood rigid, no one able to move, least of all Daniel. When at last he saw Dad"s face splitting into a wide grin, he whooped with joy and rushed into Dad"s arms, hugging him tightly. Despite the bumps and bruises that littered his frame, Daniel clung on, allowing relief to wash over him, making him giddy and light-headed. Tears stung his eyes, but he didn"t care. Dad was here!
“I"ve missed you, Dan!” his dad breathed.
Daniel couldn"t speak, tears tumbling down his cheeks, his throat tight with emotion. He had so many questions to ask, so many puzzles to solve, the biggest being Rex. Hadn"t he been drowned? Hadn"t the police come and questioned him about it all? Or maybe that had all happened in a dream world. Reality seemed to have returned and e
