Lone Wolf by Tracy Krauss

Author:Tracy Krauss [Krauss, Tracy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Astraea Press, LLC
Published: 2014-10-25T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Four

Thomas scanned the document on his desk, turning to the next page as he cradled the telephone receiver between his ear and shoulder. “Yes, I’m impressed with your resume, Jackson. The board and I would like to meet with you for an interview.” He waited for a second while the person on the other end responded. “That’s great. Sure, next week would be fine. I know Marshdale is a bit of a drive, but we felt the candidates would have a better sense of the project if we conducted the interviews on site.” After another moment, Thomas said good-bye and hung up.

He continued to scan the resume until he noticed Ryder standing in the doorway. “Hi, son. What’s up?”

“I need to talk to you about something.” Ryder plopped himself into the spare chair across from his father.

“Okay, shoot.” Thomas laid the papers on his desk and swiveled to face his son.

“It’s about grad.”

“What about grad?”

“I don’t have an escort.”

Thomas rubbed his chin. “I see. And everyone else is bringing someone, I take it.”

Ryder nodded.

“Hmm…Does this have to be someone you’re…interested in?”

“No!” Ryder blurted.

“Just checking.” Thomas grinned. “So what’s the problem? There must be a dozen girls in the school who are dying to go to grad. Are there any girls in youth group that haven’t been asked yet?”

“Josh is asking his cousin,” Ryder offered.

“There you go. Just ask some random girl in the tenth grade and you’re set.”

“I was thinking…” Ryder’s gaze flickered downward.

“What?” Thomas leaned forward. “What were you thinking?”

“What if I asked Renee?” Ryder looked up hopefully.

“Your cousin Renee?”

“What other Renee is there?”

“I don’t know.” Thomas rubbed his chin again. “I suppose we could send her a bus ticket. It would probably be good for her to get a break.”

“I was thinking we should ask the whole family. Renee, Tanzi, Auntie Joan…”

Thomas took a deep breath and expelled it slowly. “I’m not sure having Auntie Joan around is a good idea.”

“Dad, she’s your own sister!”

Thomas swung his chair back to face his desk. “We’ve had this conversation already. I want your graduation to be full of special memories. Happy memories. Not visions of your Auntie Joan embarrassing you at the ceremonies or falling down a flight of stairs.”

“You mean embarrassing you,” Ryder said.

“Suit yourself. I’ll call Tanzi tonight to see if she’s willing to bring her mother along. If she is, I’ll pay for their bus tickets. But I’m not taking responsibility for what might happen.”

Ryder stood up. “Thanks, Dad.”

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