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Chapter 7: Fredric

Fredric Chase remembers the day he received his first video.

He strode through the door, slamming it behind him. Professor Chase was threatened with unemployment because of the economy and since he just transferred colleges. Susan was out with the boys offering no comfort.

Chase walks in the kitchen and finds a package on the dining table. He opens it and finds a tape. Curious, he uploads it onto his computer.

Annabeth's face pops up. Fredric immediately grins.

She starts explaining that she will send home videos every few days.

Annabeth says she'll be going to camp tomorrow and how excited she is.

Fredric feels her excitement. He almost gets excited for her, too.

Annabeth shuts off the video with an "I love you."

Truthfully, Fredric wanted to say he smiled and shut off the computer to go do something productive, but that's not what happened.

After all that went on that day, that simple sign of affection was really all he needed.

His eyes misted over. He missed Annabeth more than ever. He watched the video two or three more times and then Susan arrived.

"Where's dinner?" barked Susan.

"Huh?"

"Didn't you read the note? Plus it's seven o'clock."

Professor Chase was too preoccupied with the video to look at the note. He did not tell Susan about the message. She isn't a big fan of Annabeth.

Finally Susan stopped screaming at him and he walked to his room.

He continued to watch the video, looking for all the details: the color of Annabeth's shirt, the number of boxes, and the wallpaper on the walls.

He continued to watch the video until the time he goes to bed.

The last words he hears in his mind are;

"Love you, Dad. Bye."

I love you too, Annabeth.

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