Chapter 5 - Lily Was Supposed to Leave First
David canceled the airport car.
Then he called his attorney, Rebecca Sloan.
Rachel became furious.
“You’re making this into something it isn’t.”
David pointed toward Lily.
“She was standing in our foyer believing her family was abandoning her.”
Rachel had no answer.
Rebecca advised David not to travel and to preserve every document.
Then Noah remembered something.
“There’s another bag.”
He led David upstairs.
Inside Rachel’s closet was a small purple backpack.
Lily’s name was written on the tag.
Inside were clothes, medication, a copy of Lily’s birth certificate,
school records, and a notarized form.
TEMPORARY CAREGIVER AUTHORIZATION.
Susan Keller was listed as caregiver.
David’s signature appeared beneath it.
He had never signed it.
Rachel whispered:
“I can explain that.”
David stared at the signature.
“You keep saying that.”
Rebecca examined a photograph of the document.
The authorization was broad enough to let Susan enroll Lily in school
and obtain medical care.
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This was not a weekend babysitting arrangement.
Someone had prepared for Lily to remain away from David for months.
