Reforming the Rebel by Kirsten Osbourne

Author:Kirsten Osbourne [Osbourne, Kirsten]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Unlimited Dreams Publishing
Published: 2018-03-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

As John and Patience approached Graham’s Grub, they heard shouts and yelling from the street. John pulled Patience off the main road, and they hid on the side of one of the buildings so they could see what was going on.

The crowd cleared a bit, and John and Patience could see a young man lying on the road, clutching his side.

“We need a doctor!” another young man called, sounding scared. “Is anyone here a doctor?”

Most of the people in the crowd just pointed and stared.

Robert and Lydia Graham raced out onto the street. “I’ve sent one of the boys to get Dr. Thomas,” Robert explained to the crowd. “Did anyone see the man who got away?” Lydia, holding a towel, walked over to the young man and pressed the towel to his side.

Everyone began shouting.

“He was a tall man!”

“He was a short man!”

“His hair was black as night!”

“He had no hair at all!”

“He went east!”

“I saw him go south!”

Finally, Robert put two fingers between his lips and let out a loud, long whistle. “The marshal will be here soon. He’ll need to talk to anyone who saw the man with the knife.”

At the side of the building, Patience shivered. It wasn’t cold in temperature, but she felt terrible knowing that someone had been hurt inside her parents’ restaurant. Something else was bothering her, too.

John rubbed Patience’s arms, trying to help her get warm. “I’m sure you’re scared right now, Patience, but don’t worry. Everything will be all right.”

Patience chewed on her lip. “That could have been me lying on the ground. If I had been working tonight . . .”

“Shh.” John put a finger to her mouth. “It wasn’t you. You’re right here, and I’ve got you now.”

Patience did feel much better when she was wrapped in John’s embrace, but she couldn’t shake the feeling that she had escaped a terrible fate. Maybe there was something to what that Sarah woman had said after all.

Dr. JT Thomas pulled up in a wagon just then, and the crowd parted to allow him to park. Dr. Thomas hopped out of his wagon and rushed to the wounded young man. Robert and Lydia conferred with him in hushed tones.

Patience looked toward Graham’s Grub. “I need to find a way back inside before my parents realize I’m not there.”

“They didn’t know you left your house?” John was confused.

Patience shook her head. “They think I’m in my room. I was already going to disobey their rules, and I didn’t think sneaking out would hurt.”

John surveyed the crowd, then looked at the building they were hiding behind. “I have an idea.” John took Patience’s hand and led her behind the other buildings and toward the wooded area just outside of Graham’s Grub. Tiptoeing so they wouldn’t attract attention, John and Patience made their way closer and closer to the restaurant. “Is there a back entrance?” John whispered.

Patience nodded. She pointed to where it was along the side of the building. There were some trees nearby, and John and Patience darted behind them to stay out of sight.

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