Secondary Impact by Barbara Ebel

Author:Barbara Ebel [Ebel, Barbara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Medicince, Sports
ISBN: 9780991158973
Publisher: Barbara Ebel, M.D.
Published: 2015-11-21T05:00:00+00:00

Mid-afternoon and without knowledge of any incoming emergencies, Danny decided to head home. But, as he headed out of the parking lot and glanced at his watch, he decided to take a chance. Sara should still be at school and, in recent years, he couldn’t remember ever paying her a surprise visit.

He suppressed a yawn and flipped on the windshield wipers for a couple of swipes. An earlier shower had left droplets on the window but now the sun began even evaporating the small puddles as he drove east.

The stately brick building already showed signs that classes had been dismissed as after-school activities had begun. When he drove slowly around the front, he glanced over the vehicles and finally spotted Sara’s car. Since he felt so tired, he sighed with relief that the trip was not in vain.

He parked his Lexus and went to the door where he had to be buzzed in by the front office. The school has more security than a hospital, he thought, which was somewhat reassuring since both his ex-wife and daughter spent their days there.

Inside the office to the right, Danny poked his head in. One woman was feeding papers into a fax machine. “Where can I find Sara?” he asked.

“Dr. Tilson,” she said, “we haven’t seen you in forever.”

Danny laughed. “That ends right now. Forever is a long time.”

“She’s probably still in her homeroom. Make a right down the hallway and it’s at the end. Room 8.”

“Thanks so much.”

Danny saw that the door to Room 8 was closed so he peered in the window and, sure enough, class was dismissed. Sara sat at the head desk and a man sat ninety degrees off to the side in a wooden straight-back chair.

He knocked and waited for acknowledgement before going in; the man looked over and Sara’s face lit up. As she rose, she waved for him to enter.

“Danny, what a surprise,” she said, smoothing the black and white floral dress she wore. A belt accentuated her waistline and her lipstick must have been refreshed during the day. She still made his heart thump, especially when he encountered her in unfamiliar places or situations.

“Please have a seat and meet Ross, our principal. We’re just discussing budget concerns. There’s never enough money to do what we’d like.”

Knowing the head of the school had been interested in Sara in the past, Danny stiffened. He held out his hand. “Nice to meet you.”

“You must be the lucky man who used to be married to one of our finest teachers,” Ross said.

“I am fortunate that we are still a couple,” Danny said with sincerity, noting Ross’ thin frame and sparse beard and mustache. He didn’t seem like the bereaving widower that Sara had described to him.

“I was worried about you,” Sara said, her tone changing as she sat back down.

“I was just leaving,” Ross said.

“No, that’s okay,” Sara said.

“With an assistant’s help,” Danny said, “I started a new project over at the medical campus yesterday. It may consume time which I already don’t have.

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