Shouting at the Rain by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

Author:Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Penguin Young Readers Group
Published: 2019-05-06T16:00:00+00:00

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I jump up onto Henry’s porch and bang on the door several times, wait, and bang some more. Finally, I yell, “Henry! Are you home? HEN-ry?”

No answer. I lean my forehead against the door.

“We should call the police,” Ronan says. “Or the coast guard.”

“They would have done that on the beach already. But I have a place we can check.”

“Where?” Ronan asks, but I am already running.

“Saucepan Lynn’s,” I say. “It’s his favorite place to eat breakfast.”

With Ronan on my heels, I run through several backyards and down Old Wharf Road to a tiny café behind the post office where the locals eat.

The creaky door slams as we walk in, and the regulars at the counter all turn to look at us.

“Henry!” I yell. “You’re alive!”

He laughs. “Was I dead? The bacon hasn’t gotten me yet.”

“I couldn’t find you and I know Esme and Ruby aren’t home.”

“Well, Ruby and her mom are away for a couple of days. And I didn’t realize I’d been hiding anywhere.” He smiles as he takes another bite of scrambled eggs.

I want to hug him, but I guess I need to stop hugging people and telling them I’m glad they’re not dead.

“Sit down with me and have some breakfast.”

“Henry!” I say. “We can’t now. The Reel of Fortune has been beached!”

“What?”

“It’s down on Seagull Beach.”

He is wide-eyed and stops chewing to ask, “You sure?”

“Henry,” I say, “it was Papa Joseph’s boat. I know what it looks like!”

Henry stands and fumbles with his wallet and throws some money on the counter. “Let’s go,” he says, stepping over a dog and heading for the door.

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