them.  It seemed impossible to fathom, all the tiny factors that could have altered the course of their lives completely and led them on different paths.  She had always believed that everything happened for a reason, and now she was convinced!  Drake was the reason her son was still alive.  She would never forget that, and someday she would be able to say the words that she had once sworn she would never say again, as impossible as it had seemed.

“Hey Jimmy.” Drake said, peering into the rearview mirror.  “Do you enjoy video games?”

“Do bears crap in the woods?” Jimmy asked in return, and both Amanda and Drake laughed. 

“Where did you get that phrase from?” Amanda asked, but decided not to press the boy when she noticed the sad expressi...

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