<strong>Patricia receives a text message upon leaving Eric's room.</strong><br/><br/>Patricia received the text from her daughter Mel just as she had finished explaining to Eric that their father was having a new security system installed. And that his children should not to be around for the next twenty four hours while the house was full of men installing it. Having woken her son up and going through everything with him she arranged for him to go and stay with one of his friends until the following day, explaining to him she would call to tell him when the work was done and he could return home.<br/><br/>Pulling her cell phone from her pocket she read the text from Mel...<br/><br/>< I Love you mom , kiss dad for me ..I don't like not being able to come home but you know that . Where is Eric ? Is he going to a friends house or something . If so which one ..please answer me . ><br/><br/><br/>And swiftly replied before hitting the send key...<br/><br/><em>&lt;I love you too sweetheart. I'll give Dad a big kiss from you...I don't like you not being able to come home either but the new system will soon be installed and then you can all come home again. Eric is going to stay with one of his friends so don't worry about him. I'll speak to you soon...Mom xxxxx &gt;</em>