Chaos in California by Lucy Quinn

Author:Lucy Quinn [Quinn, Lucy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Seaside Story Productions, LLC

13

After having breakfast in the best kind of greasy spoon, Dora pulled the VW Bus into the small town of Wheatonville on the edge of the foothills. Main street was all of one block long with a small diner, a donut shop, and a general store that sold everything from animal feed to handmade jelly to major appliances. It looked like groceries and other household items would have to come from the big box store on the edge of town.

“This shouldn’t take long,” Evie said, eyeing the rundown and deserted chain steakhouse that looked like it had gone out of business years ago. “It’s kind of depressing.”

Dora made a left turn at the high school. “It looks just like every other small town that isn’t propped up with some sort of industry. I bet it used to be a logging town before they moved on.”

“Maybe.” Evie chewed on her bottom lip. The scenery was gorgeous with the rolling golden hills, but the infrastructure was run down. Though plenty of residents seemed to take pride in their homes with manicured yards, flowers, and cheery decorative flags waving from their flag polls. “Looks like a nice community here.”

“It’s not the beach, but it has its own charm,” Dora agreed as she jerked the bus to a stop at the high school. There were some cars, but the parking lot wasn’t full.

“Do you think summer school is in session?” Evie asked. After reading the journal and realizing that Matt was a football player, they were looking for the football coach to see what information he had about Matt. Considering it was summer, finding the football coach at the high school had been a longshot at best. But if staff was around, someone might be able to at least point them in the right direction.

“Probably. Come on. Let’s see what we can find out.”

With Sunshine trotting at her side, Evie felt a familiar rush of excitement as she entered the halls of the school. She’d loved high school. Or at least what she could remember of it, anyway. She’d been a cheerleader, on the dance team, student social coordinator, on the prom committee, and even the yearbook committee. She’d loved it all and often thought that if she’d had the discipline to stick to college, she would’ve been one heck of a sorority sister.

“This way,” Evie insisted as she headed down the open hallway.

“Where are you headed, and how do you know where you’re going?” Dora asked, taking long strides to keep up with Evie’s fast pace.

“All high schools are pretty much the same,” she called back.

“We’re going to the office to get the scoop on where to find the football coach.”

“Wouldn’t the athletic department be more efficient?”

“Oh, Dor.” Evie stopped in front of the office door and gave her friend a patient smile. “You have so much to learn.”

Dora rolled her eyes at her.

“Just watch me work my magic.” She smirked and pulled the door open. With Sunshine still on her heels, Evie

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.