Impact by Steven Whibley

Author:Steven Whibley [Whibley, Steven]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Middle Grade, Young Adult, Plane Crash, Air Show, Disaster, Thriller, action, Adventure
Publisher: Steven Whibley
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 11

I was able to sneak into the house and get to my room before anyone saw me, especially Becky. She would have told Mom and Dad that I smelled like a swimming pool.

I should’ve been excited to be part of the CS. I had people who knew about my visions, and they also had my back. Or mostly they did. I kept thinking about Hank and how he was Sarah’s boss and Sarah was Archer’s boss. What if Hank decided I could no longer be part of the CS? What then? Could they force me to give my gift away, like maybe to Nathan or someone else they had trained? But why would they let me into the CS only to kick me out? That didn’t make sense.

And where had I met McKnight?

At dinner, Mom asked if I was feeling okay, and Dad kept giving me funny looks. Becky kept talking about the air show and her collection of teeth, and I figured that was a good enough reason to leave the table early. I told my folks I was going to my room to play on the computer, but I spent the rest of the time before bed looking over everything on McKnight.

Again.

I went to bed early, which must’ve raised concerns with my mom because she came in and asked again if I was okay.

“Yeah. Just . . . I think I ate something at the mall that didn’t agree with me.”

She nodded and smoothed my hair back. “Well, stay in bed tomorrow if you’re not feeling better.”

That sounded so good. Stay home. Let Mom feed me homemade soup. Watch stupid TV shows. No, I couldn’t do it. “I’ll be fine. I promised . . . uh, Lisa and Colin that I’d go with them to the air—I mean, mall tomorrow.”

“Mall? Don’t you want to see the air show this year? Not a lot of time left.”

I shook my head. “Nah, I’ve seen it a hundred times. Besides, I kind of told Rylee I’d text her about going out. And I don’t think she wants to go to the show either.” I cringed. That sounded like I’d asked Rylee out on a date.

Mom smiled and kissed my forehead. “Promise me you won’t grow up too fast, Dean.”

I nodded, but I had no idea how to make that kind of pledge.

That night, I tossed and turned, my sleep fraught with nightmares.

Airplanes flew in my dreams. They crashed, too.

I woke up with a start, hearing McKnight scream again, seeing his skin melt off his face and char. I got out of bed, staggered to the bathroom, and splashed water on my cheeks. I leaned on the edge of the sink and took deep breaths.

At six a.m., I dressed and crept down to the kitchen. The house seemed quiet and dark around me. Colin texted me a few seconds later that he and Lisa would meet me at the bus stop so we could get to the CS meeting on time. After raiding the cupboard, I scarfed down some cereal.

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