Her Homerun Hottie by Wynter Daniels

Author:Wynter Daniels [Daniels, Wynter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Paranormal
Publisher: CPC Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

No, no, no. This couldn’t be happening. Tori took refuge under one of the long food tables as chaos exploded all around her. She pulled in a breath laced with food smells and body odor.

A young boy crawled past her then disappeared under the fallen canvas before she could stop him. “Hey, come here.” But he was already gone, and no doubt couldn’t hear her over the din of people yelling. She considered going after him, but she’d have a better chance of helping him if she could get her hands on a flashlight or lift the canvas to let in the daylight and air.

Although she was a little disoriented, she knew which way to go to reach the edge of the tent. She belly-crawled a few feet before someone lifted the edge of the fabric and afternoon sunshine lit up the darkness.

Heath grabbed her arms and hauled her out into the daylight. “Are you okay?”

She brushed herself off and nodded. “But there’s a little boy still under there, and I don’t know how many others. We have to go get him.”

“Stay here.” Sirens sounded in the distance, but Heath got right to work, rolling back the canvas and diving underneath to search for people.

Several men were trying to lift the edges of the tent nearby, so she joined in the effort. They managed to get the fabric high enough so everyone could escape. She spotted Heath helping several guests move toward the exterior and righting some overturned chairs as he went.

He turned around and gave her a thumbs-up. “Everyone’s fine. The boy’s mother has him.”

Thank heavens. The place looked like a tornado had crashed through it. Tears filled her eyes, but she immediately wiped them away. The event was a disaster, but at least no one had been injured in the melee.

Deputy Mayor Quincy’s amplified voice rose over the commotion. “Please, ladies and gentlemen, keep calm. The fire department tells me they will have the tent back up in a few minutes. No need to leave. We still have lots of activities planned.”

Tori spotted her mother near Quincy, and she waved. Her mother set a hand over her heart.

True to the deputy mayor’s pronouncement, the tent was raised. Tori, Heath, and Alexa, as well as a few volunteers, put the seating area back together. Maybe the day wasn’t a complete loss. The sun was setting, and as soon as it got dark enough, the pyrotechnics people would do their fireworks show for the remaining guests, which she guessed numbered about fifteen hundred.

“I’ll be back in a minute.” She left Heath and Alexa and headed to the park’s restrooms to freshen up. The last people she wanted to run into cornered her on the line for the ladies’ room.

“What dumb luck to have your tent collapse.” Isabel’s expression kept transitioning between barely masked glee and false empathy. “That totally sucks to have your party ruined, huh?”

Tori stood taller. “The party’s not ruined at all. We have an amazing fireworks display planned.

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