Wilford's P.O.V

       I waited patiently on the sidewalk for Riley to come. She was running late. She knows how much I hated tardiness and she was always very punctual. I take a quick look at my watch and see that it's 1:42 and I told her to meet me here at 1:30. What's taking her so long?

       Suddenly, I heard the sound of running footsteps coming my way. I long over to see my blonde haired niece running through the crowd. her hair was flowing in the wind as she ran. When she finally stood in front of me, she nervously pushed a lock of her hair behind her ear. "Where Have You Been? I've been waiting here for over twelve minutes!" she looked up at me apologetically and replied, "I'm sorry Uncle Will. I lost track of time and I tried to hurry over here as fast as I could." 

       I sigh with a slight tone of frustration. "Just get in the car." I say flatly. I open the drivers side door and sit in the seat, buckling the seat belt. I waited for riley to be in the car before I drove off. Riley sat in the back seat on the passenger side. She was being uncomfortably quiet. I adjusted the rear view mirror so I could see what she was doing. She was sitting with her hands folded in her lap while looking down at the floor. I knew she thought that I was mad at her. She does this when she thinks anyone is mad at her. She just... shuts down. Its almost like a defense mechanism. It kills me on the inside to see her so sad.

       "Riley. Just to let you know, I'm not mad. I was just worried that you were taken away or kidnapped or somethin'. I love you very much." she looked up at me and smile slightly. "I love you too Uncle Will" I smiled and focused on the road.

       We went silent again. It was kinda awkward. I turned onto the dirt road that lead to our cabin. The bumpy road was annoying. But I suddenly thought of the best tension breaking joke ever. "Ah, ya know, our Driveway reminds me of ice cream?" Riley expression was confused. "Why" she questioned. "because its such a 'Rocky Road'!" Riley starts to laugh a little bit and the smile on her face widened. 

       "Your so silly Uncle Will," she said with a cheery tone in her voice. I chuckled and replied, "I know sweetheart. I know"