[The Advocate 04.0] The Advocate's Dilemma by Teresa Burrell

Author:Teresa Burrell [Burrell, Teresa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Mystery, Thriller, General Fiction
ISBN: 9781938680069
Amazon: B009HUPX5G
Barnesnoble: B009HUPX5G
Goodreads: 20488304
Publisher: Silent Thunder Publishing
Published: 2012-09-02T06:00:00+00:00

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After completing her calendar, and before leaving the parking lot at juvenile court, she sat in her car while she called her doctor and made an appointment. Bob was right. She did enjoy seeing her doctor. He was easy on the eyes and had a great sense of humor. And although she was pretty certain he was married and was never flirtatious, it was still embarrassing when she had to see him about something personal. Fortunately, she wasn’t sick much.

She was able to get an appointment for the next day at 4:00 p.m. She marked it in her phone calendar and checked the time. It was too late to stop and see Marcus at the hospital as she had planned, so she drove directly to Riley’s school for her scheduled appointment with him. She had given a lot of attention to Marcus and she didn’t want Riley to feel neglected. He attended school regularly, his grades were improving, and socially he seemed to be fitting in well. He certainly wasn’t as needy as Marcus, but he had suffered the loss of his father as well and she wanted to make sure he was okay.

Riley was waiting for her in study hall when she arrived at the school. He didn’t hug her when she walked up like Marcus always did, but Sabre didn’t expect that from him. He smiled and said, “Hello.”

“Hi, Riley, how are you doing?”

“Good.”

“Is everything okay at school?”

“Yes.”

Sabre noticed a sketchpad on his desk, but Riley closed it before she could see what he was drawing. She said, “I understand your study hall teacher has been giving you extra help.”

“A lot of students are here as a punishment and they won’t do anything, so the few of us that want her help get it.”

“That’s great. I also hear that you’ll likely be able to play football in the fall.”

“They’re going to let me take tests for math and English. If I pass them, I’ll get credit for the classes and I’ll be a sophomore when school starts. Then I’ll be able to play.” He tapped the pencil he held in his hand on the desk absentmindedly.

Sabre glanced at the pencil and he stopped. “And you started your counseling?”

“Yes, I’ve gone twice.”

“How is that?”

“It’s okay.” He shrugged.

“Riley, did you see the man who beat up your father the day before the social worker came?”

He shook his head back and forth. “Nope.”

“We know that your dad took Marcus out on the streets with him sometimes. Did you ever go out with him?”

He started tapping his pencil again. “Just once.”

Sabre ignored it. “What did you do with him?”

“He just showed me places to get better food, and he wanted to run some scams on people but I wouldn’t help him.”

“Did he get upset with you?”

“Yes. He got mad and told me to leave. He said I was too old anyway for what he wanted to do and Marcus could do a better job.” More tapping.

Sabre looked at his pencil again. This time he laid it down.

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