Going Gone by Sharon Sala

Author:Sharon Sala
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2014-09-30T16:00:00+00:00

Eleven

Laura had been on the phone most of the night calling some of her local volunteers as well as suppliers, making sure the basics would be on-site. Then she called her boss to let him know she wouldn’t be coming in. This was her hometown. She wasn’t going to abandon it to someone else when she’d spent the past ten years going all over the country helping other communities just like this.

She left her house just before dawn dressed in jeans, a long-sleeved T-shirt and a red hoodie that zipped up the front. She’d learned a long time ago that noticeable colors helped people find her more quickly. Although Cameron was still at home, he promised to stop by before he left town, just in case she needed his help. He was still dragging his heels about going, although this day trip to Virginia for a follow-up on a case had been in the works since last week.

Laura didn’t argue. She hadn’t been out on a disaster site since before the plane crash and was hoping this didn’t trigger an anxiety attack.

Daylight was only moments away as she drove up to the blast site. She needed to see what they were dealing with before heading to the shelter. After flashing her credentials, she went past a barricade that an officer moved aside for her.

Having a local volunteer who had offered the use of a very upscale motor home for a temporary headquarters was a coup. She couldn’t count the times she’d bunked in a tent or in the building with the evacuees, which often made it difficult to work. Having privacy and a place to sleep was invaluable to her job.

She saw the motor home parked less than a block down and drove up behind it to park. She got out with her iPad and a travel mug of coffee, and knocked on the door. Laura recognized the owner, Bea Thomas, a sixtysomething ball of energy.

“Laura! Come in, come in. There’s coffee on the stove.”

Laura smiled as she climbed the steps. “Hi, Mrs. Thomas. Thank you so much for offering the loan of your motor home.”

“Call me Bea, and you’re very welcome. It’s just been sitting in the driveway since my husband died. I’m happy to put it to good use.”

Laura was impressed that a woman so small could handle a vehicle this large.

“Thanks again, Bea. And getting right down to business, have you heard anything from the first-shift volunteers? Last night I told them all to meet here. That was before I had confirmed the Wesley Methodist Church as our first shelter.”

Bea dug through some paperwork on the table and handed her the list.

“These are the ones who have already reported in. I did what you asked me to do this morning and sent them to the church. Also, there was a man here earlier, said his name was Kevin Holmes.”

“Good. He works for the Red Cross, too. Where did he go?”

“He went to the blast site.”

Laura nodded. “I’m going to go find him, but I’ll be back soon.

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