I had been away from home for quite some time due to my job. I am a freelance photographer. It had been over a year that I had been home to see my parents. I called and told my parents I would be home for the Fourth of July. I explained to my mom that I would arrive on Wednesday the second of July and be home for a week or two. Well all was set for my big arrival Mom had big plans to have the family over for a huge picnic.
I was counting the days until I could go home from the current assignment I was on, when I got the okay to leave on Friday June twenty seventh. I jumped from my desk and made a beeline for my motel, before my bosses changed their minds. I caught the first plane out of country and headed home. I was very excited; I was in such a hurry I didnāt call home. I had a lay over and thought I should call and decided against it so I could surprise mom and dad as I came through the door on Saturday night.
Upon arriving back home I rented a car and drove to mom and dadās home. I figured it was about nine oāclock, mom and dad should be home and I could surprise them. As I drove up to the house I noticed the lights were on and there were quite a few cars parked out front. I figured it must be an early Fourth of July party with friends for my parents, who loved to entertain. I parked a couple of houses down and across the street. As I walked up to the house I didnāt see any movement in the front window so I figured they must be in the back yard barbequing. I walked around the side of the house and as I passed the bay window, in the den, I saw movement through the two or three inch space in the curtains. I decided to peek in and see what might be going on and that is when I got the big surprise.