A Seed Planted by Cat FitzGerald

Author:Cat FitzGerald
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction/Christian/Romance/Suspense/General
Publisher: Elm Hill
Published: 2019-11-25T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 26

July 1972

Marley was walking up the back steps onto the porch when he heard a boom, the squeal of brakes, and the searing noise of metal being ripped apart. He shooed Coco through the screen door and took off running around the house and up the long drive. The silence was eerie following the horrendous sound of what must have been a terrible crash.

As the road at the end of the drive came into view, Marley caught a glimpse of a truck on its side, bales of hay scattered everywhere. In the middle of the road was a small blue car, one he recognized all too well.

“Julia!”

The passenger side of the car was demolished, the grill of the truck still resting against it. Marley ran to the driver’s side, jerking the door handle. It was locked. He ran to the other side and crawled across the truck until he could reach through the shattered passenger window. Julia sat with her head slumped onto her chest, blood dripping from her forehead.

“Julia, can you hear me? Julia?” No answer.

Marley scrambled as best he could through the window to reach the handle of her door and unlock it. Julia moaned as he bumped against her.

“Julia? Don’t try to move, okay? Just be still. I’m going to get you out.”

She didn’t respond as he crawled into the back seat and out the rear door. Quickly opening the driver’s door, he grimaced as Julia’s left arm fell awkwardly to her side. That’s broken, for sure. He saw the blood was coming from a gash on the left side of her head. Gingerly reaching over to unbuckle her seat belt, Marley reached underneath and lifted her out of the seat. She moaned again as he carried her to the soft shoulder and laid her in the grass. He took off his shirt and wiped her head and face before running back to check on the truck driver.

Marley was surprised to see the man sitting on the other side of the road. He appeared dazed but, other than some superficial cuts to his face, mostly uninjured. Marley knelt beside him. “Hey, man, are you okay?” The guy, who appeared to be in his sixties, nodded and muttered, “She just pulled right in front of me. Right in front of me. I couldn’t stop in time!”

“It’s okay, it’s okay. Not your fault. Are you all right here for a minute?” The man nodded again.

Marley stopped to check on Julia again and was thankful to hear the sound of an approaching vehicle. He did not want to leave her alone in order to go back to the house and call the police. The car slowed, and Marley ran up to it as the driver lowered his window, asking, “What the heck happened? Is everybody okay?”

“No,” Marley responded, “I need you to stay with the woman over there while I run back to the house and call for help.” Without waiting for a reply, Marley turned and took off up the drive, praying as he ran.

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