Nowhere to Turn by Norah McClintock

Author:Norah McClintock [McClintock, Norah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781467700351
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

CHAPTER ELEVEN

“I

s he taking you shopping?” Morgan said when I told her I had to meet my father.

I filled her in. She looked dubiously at Orion.

“What about him?” she said.

“I don’t suppose you could walk him and then take him home?”

She looked at the big dog and shook her head. “You know I’d do anything for you, Robyn, but—”

I didn’t blame her. “It’s okay. I’ll take him with me for now.”

My dad was waiting at the bottom of the escalator where Mr. Schuster had fallen. He looked from Orion to me.

“Will he behave?” he asked.

“Yes,” I said. At least, I hoped so.

“Okay, follow me.” He led the way across the main floor and down a narrow corridor to a door marked: Security. Authorized Personnel Only. He rapped on the door. A uniformed guard opened it.

My father introduced himself. “Mr. Logan is expecting me,” he said.

The security guard showed us into a room filled with wall-mounted TV monitors. A middle-aged man who had been watching the monitors stood up to greet us.

“Mac,” he said, pumping my father’s hand. “Long time no see.”

“How’s the private sector treating you, Walt?” my father said.

“Can’t complain. I hear you’re doing well.”

“Guess I can’t complain, either.” My father grinned and introduced me. Then he said, “About that footage I asked you about . . .”

“I’m surprised no one else has asked me about it yet,” Walt said.

“The injuries weren’t life-threatening,” my father said. “I’m sure they’ll get around to it.”

Walt took a DVD from his desk and popped it into a player on the other side of the room. We gathered around a TV next to it. I told Orion to sit. He obeyed immediately. I could have kissed him. Then I held my breath as Walt pressed Play.

“Okay,” Walt said. “This is your guy, right?” He pointed to Nick standing at the top of the escalator.

“That’s him,” my father said.

When I had witnessed what had happened, I’d been at the bottom of the escalator, looking up from one side. The camera angle was completely different. It caught the action head on, and this time I saw things that I hadn’t seen the first time. Mr. Schuster shuffled into the frame, leaning heavily on his walker. Isobel was holding his arm. She was frowning. People were coming at them from all directions, heading for the escalator. She and Mr. Schuster got separated, and Schuster seemed to be having trouble navigating his way through all the people. He got dangerously close to the top of the escalator. Then Nick came up behind Mr. Schuster and Isobel. Isobel turned, still frowning, and said something to him. She pointed to her left and started to help Mr. Schuster away from the top of the escalator. It looked like Nick was trying to give her a hand.

“He’s being awfully helpful to someone he intends to push, isn’t he?” Walt said.

My father didn’t answer. His eyes were fixed on the screen. So were mine.

Suddenly the expression on Nick’s face changed. He cocked his head and frowned, as if he had heard something.

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