Code of Silence: Living a Lie Comes With a Price by Tim Shoemaker

Author:Tim Shoemaker [Shoemaker, Tim]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780310726524
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2012-03-20T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 30

Cooper felt weak when he dropped onto the seat beside Gordy. Gordy frowned. “What happened to you?”

“I think Lunk is on to me.”

“You sure?”

“He knows I’m hiding something. He just doesn’t know what.”

Gordy twisted to look out the window as if he thought Lunk might be watching them. Reading their lips. “What did you tell him?”

“Nothing. Thankfully we had to get on the bus.”

The bus door closed and the driver eased away from the curb.

Gordy gave a low whistle. “Close call.”

“Too close.” He’d made it through another day, but they were getting harder. And it wasn’t over yet.

He checked his watch. In thirty minutes he’d be turning on his phone, and the thought of that just added to his mounting concerns about Miss Ferrand and Lunk. And Hiro.

Gordy didn’t speak until the bus pulled out of the parking lot. “Think the police will call?”

“I’m sure of it.” As much as he dreaded it, he also knew this was his chance. It would be worth it if he could get the police to stop looking for him and put all their efforts into finding Elvis, Mr. Clown, and Mr. Lucky. Then he’d straighten things out with Hiro.

“I’m glad I don’t have to talk to them,” Gordy said. “Think Hiro will show?”

“Hope so.” Cooper felt more confident when she was around, and if a call came from the police, he’d need all the help he could get. But most of all he wanted to make things right with her about last night. He wanted her to know he was sorry about riding off angry.

The bus swayed down Plum Grove Road, picking up speed. Cooper reached in his backpack and pulled out the cell. Holding it in his hand, he stared out the window. Did the letter really help the police? Were they any closer to finding the men who put Frank in the coma? Cooper’s knee started shaking.

By the time the bus reached their stop, Cooper felt like his whole body was shaking. The two boys hustled off the bus.

Gordy started across the street as soon as the bus passed. “Meet you in five minutes?”

“Right.” Cooper jammed the cell in his pocket and took off at a run for his house. The front door was locked, so he circled around to the back. Peering through the glass on the back door, he saw Mom with her back to him working at the kitchen counter. The fact that she wore the black apron meant she’d been baking. He tapped on the glass. Mom turned and smiled. Fudge bounded into the kitchen barking her security dog bark, which turned into a tail swinging “let’s go out and play” bark the moment she saw Cooper.

His mom pulled open the door and gave him a hug. He was only slightly taller than her, but just enough to look over her shoulder at the microwave clock. He had to get moving.

She kissed him on the cheek. “Still didn’t find your key?”

“Nope. Did you talk to dad about getting the locks changed?”

“No.

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