Hope Unbroken (Unveiled Series Book 3) by Walton Crystal

Author:Walton, Crystal [Walton, Crystal]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Impact Editions, LLC
Published: 2015-10-28T07:00:00+00:00

It was seven o’clock before I uncovered the bottom of my inbox. No telling when it’d last seen daylight. I extended my arms behind my head. My outdated desk chair tilted backward much farther than it was ever designed to.

Trey was still busy crunching numbers on a piece of paper under his desk lamp. Even the shadows couldn’t hide the worn creases lining his face. Poor guy needed some rest.

If it weren’t for that stupid incident with Tito last semester, Trey might’ve felt comfortable leaving me here alone. Those carefree days were long gone. It didn’t seem fair for Tito’s impact to be the only thing left. Maybe if I talked to him, got him to back off whatever pressure he was putting on Mr. Glyndon, things could be different.

“I’ll be ready in a few minutes, Trey.” I clambered from my chair toward the back door.

He peeked up from his desk but didn’t say anything.

I flung my coat over my shoulders on my way outside. Amazing how things could transform in a matter of hours. Distant traffic hummed in place of animated voices and shuffling sneakers. Instead of little arms and legs pulling at my sides, the stillness in the air closed around me and collected each exhale.

The outdoor light shined over the ragged basketball net at the opposite end of the court—one more mark of Tito’s recklessness. Not that the rundown court was anything less than what the kids expected. But they shouldn’t have to accept things just because that was how they’d always been.

On the stone bench, I ran my fingertips across the empty spot where Dee’d sat with me months before. Peering at the stars, I tucked the sides of my coat into each other to block the wind from coursing through the hole that hadn’t fully healed.

How could we be losing everything? This place. The work we’d done here. It was supposed to matter. It was supposed to make a difference that would last.

Dee’s voice raced to mind like it always did when I faltered. “I am courageous.”

That courage hadn’t been for nothing. He’d left a legacy. One he didn’t want me to give up on. There had to be a way.

“It’s peaceful, isn’t it?” Trey said from the door.

He strolled over to join me. With his arms folded across his stomach, he surveyed the vacant court. This was as much a home to him as it was to the kids.

“You know, I was thinking.” I angled toward him. “What if we put together an event to raise funds for the center? Make it a service day and get the kids involved. They might not all have talents like Dee, but they each have something to offer. I want to help them see that.”

If we had to close, at least they could take that truth with them.

The light cast a shadow of Trey’s grin over the bench.

I scrunched my lips to the side “What? You think I’m crazy, don’t you?”

“Oh, quite the contrary. I think you’re much wiser than your years.

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