Grounded by Neta Jackson

Author:Neta Jackson
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781617952197
Publisher: Worthy Publishing

Chapter 25

The moment she got in the door, Grace pulled out her phone. Nine forty-five… was it too late to call Samantha? But if they were going to take the train this weekend, they had to get on it.

Sam’s phone rang once and went straight to voice mail. Grace left a message: “Call me tonight if you can.”

A few minutes later a text message pinged on her phone: “Still in prayer mtg. Will call in 30 min. U okay?”

Thirty minutes. Might as well check it out before Sam called. Grace booted up her laptop and Googled the Amtrak site. She clicked on Schedules and typed in “From Chicago, To St. Louis” … Mr. Bentley was right. There were five trains to St. Louis every day, two in the morning, three in the afternoon. And return trip … another five options.

By the time Sam called, Grace felt giddy. She gave her assistant a quick rundown of her evening with the Bentleys and Mr. Bentley’s idea to take the train. “Look, I figured it out. Actual travel time is practically the same as driving, might even be close to the same as flying if you add in all the time we waste getting there an hour or two early to check bags and go through security, blah, blah, blah.” Grace laughed. “It’s win-win! I won’t have to fly and you won’t have to drive.”

“Well … sure,” Sam said. “I like the train. I’ve taken the City of New Orleans to Memphis a couple times—runs overnight, but I always took coach. Anyway, I should probably call Amtrak directly to make reservations since it’s such short notice. You said the trains run five times a day? What time do you want to go?”

They decided on the nine thirty morning train, getting in at three, to allow for any delays. “Uh, Grace, one more thing … if I can get tickets, do you want me to cancel the rental car, or hold on to it just in case?”

Ouch. Guess she deserved that after her behavior at the airport last weekend. But no back doors this time. “Cancel it. Mr. Bentley said they handle security much more unobtrusively at train stations. I think it’ll be fine.”

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