A Deeper Blue by Regina A. Hanel

Author:Regina A. Hanel [Regina A. Hanel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781619292598
Publisher: Regal Crest Enterprises, LLC
Published: 2015-10-29T03:00:00+00:00

AS SOON AS Kailyn parked the car at the elementary school, she popped the trunk and the kids jumped out. Cole grabbed the basketball from the trunk and ran to the nearest court, bouncing the ball and playing keep away from his brother.

“How do you know these two?” Alex asked as she watched the boys play.

Kailyn rounded the rear of the car and shut the trunk on her way toward Alex. “I met them a couple of years ago at a fundraiser our church sponsored, one that my mom was in charge of. The church is affiliated with the children’s home. The home doesn’t get any state or federal aid, so they rely on word of mouth for donations, and fundraisers. All their support comes from donations and the work of volunteers. It’s one of the organizations my mom’s been involved with over the years and I’ve helped out on and off.”

“That’s nice that you give up your time to help.”

“I could do more, but at least it’s something. After a while, I found out Cole liked watching basketball, but didn’t know how to play. One day I asked if he wanted me to stop by and teach him and his brother how to play and he was thrilled. The rest is history. I don’t come on a schedule, because I don’t want them getting used to me being around, and then if I can’t make it, have them be disappointed, so I come when I can and we always have fun. You wouldn’t know it from our car ride, but Cole is actually the chatty one.”

“How’d they end up in the home?”

“Their parents died in a car crash. The father was a drunk. They have extended family but none that have much money or who wanted them. One uncle’s in jail and the other one is without a steady job. It’s sad they have no support structure to fall back on. They’re such good kids. Granted they’ve got anger issues, but considering what they’ve been through, who can blame them?”

Alex rubbed the nape of her neck. “No one, but hopefully when they find a loving home, the anger will pass. I can relate to them. I had similar issues as a child growing up and put my Grams through a lot. The woman is a saint.”

Before Kailyn could delve deeper into Alex’s comment, Cole shouted, “Are you two coming, or what?”

“Hey, don’t be so fresh,” Kailyn shouted as she and Alex quickened their pace toward the kids. “And be careful what you ask for,” she added. When they reached the court, Kailyn bent forward and rested her hands on her knees. “This is how we’re going to line up, since Alex will need all the help she can get—”

“Hey, wait a minute. I resent that implication,” Alex said. “I’m no slouch on the court.”

Kailyn straightened. “Oh, yeah? Well, I guess we’ll see about that, won’t we? So it’ll be Alex and Cole against Luke and me. Half court. We’ll play best of three games to eleven points, win by two.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.