Stopped Cold by Gail Pallotta

Author:Gail Pallotta [Pallotta, Gail]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christian Fiction, inspirational fiction, Clean and Wholesome Novels, Religion and Spirituality
Publisher: Pelican Book Group
Published: 2019-04-19T00:00:00+00:00

9

The lights at Meriwether shone in the distance as Jimmy, Emily, and I sprinted out of the woods and bounded onto the asphalt road, which led past the football field. Helplessness ran through my bones. Finding the shack was a bust and anyway, what did I expect? It wasn’t as if the simple act of knowing where the drugs originated could make Sean well. As frightened as I’d been hiding from the criminals in the bushes, I’d never survive going head to head with them on my own. How could I claim justice for Sean, Mom, Dad, or me? I was like a caged animal running in circles.

Jimmy stopped. “Detective work makes me hungry. Want to go to The Grill?”

“After being so scared the thought of food gives me a queasy feeling but hanging out in The Grill will probably settle it down.” Emily rubbed her stomach. “OK, I’ll try it.”

“I hear you, Emily.” Not only were my insides still shaking, a sense of responsibility told me to go to the hospital, but I couldn’t stand to see Sean lying in that bed, especially with my nerves already on edge. I needed more time with Emily and Jimmy to settle my internal shivering. “A soda might help. Let’s go.”

As we strolled on the lonely sidewalk beneath the soft glow of campus lights with no one in sight but the three of us, Jimmy took my hand. His touch comforted the sorrow in the pit of my stomach and quieted my fury. He opened the door to The Grill, and we went inside.

Students sat at some of the tables, but the crowd seemed sparse compared to the number of kids here in the daytime and after school events. The hushed chatter settled near the back of the room as we slipped into a booth near the front.

A dark-haired woman took our orders. The place seemed less familiar and friendly without Ray, but he had to take time off.

Who was bugging Emily? She glared at some guy I didn’t recognize.

I leaned forward. “Is that Harold Gravitts?” Ire ran up my spine, but it wasn’t Harold’s fault the coach replaced Sean with him. If anyone deserved my wrath, it was Coach Rogers.

The waitress set burgers and fries in front of Jimmy and me and served chicken salad to Emily.

Jimmy smiled at her. “Thank you.”

Emily picked up her fork. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to upset you. I couldn’t help but stare. I heard Coach Rogers told Harold he could develop his talent, and he’d play at a big-name college and then go pro. I don’t see it, and I thought I’d give him the evil eye to let him know he’s not welcome around here. I wish Harold Gravitts would leave.”

“No worries. I can’t make him disappear. He’s part of life at Meriwether now.” The irritated tone in my voice betrayed my words.

Jimmy ate a French fry. “You see the jerk’s alone. He’s probably not at The Grill with anyone, because no one likes him.

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