The Winter of Candy Canes (A Sweet Seasons Novel) by Viguie Debbie

Author:Viguie, Debbie [Viguie, Debbie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2009-05-26T00:00:00+00:00

On Thursday Candace arrived at The Zone early to hunt down Roger. She asked a ref, who had seen him heading toward the Thrill Zone a few minutes earlier.

She hobbled her way there. It was getting easier to use the crutches now that she was putting her full weight on both legs. Her shoulder felt better too.

When she got into the Thrill Zone, she saw a group of referees huddled around the Spiral roller coaster, staring and pointing upward. Candace stopped and looked up. Becca walked along the tracks, head swinging back and forth.

“What is she doing?” Candace asked.

“Looking for the golden candy cane,” someone nearby said.

“She's going to hurt herself!”

“Yeah, but you got to admire her dedication.”

“Go, Becca!” someone else shouted.

“But surely it couldn't be up there!” Candace protested.

“Why not?” Roger asked as he walked over, eyes still staring skyward.

“That's absurd.”

“Not really. Two dozen referees have already gone over every inch of the off-field areas with no luck. That leaves areas on field that only referees can get to. This certainly counts.”

“But no sane person would put it up there!”

“Have you met all the Game Masters? I'm quite sure at least a couple of them are certifiable.”

“But she could fall!”

“Not Becca,” someone said.

“She's got great balance; she used to be a dancer,” someone else pointed out.

Candace couldn't believe how calmly everyone else seemed to be taking Becca's high-wire act.

Finally Roger turned and looked at Candace. She could see that his face was pale, and there was fear in his eyes. “Do you honestly think you could stop her?” he asked.

“No,” Candace admitted, “even if I had two good legs.”

“Exactly. If you find a way to get her off there now, she'll just be back. She's almost done; it's better to let her finish.”

“She certainly is taking this candy cane hunt to new heights,” Candace said, wincing at her own pun.

Three minutes later Becca finished. She jumped back down onto the loading deck, and everyone gave her a round of applause. She blushed and did a little curtsey before retrieving her clipboard and heading for the exit.

“She's amazing,” Roger said wistfully as he watched her go.

“Roger.”

“Yeah?”

“Actually I was looking for you.”

“What's up?” he asked.

“I was thinking. I have a way that you could go to the Winter Formal and have a chance to sweep Becca off her feet.”

“How?” he asked, eyes wide.

“You could go with my friend, Tamara — strictly platonic of course. She said she'd take you as a favor to me so that you could get a chance to be there with Becca.”

“That would be awesome!” he said, grabbing her in a bear hug. “Oh, sorry,” he said, pulling away as she winced.

“I'm okay. So, would that be cool?”

“Yes.”

“Great.”

“What color dress will she be wearing?”

“Becca? I don't know.”

“No, Tamara. I should at least get her a corsage as a thank you.”

“Oh. Red.”

“Cool.”

“I'll see you later then,” Candace said as she headed back toward the Santa Zone.

As she climbed up on her stool and accepted the basket of candy canes, she couldn't get Roger and Becca out of her mind.

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