New Beginnings Boxed Set by Robin Merrill

Author:Robin Merrill
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: christian novels with senior characters, christian novels with retired characters, senior protagonists, inspirational fiction, inspirational novels, christian fiction for women, christian books for women
Publisher: New Creation Publishing
Published: 2021-11-30T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 36

Zoe

Physically, Zoe felt a thousand times better when she woke up on Wednesday morning. Yes, her grandmother was still crazy, and yes, she still had to go hang out at church with another crazy old lady, but her head didn’t hurt anymore, her stomach felt great, and her thoughts were clear.

“Do you want a ride?” Gramma asked when she headed toward the door.

“No thanks. I like walking.”

“All right. Please come straight home after school. Rachel is expecting you at three-thirty.”

Zoe suppressed a groan. Had she really needed to bring that up? Didn’t she know that mentioning it would upset Zoe right before she started her day, which was sure to be upsetting enough?

“Yes, I know.” She stopped. Did she know? What was the plan, exactly?

“We’re meeting at the church?”

“Yes.”

“And which one’s Rachel again?” She thought she knew the answer to this, but she hoped she was mistaken.

Gramma didn’t answer at first, so Zoe looked at her. She appeared to be stymied by the question. “She’s the tall one.”

Not mistaken. “The one who wears the crazy hats?”

Gramma nodded.

Zoe’s hand fell off the doorknob. “Gramma, please. I don’t need a babysitter. That lady is super weird. I don’t want to hang around with her. Can’t you just give me a list and I’ll work on my own?”

Something flickered across Gramma’s face, and then she chewed on her bottom lip. She looked like she was trying to keep a secret. But what secret?

“I think you’ll like her.”

“Like her? Gramma, come on.” She waited for her to see reason.

Nothing happened.

“I mean no disrespect, but anyone who wears hats like hers has to have a screw loose. I really don’t want to be alone with her.”

The smile fell off Gramma’s face. “That’s the deal, Zoe. Take it or leave it.”

Her good mood and hope for the day vanished. Without saying anything more, she ripped the door open, went through it, and then started to slam it shut. At the last second, she decided maybe she didn’t want to slam the door and tried to stop it. She partially succeeded. The door shut with a bang, but it didn’t shake the wall.

Down the hall she went and out the door to find Jason sitting in front of her grandmother’s building, his car idling.

He was alone.

“Want a ride?”

“What?” she said stupidly. Again she checked the car for passengers. Surely he wasn’t picking her up alone? Was some scary jack-in-the-box clown going to jump out at her the minute she opened the door?

“I’m picking Alita up, and you were on the way,” he said slowly. “Would you like a ride?”

Not a jack-in-the-box clown. Something worse.

“Sure,” she said because she didn’t know what else to say. She opened the door and gingerly climbed inside.

“Good morning,” he said and then yawned.

“Morning,” she admitted. It was, indeed, morning. “Did you just get up?” she asked because she felt like she had to make conversation and he had just yawned.

“Oh no. I’ve been up for hours. Had weightlifting this morning.”

Oh, of course he had.

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