Texas Rainbow by Caroline Clemmons

Author:Caroline Clemmons [Clemmons, Caroline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-04-15T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Two days later Ellie sat in Sally’s car, reluctant to release the seat belt. Her stomach threatened to rebel and lose its contents. “You’re sure I can do this?”

Sally patted her hand. “We’ve practiced. You’ve been driving for years. This can’t be that different.”

“I suppose you’re right. This is just so important to me. What if I fail?”

“Ellie, we’ve gone over that book a dozen times and you know every question. You’ve practiced driving and can even parallel park. If you fail, we simply come back again. Now, come on.” Sally opened her door and climbed out.

Ellie bucked up her courage and followed Sally toward the building. Inside the driver’s license office, she stood in the short line. When her turn came, she filled out the written part of her test and handed it to the highway patrol officer.

He quickly graded it and motioned her to follow him. “Did someone drive you today or did you drive here?”

“My friend drove me and is letting me take the test in her car.” She wondered if he tried to trip up everyone who took the test.

Fifteen minutes later, she greeted Sally with a triumphant smile. “I did it, I passed.”

“What was your score?”

“A hundred, but he cautioned me that my foot is heavy. I’m so relieved. Does this mean I can get a car?”

“As soon as you have a bank account and Penny releases the money. She’ll take you to the bank herself.”

“We plan to go after lunch. I’m so grateful to you and Penny. I couldn’t have managed without you.”

“I’m sure you’d have found a way, Ellie. Certainly you were lucky that Bart is the one who found you, though. There’d be too many unanswerable questions for anyone not in our family.”

“As soon as I have money, I want to take you and Penny to the Secret Garden Tea Room in the antique mall. I heard that’s a place tailored to women.”

Sally’s face split in a wide smile. “It’s a lovely place. I haven’t been in a long time, but I do enjoy it.”

“You and Penny aren’t going to get in trouble when I use my papers, are you? I’m unsure where they’re from, but I know not to mention anything to anyone, especially not Bart.”

“Or Caleb. If you keep mum about them to everyone, we’ll be fine. You’ll need the papers to open your bank account.”

After lunch, Penny drove Ellie and Sally tagged along. “First, we’ll get you a cell phone. You’ll need a phone number on your account information.”

As they left the store, Sally said, “That took longer than necessary. Why were so few of the clerks helping people while others stood around?”

Penny sighed, “Remember, it was the same when I got my phone?”

Ellie didn’t mind the delay. She could hardly wait to use her phone. “I’ll put in your names and Jake’s and Howard’s and Bart’s and Margaret’s. Isn’t it sad those are all the people I know?”

Sally smiled at her. “You’ll have dozens more friends in no time.

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