The Passenger by Jacqueline Druga
Author:Jacqueline Druga [Druga, Jacqueline]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-03-24T16:00:00+00:00
He was late. Not that he really went into the church farther than the vestibule when he stopped at the mingle for coffee. Seeing how he was in uniform and expecting people might worry he was there on official police business, he took a seat in the back, last row.
Pastor Rick was before the congregation in his contemporary service, relaxed attire. He held the microphone, paced and was animated when he spoke.
Russ felt it was ironic the pastor spoke of âtrustâ when Russ was there because he was suspicious.
âItâs a hard thing to do,â Pastor Rick said. âHey, Iâm guilty of it, we all are. Giving it to God is easier said than done. Here God, here are my troubles ⦠oh, wait, they arenât getting resolved, let me have it back. Itâs like having a thousand dollars and you need someone to hold it. Itâs hard to trust who you give it to. Thatâs why you need to trust. Sometimes we are so into our instincts and what we believe should happen or could happen, itâs difficult to envision God knows what will happen when it is totally different than what we thought our path could be. Speaking of paths, I want to bring someone up here today to play and sing a song for you. This young man miraculously survived an accident. His story is pretty remarkable. Heâs not expecting this, but when I heard him the other day, especially this song, I knew you had to hear it, too. Chip ⦠let Haley run the board and come on down here.â
Russ turned, like everyone else to the back of the church. Chip was in the proverbial spotlight. Slightly reluctant and somewhat bashful, Chip relented and made his way from the sound board.
Russ watched him walk toward the front as his phone vibrated in his pocket. He was on duty and he had to take it.
The caller ID on the phone read âCorrection Facilityâ and immediately, Russ jumped up and walked from the church to take the call.
He answered it.
âYou are receiving a call from an inmate at the Wyandotte County Correctional Facility, this call may be monitored and recorded.â
âHello?â Russ answered, stepping outside the church. âThis is Chief McKibben.â
âOfficer, McKibben, thanks for filling up my calling card,â the male voice said. âIâve been out of funds for two weeks. Figured Iâd call you back.â
âAnd this is?â
âWow, how many guysâ jail cards do you fill up?â he snickered. âThis is Harold Whitmore.â
âHarold, thank you for calling me back. I met your grandmother.â
âHow?â
âSame reason a Nebraska police officer is calling you. Your chevy was involved in an accident.â
âWhen?â
âTwo weeks ago.â
âThat wasnât me,â Harold said. âIâve been in here rolling through the processing system for two weeks. The chevy? The Impala?â
âYep, thatâs the one.â
âI havenât had that car in a couple months. I ⦠I owed some dude some money and he took the car as a tradeoff.â
âWhy didnât you change the plates?â he asked.
âDidnât get to it,â Harold said.
âWho did you give it to?â Russ pulled out a little notebook.
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