Visions by Donna Jean McDunn

Author:Donna Jean McDunn [McDunn, Donna Jean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: YA Paranormal Mystery
Publisher: MuseItYA
Published: 2014-08-28T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

The Shadow Grows Stronger

Tony grabbed the gallon of milk out of the cooler and a loaf of bread off the shelf then hurried toward the checkout counter. An elderly man stepped in front of him. He had no choice but to slow down or knock the old guy out of the way. He almost groaned out loud when the man hefted a bag full of change he could barely lift onto the counter and began to count out coins.

“Hi, Mr. Johnson.” Holly Fredrick, the girl behind the counter, directed her greeting to the older man.

“Hello, Holly. How are you today?”

“I’m good.”

The gentleman’s hands shook and with each slow movement, Tony had the urge to rip the bag out of the old geezer’s grasp and count the money for him.

Tony remembered Holly from high school. Why didn’t she grab the bag and deal with it so he could get out of there? After several minutes waiting and half-a-dozen people lined up behind him, the transaction was finally completed.

Tony stepped to the counter. “Wow, Holly, why didn’t you just count it yourself?” He dropped a twenty on the counter and waited for his change.

“Because he’s a nice man and it would have been disrespectful.” She handed him back his change and then grinned. “Thank you and please come again.”

Feeling like he had been chastised, he mumbled, “Yeah, sure.”

He rushed out the door and there was the old man, just now getting into a beat up, rust-bucket of a car. For an instant, he felt guilty. The guy had probably worked his entire life and still ended up alone and broke. Either that, or he was a miserly millionaire.

He smiled at his own joke, trying to shake his dark thoughts. He blamed his attitude and foul mood on his mother. If she spent a little more time at home instead of Ray Watts’s house, she wouldn’t have had to call him and send him out this late to buy milk and bread for breakfast in the morning. He supposed it was just a matter of time before the two of them made their arrangement permanent.

He backed the Malibu out of the parking space and pulled up next to the street. He hadn’t given much thought to the blue Grand Am as it sailed past—there were dozens of them in town—but then he got a glimpse of long blonde hair. He did a double take. Was that Emily? Where was she going? Home? But if she were headed home, she should have turned before passing the gas station.

Would she be going to see Stephanie?

The thought came out of nowhere. Emily had threatened the kid and Steph was afraid of her. He turned in the same direction just to ease his mind. He didn’t really believe Em would hurt the girl. But if anything were to happen to either of them, he would never forgive himself.

He wasn’t surprised to see the two girls talking when he turned onto Cedar Street. He stopped half a

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