The Rescue by Suzanne Woods Fisher

Author:Suzanne Woods Fisher [Fisher, Suzanne Woods]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FIC053000, FIC042040, FIC027020
ISBN: 9781441244901
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2014-03-27T04:00:00+00:00

After lunch, Will braced himself to move the eagle into a traveling cage. He put on thick leather elbow-length gloves, wore eye protection, said a prayer, and opened the cage to hood the eagle. He let out a sigh of relief when the eagle didn’t attack him. He quickly grabbed its legs and moved it into a cage, locked it tightly, and carried the cage to his car. In his pocket was the address to the wildlife rehab center. He glanced at it. He noticed the name of the center was Plan B, which he thought was fittingly ironic for a rescue center.

When he arrived at the wildlife center, the receptionist told him to keep the eagle outside and wait for the handler. He stood by his car, hopping from foot to foot to keep warm, irritated that the wildlife center didn’t acknowledge that he was a licensed vet and knew what he was doing.

“I understand you have an eagle that needs a flight cage?”

He spun around, then did a double take, stunned. Standing in front of him was Jackie Colombo. Jackie Colombo! Will’s jaw dropped. “What are you doing here . . . ? Where have you been?”

Jackie looked equally amazed. “I had an accident at the vet clinic in Stoney Ridge and had to take a leave of absence for a while.”

“You vanished into thin air.”

She frowned. “I’m sorry. First, I had a hand injury—I was badly bitten by a pet raccoon while I was prepping it for surgery—and then discovered the raccoon was rabid. Long story short . . . my hand needed surgery and was bandaged up for a few weeks. And then the vet clinic was worried I would sue them because they neglected to make sure the raccoon was up to date with its shots—of course I wouldn’t sue, but they’re a little paranoid—so they gave me this ridiculous settlement if I promised I’d never speak to the press or to any attorney. I had to take a leave of absence until my hand healed. Next thing I knew, a friend who works at Plan B asked if I could help them out with a few things while I was on leave. So . . . here I am.”

Will was still dazed, trying to listen to her and still absorb the fact that she was standing right in front of him. He had found her! Over Jackie’s head, Will noticed the sign for the wildlife rehab center. PLAN B: A WILDLIFE REHAB CENTER. He nearly burst out laughing. Mim Schrock had told him where Jackie was, weeks ago, and he didn’t put two and two together. Then something she said sunk in. “Rabies? You had rabies?”

“No symptoms. But of course I needed treatments.”

“Shots!” Will thumped his forehead with the palm of his hand. “The old treatment for rabies is fifteen shots to the stomach.” Luke, being a typical eleven-year-old, assumed shots meant gunshots.

She nodded. “Thankfully, the treatment is better now.” She grinned. “I’m all cured.

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