Chapter 215

• After getting all my supplies loaded in the car, I got in and started it up. I sat in the parking lot for a few minutes, before my stomach reminded me that I hadn't had anything real to eat for almost a day now, unless you count bar snacks. Honestly I didn't feel like eating, but knew I had to try to get something down. I figured that a quick sandwich would be good enough. I drove around the Walmart to a drive-thru fast food place, but by the time I got to the ordering sign, I still didn't feel hungry. I ordered a hamburger, and small drink. I must look like hell, because even the gal at the window gave me a sad look, when I paid.
• I drove for a bit, just slowly circling the city I had called home for so long. Some places looked new, some very old. I remembered taking Caitlin to that park, and sitting with her on that bench. I just shook my head. I passed an old theater that had been closed for years, remembering taking Caitlin there back when we were dating. By this time my hamburger was cold, but at least I was drinking some of the soft-drink.
• Somehow I managed to keep the car from hitting anything, and parked in the lot at the investigator's office. His office was small, and had two desks. There was a pretty younger woman, sitting behind one, typing away on a computer. A few feet behind hers, sat his desk. He was standing behind it, sipping a mug of coffee. He looked as gruff as his voice sounded over the phone. He was a mid-height, slightly balding guy, and had a five o'clock shadow that looks like it had been left unshaved for about three additional days. His build suggested that he didn't miss much time at the gym.