Road Block by Yolanda Ridge
Author:Yolanda Ridge
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: JUV013000, book
ISBN: 9781459800472
Publisher: Orca Book Publishers
Published: 2012-04-01T00:00:00+00:00
Chapter Ten
The phone rang two times before she answered. âJennifer Sharp.â
âUh, can I speak to Jennifer Sharp?â I asked, feeling dumb the minute the words were out of my mouth.
âSpeaking.â
âOh,â I replied. âHello, Ms. Sharp.â
âWho is this?â
âUmâ¦â I took another deep breath. âMy name is Brianna Bridges, and I live, well, my grandma lives on a farm in Breslau and you did a story about it a little while ago for The Record?â All of this came tumbling out so fast I didnât have a chance to breathe again until I was done.
âI did a story about a farm?â Jennifer Sharp asked.
âNot exactly about the farm,â I said, trying to slow myself down. âIt was actually about an old gravesite for convicts.â
âMy story on the history of capital punishment in Ontario?â
âI guess,â I said, hoping we were talking about the same thing. I looked up at Mrs. Kornitsky. She was nodding so much she looked like one of those bobble-head dolls. I was glad she was there next to me.
âWhat about it?â Jennifer Sharp asked.
âWell, Iâve got some new information. I thought you might be interested,â I said.
âGo on,â said Jennifer Sharp. Her voice had gone from direct but polite to abrupt and impatient.
âMy cousin Sonny and I found the cemetery.â
âAnd?â
âThere are actually gravesites there. You can still see the evidence.â
âSo?â
âSo I thought you might be interested in doing another story. Now that thereâs something to prove you were right.â
âRight about what?â
âRight about the gravesite. Right that it exists.â
âThere was never any doubt about the gravesite. All the information is in the archives.â
âBut you were here,â I insisted, âasking questions. Trying to find evidence.â
âI donât really remember that,â Jennifer Sharp said. âI was probably looking for a story angle.â
âStory angle?â
I heard Jennifer Sharp let out a deep breath. âListen, I have to go. Iâm on a deadline. Is there something else I can help you with?â
âNo,â I said slowly, âI guess not.â
There was silence on the other end of the phone. Not the reaction I wanted. âItâs just that the highwayâ¦â I said, desperately hoping she hadnât already hung up.
âWhat about the highway?â
âThe new highway theyâre building will go right over the old cemetery.â
âHighway Seven?â
âYes.â
âDoes that mean the highway will go through your grandmaâs farm?â
âYes.â
âWhat did you say your name was again?â
âBrianna Bridges.â
âHow old are you?â
âEleven,â I said quickly. Too quickly. âTwelve, actually.â
âIs there a way I can contact you? Or maybe I could come out to the farm to see you sometime?â
âI guess,â I said, feeling confused. I gave her my email address and directions to the farm. Then I asked, âDoes this mean youâre interested in doing another story about the cemetery?â
âThe cemetery? No, I donât care about the cemetery.â
âOh,â I said.
âBut I might be in touch about another story,â Jennifer Sharp continued, âif thatâs okay.â
âI guess,â I said, too overwhelmed to ask any more questions.
âThanks for calling,â Jennifer said.
Before I could say another word, she hung up.
I handed the phone back to Mrs. Kornitsky. âHowâd it go?â she asked.
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