Conard County Spy by Rachel Lee

Author:Rachel Lee
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2016-05-08T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 8

The weatherman assured them on the increasingly poor TV signal that the storm was still worsening. Poor guy, Julie thought, watching him. Some of his cheer had vanished.

“This storm shouldn’t be happening. Not to this degree or size. None of the usual signs we look for were there and we’re reviewing our models to find out what happened. Regardless, now we’re looking at another full day...”

She turned down the volume, letting him continue quietly in the background. Her phone rang and she reached for it, hardly surprised to find it was the teacher above her on the phone tree. “We’re sending out emails, too,” Lou Tolliver said, “but schools will be closed tomorrow. In case internet service to some of our outlying faculty is down, please make your calls.”

“Sure thing, Lou. Weird or what?”

He laughed. “It’s not often we close school. Or that we do it before the last minute. You watching the weather forecasts?”

“Who wouldn’t be?”

“Yeah. I just hope the emails to parents get through. We need that automated phone system that would call every household.”

“Good luck getting that in the budget.”

“I know. Anyway, the notice will also be popping up on all available TV and radio stations soon. I just hope someone living in a cave doesn’t drop their kid off at school tomorrow. Debbie Meacham and a couple of other teachers have volunteered to be there in case.”

“I can’t imagine anyone moving in this mess.”

“I know. But you also know someone will. Anyway, Debbie and the others live right next to the school. They can get there safely.”

After she hung up, she sighed, put her chin in her hand, and stared out the window. “People,” she muttered.

“What’s wrong?” Trace asked.

“Nothing yet. I have to make a couple of phone calls.”

She flipped to the back of her assignment book and opened up the folded paper that held her section of the phone tree. A beeping sound drew her attention to the TV, and she saw the crawler begin announcing the school closings. The list seemed endless, and would probably go on for a long time since their cable provider covered a wide area. She tried to remember the last time this had happened. Well, she knew it had, but it had been a while.

Reaching for the phone again, she called the two teachers below her on the tree and passed along the message, making sure they’d make their calls. If she’d missed either one, she had some of the names they were responsible for. As it happened, both said they’d reach out immediately.

“Snow day,” she said, closing her lesson book and swiveling around.

“I’m kind of noticing,” he remarked, indicating the TV.

“I didn’t realize how late it’s gotten. I need to find us something for dinner.”

“Something simple? Can I help?”

“Let me check the pantry. Honestly, I’m in no mood to cook.”

“Then don’t,” he said, rising. “How about sandwiches? You have some of that ham left?”

She had a ton, mainly because she’d bought a spiral ham and had her friends over to dinner a few weeks ago.

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