A New Order by Jacqueline Druga

Author:Jacqueline Druga [Druga, Jacqueline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-12T22:00:00+00:00

SIXTEEN

Frank read the text, ‘Meeting Canceled’, and immediately called the sender … his father.

“What meeting?” Frank asked.

“Both,” Joe answered.

“Both what?”

“Meetings.”

“There were two?”

“Yes, Frank. The one where Henry was supposed to give us the run down of changes, then the meeting with Jason, Lars, Roy, Dean and …. Um, the woman. What’s her name?”

“Mrs. Lars.”

“Yeah, her. Meet about that and getting the antibiotics from Billings.”

“I don’t mind canceling that one.”

“Me either,” Joe said. “I’m gonna disappear for a while. I suggest you avoid people until we figure out everything that’s happening.”

“That’s what I planned on doing,” Frank said. “Call me if you find anything out.”

“Will do.”

Frank hung up and immediately called Henry. “Did you get the text?”

“About the meeting being canceled?” Henry asked. “Yes, I did. And I’m glad. Honestly, Frank, it’s overwhelming, all the changes.”

“So you looked at them?”

“Not all.”

“Exactly what do you mean by not all?” Frank asked.

“Barely any. I’m just not ready to. You know. It’s hours. I mean hours worth of comparing.”

“It doesn’t seem all that different,” Frank said. “I mean yeah, there’s a couple people we weren’t expecting, like your twenty-five year old son. But maybe they aren’t all bad.”

“Dean’s reputation is bad.”

“I want to figure that out.”

“And you found God,” Henry said.

“And I lost him somewhere. I’ll find him again. I’m looking. In fact, I think that’s what I’ll do now. My dad said we should avoid people until we know what’s going on.”

“Why don’t we plan on doing that when Dean has time. The four of us. I’m in Mechanics now. I’ll do some work to stay busy for a while, then just go home and go to bed.”

“Yeah, I was thinking of grabbing Chaka and heading out to New Town. See the kids, since I can. That will keep me away.”

“Sounds good.”

“Until then I think I’ll continue my search for God. He has to be around here somewhere. We can use him with this bacteria happening.”

“You do that, Frank.”

Frank let out a heavy breath as he placed his phone in his pocket.

Dealing with the time changes was something he wanted to avoid he had a lot on his mind. Especially with El being sick.

Chaka was working the back gate region as acting Head of Security. At least Frank hoped he was. All that could have changed with the arrival of Lars’ wife.

Thankfully, to Frank, Chaka was walking a beat.

He looked up from the clipboard and then lifted hand and waved to Frank.

Frank put his translator in his ear, even though he was pretty convinced he didn’t need it.

He swung out a wide handshake to Chaka. “There you are.”

“I am where I was told to me. I take my job very seriously.”

“As well as you should and I bet you do it well.” Frank pointed at the clipboard. “I see you do the reports.”

“I did. Hopefully they are understood.” He showed Frank.

Frank looked at the handwriting. It looked neat, almost as neat as Frank’s but he couldn’t understand a word it said. “Yeah, it works.

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