Scott hurried over and found five brand-new hundred-dollar bills stashed under the cutting board.

"Officer Chad, for just a few cherries, this is way too much."

Chad hadn't planned this with Molly. It was all her, sneaking over, grabbing his wallet, and leaving the money there.

"Molly really gets me, huh?"

Molly grinned, "Of course, only I truly understand you."

Looking for a lunch spot, Molly found a riverside picnic club on her phone.

Molly nibbled on her thumb, "Chad-"

"Henry's too young."

"He won't eat much anyway."

"The smoke will be strong."

Molly stopped pleading and got down to business, "Chad, if you take me to the picnic, I'll stay over at the Byrne family's house tonight."

Officer Chad, always ready to compromise, asked, "Where's it at?"

A half-hour drive later, they arrived at the bustling riverside, vehicles parked all around. It was a busy weekend. Walking down the slope, Andre carried his son and held his wife's hand, surrounded by dirt paths and the smoke from woodland barbecues. Kids played by the river, and a few high school students in uniforms were there too.

He always had a soft spot for the younger

in handy, and Leo joked about Anya's blind

bring supplies, nearby vendors sold all kinds of meats and

food's

some stones. Mia, the mom, wandered around with her child, feeling the heat and Henry's fussiness from

donkey, setting a stove and charcoal on the ground, "This was ordered by a Mr.

husband?" Mia asked,

child to play on," the young man said, setting down the

new cushion, unwrapping it and laying it

"He's not settled yet. I'll hold him; he cries as soon as I put

both carrying skewers of

The current's pretty strong, and I've never heard

and thin blanket on the cushion for her

passing through here caught a fish. His wife cooked it, and after eating, he went to his exams and topped them. On his way back, he remembered the fish and ate it again. Since then, it's said that eating fish from this river brings exam success. Gradually, it became known as Scholar's River. Every

had paused her spraying to listen, turned to the

past few weeks have been high school

glanced at Chad, who was sitting on

demeanor, as Mia

the neighboring county but was

recent events, "This place is

it's true, I'll bring my grandson here to eat fish when he's taking his college entrance exams in 18 years." Henry, cradled by his dad, cried a bit, then continued

later held across his dad's arms, instinctively clutching his dad's finger, miraculously calming into a

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