A/N-Short intro chapter but will get longer. Trust me, readers. It will. Remember to R/R if you can. Just one is all I need to feel good about myself at night.
"And I would like to present to you the graduating class of 2010," the commencement speaker said to the audience, "please congratulate them on their achievements."
Catherine Willows remembered cheering loudly for her daughter with her new boyfriend, Louis Vartann. She even remembered capture button on her camera when Lindsey smiled at the audience, unsure of where her mother resided in the auditorium. Funny what the mind remembers, Catherine couldn't help wondering. Catherine couldn't remember how she got home or what Lindsey did with her friends for her graduation night out. It was almost as if as soon as Lindsey graduated she was mentally blotted out of her memory. Every memory after Lindsey's smiling face blended with the current visions of tears streaming down her face, the lonely nights caused by pushing Vartann away because he just couldn't understand, and the constant triple and double shifts she was pulling at work. Catherine just couldn't understand why she was so depressed but all she knew for certain was that pulling doubles and triples at work pushed the pain and sadness away for just a little bit longer. Everyone noticed Catherine's new attitude and refused to bring it up. Even Vartann managed to notice and was beginning to become exasperated at the situation. Vartann's decision to go to Boulder City for a couple of weeks for a police conference was acknowledged by Catherine with just a forceful stare and a small sigh. To Catherine being alone was no different than when she was with others. When Catherine saw the homicide case out by Excalibur she jumped on the chance to again sink herself into work.