Wally Cleaver was getting ready to go to his office one Wednesday morning. The clock in the kitchen read 9:45 a.m. telling him he should have been at the office an hour ago. He looked at his younger brother, Beaver Cleaver who offered to give him a ride on my way to work.

"Do you have everything with you, Wally?" I asked.

"I don't know. Let me check," Wally said, going back upstairs to his bedroom in my house.

He didn't want to live alone because depression back then had been tough and he didn't want to live alone so I was nice enough to let him move in. Wally had been out of touch with his only child, a daughter named Lindsey and they hadn't talked or wrote ever since his wife had died. He had tried calling Lindsey and writing her but there was no answer from her. I had waited five more minutes before my older brother came down again. I had known that how bad Wally's depression had been twenty years later so I didn't mind waiting every morning for him to drive Wally to the Senate's office.

While waiting for Wally five more minutes, I kissed my five – foot and seven-inch tall blonde wife, Olivia one more time.

"Does Eddie know you'll be late again this morning, Beaver?" Olivia asked.

"Yes, he does, sweetheart. Eddie knows because of Wally," I told her.

"I'm glad Eddie understands how tough Wally's depression is," Olivia said.

I nodded. I decided to go to the guest room where we had let Wally move into when Wally's wife had passed on. I knocked on the closed-door.

"Wally, are you ready to go yet?" I called behind the closed-door.

"Coming," Wally called back.

I watched as the door opened and my older brother walked out.

"I want to get to the office now, Wally. Eddie and I are talking about working on a new computer game," I said.

"What one are you thinking of doing?" Wally asked as the two went to the car that waited for us in the driveway.

I got into the driver's seat as Wally got into the passenger's seat. I told Wally I wasn't sure what kind of game it would be yet since me and Eddie Haskell haven't yet talked about the ideas we would use for the new computer game that should be ready by Christmas.

"I'm supposed to get ready for a speech that would be ready by the end of the week. I'm pretty nervous about it too," Wally said.

"You'll do fine, Wally. You always have," I said.

After Wally unlocked the door at his office, he and I walked over to the messy desk.

"Your desk looks like it could use a pick up," I said.

"I know, Beaver, but I just don't have the time now."

After putting his briefcase on the floor next to the desk chair Wally decided to walk me out.

"Why are you rushing me out so fast?" I asked.

"Aren't you supposed to be at your office too?"

"Yeah. I have to take you in first. Eddie doesn't mind me being late because of you having depression and all," I said.

Wally didn't say anything. All he could think of to do now is nod his head.

After walking Beaver to the door, Wally said, "Beaver, do me a favor, will you?"

"What's that?"

"Will you call Lindsey for me?"

"Sure, Wally. I talk to her a lot, but I still can't figure out why she left you. When do you want me to call her?" I asked.

"Whenever you get the chance."

"Okay."

I felt when I made the phone call to Wally's daughter; I thought I should tell Lindsey about Wally's illness. I knew twenty years ago she walked out before she even knew about it. He thought this was the right time to tell her, even thought she was on her second year of college.

I didn't want my niece to miss out on too much school but I thought she could miss out on some of it for a talk with her family. I hoped she didn't have too much schoolwork planned once I tried calling. I would just have to wait and see.

"Sure, Wally. I talk to her a lot, but I still can't figure out why she left you. When do you want me to call her?" Beaver asked.

"Whenever you get the chance."

"Okay."

Beaver felt when he made the phone call to Wally's daughter; he thought he should tell Lindsey about Wally's illness. He knew twenty years ago she walked out before she even knew about it. He thought this was the right time to tell her, even thought she was on her second year of college.

Beaver didn't want his niece to miss out on too much school but he thought she could miss out on some of it for a talk with her family. He hoped she didn't have too much schoolwork planned once he tried calling. He would just have to wait and see.

While driving to the office, I was having a flashback of what happened with Wally twenty years ago.

Flashback:

Me and Eddie were busy working on a new computer game that was halfway done to being finished when the secretary came over the PA system for me. I stopped working on the game and told Eddie to continue on without me. I hoped this had nothing to do with either Wally and my family or my wife, Olivia.

It was Olivia calling, saying Wally's wife had died not too long ago. I asked her how Wally was doing. Olivia said he wasn't doing well, plus Lindsey ran off missing the minute Wally's wife died. Wally had tried searching places where he knew Lindsey would be and all those places she was not there. Wally gave a police report on Lindsey, I was told from Olivia.

I was also told that Wally had been showing depression signs ever since his wife had died and Olivia had seen it in him. Olivia had told me Wally had to be in the hospital because of his showing depression. Olivia told me I was needed at the hospital from Wally.

End Flashback

I parked the car and locked it. I walked into the office and found Eddie Haskell on the phone. Eddie waved to him, phone on ear, and I waved back. I finally reached my office and unlocked the door. Once turning the lights on, I thought I would make the call to Lindsey now to get it over. If she was in class, I knew she would call back. I called her dorm number and my guess was right that she was in class. I left a message for her to call back as soon as possible.