5 Hosta La Vista, Baby! by Gale Borger

Author:Gale Borger
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Young Adult Mystery
Publisher: Echelon Press
Published: 2012-06-14T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 4

Spaz charged through the stage door breathing hard. Bean's mom rushed to take her bags. "Eve, are you all right?"

"Yeah," she puffed. Swallowing hard, she swiped the hair out of her eyes. "But it was the darndest thing. I was crossing at the light and a car flew around the corner. It missed me by an inch, but ran into another car. It looked kind—of like Val Hunnicut's car. You know, little, sporty, perfect, white–just like her?"

Maureen smiled. "Was it Val?"

"Don't know. Coulda been she was running late too. By the time I picked everything up off the street I was really late and had to run. I never did see the driver."

Maureen hustled Spaz down the hall. "You're not too late. I'm just glad you're all right. We'll get your makeup on and get you ready for your demo. What is the subject?"

"Container gardening. I'm going to show how to flower garden in small spaces. I was going to do urban gardening, but I needed to stick to flowers for the show."

Maureen patted her shoulder. "Perfect. You can do urban flower gardening. We get a lot of talks on flower arranging."

"Sounds pretty lame to me."

Maureen smiled. "It is pretty lame, actually." She took Spaz's arm. "Come on, let's go."

Feeling much better, Spaz let Maureen drag her to the dressing room. Girls ran to and fro with little or nothing on. Spaz stood wide-eyed and watched the chaos. "Don't they get cold?"

Maureen laughed. "One would think so." She sat Spaz at a mirror. A half-hour later and Spaz was allowed to get a look at in the mirror. "Wow. You like, work magic."

Maureen put a hand on her shoulder. "Wow is right. Your hair was great to work with. I put it up so it doesn't fall in your face while you do your talk."

Spaz hopped off the high chair. "Thanks. I have to run and get my demo garden. I made a 3-D display of raised beds in a front yard on a four-by-three sheet of plywood. It looks totally cool 'cuz I made it to scale. The guys helped out. I've got lumber, weed barrier. Soil and flowers ready to put together during my demonstration. I'm wearing these jeans and shirt, so I look the part."

"You look great."

"The boots aren't too much? I hate those freakin' clogs."

Maureen leaned forward and kissed Spaz's cheek. "I hate them too. The dirt gets all up in my toes." Tears sprang to Spaz's eyes and she pulled back. "Mrs. O'Sullivan–"

"Maureen."

Spaz reached out a shaky hand and grabbed Maureen's fingers. She spoke softly. "Maureen. That was the very first time in my life anyone has cared enough to do that."

"Oh, Evie, I'm so sor–"

"Don't." Spaz squeezed her eyes shut for a second. When she opened them, all traces of the tears were gone. "I just wanted you to know that whatever happens after this in my life, I'll remember this moment forever."

She turned and ran down the hall. Maureen stood and stared after her, tears clouding her eyes.

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