Rick Carter's First Big Adventure (Pete's Barbecue Book 1) by Samuel Belcher

Author:Samuel Belcher [Belcher, Samuel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-03-24T04:00:00+00:00

Pete woke with the feel of a cool damp cloth on his forehead. He was lying on his back on his couch while Margaret nursed him with the cloth. Her smiling face was a delight to see as he came out of unconsciousness, certainly better than Mel’s face. He smiled back at her. “Hello, I’m Pete.” He said in a low and melodious way. She patted his forehead again.

“I know.” Her voice was calm and reassuring. “You already told me.”

Pete could hear someone arguing from outside. It sounded like Mel and Tormodis, but he couldn’t be sure. He pushed up on his elbows and looked around. “How long have I been out?”

“Just about ten minutes or so, not long.” She told him and sat back in her chair, her job done. “That Mel guy said your prime something took the blast, but it was still too much to keep from knocking you out.”

Pete rubbed his head. “Prime Sphere. Yeah, it does dat. So, what are dey arguing about?” He nodded toward the sound of the two voices.

“Oh, something about Tor going to find some tracker.” Margaret seemed mildly uninterested.

“He de Tracker,” Pete said as he moved and put his feet back on the floor. The sweet smell of burning wood and insulation was thick in the air. Pete sighed. “Dis gonna be a really bad one.”

Margaret looked at him puzzled. “What do you mean?”

Pete hung his head. “Dis just de beginin’. We got some bad stuff comin’. You got to get you husband to find de Tracker for us. He ‘bout de only one dat can help now.”

Margaret looked out of the cracked and shattered window at the smoking remains of Pete’s once proud diner. She could hear her husband arguing with Mel. Tormodis insisted that they were leaving, and Mel quickly stopped him. The really loud arguing began shortly afterward. “I’m sorry about your diner.” She said sadly.

Pete looked up at her and smiled. “Don’t you worry none ‘bout dat ole place. It done been blowed up, at least, four times before now. Prolly not de last time needder. ‘Sides, it got de spiders didn’t it?”

Margaret smiled again. “I’m glad it did. There were too many to handle.”

Pete’s face changed to deep concern. “Der gonna be a lot more. Dat just de start lil’ girl.” He stood up with a groan and grunt of cracking knees and old age.

Margaret put her hand out. “Maybe you should take it easy. That was a pretty good blow you took.”

Pete rubbed the back of his head again. “Nah, ole Pete done been knocked around so many times. He jus’ like a spring toy, keep comin’ back for more. Now, come on les’ go get dese two straight ‘fore a nudder war break out.”

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