It was a hot July day in Harmony, the sun was out, the humidity high, a type of day most Mainers are not unaccustomed to. Breakfast had been served and Bill decided it was a perfect day to head out to Great Moose Lake to catch a few fish for our Sunday night dinner.
He loaded his small boat on the back of the truck, hauled his fishing box out of the shed, the poles to and loaded those and he was ready for his day on the one place he found serenity. He came in the house, gave me a kiss and said, "I'll see you at dark thirty." And he was off. Little did I know my life would change forever!
I watched as he left the drive way, something did not feel quite right, but he was gone which gave me time to run the vacuum, clean out the frig and hang out on facebook to play a few games.
At 5PM it was time to make the salad and vegetables for dinner he would be home soon. Seasoning for the fresh catch was on the counter and time ticked away.
At 8:20PM a truck pulls in the drive way, not Bill I thought but who? The Game Warden! He got out of truck and after corralling my beagle I was able to talk. "Holly? Did Bill go fishing today?" "yes I said with a grin," thinking he had forgotten his license and was probably in trouble for that. "Well we found his boat Holly, but not him." My world as I knew it exploded. I sat on the steps to process what he was telling me, I couldn't!! "Do you have family near by you can call?" "No! I said" Friends? Yes and so the call was made for someone to be with me while the search went on.
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