This Time Forever by Rachel Ann Nunes

Author:Rachel Ann Nunes [Rachel Ann Nunes]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781577347873
Google: di_QMQEACAAJ
Amazon: B004BDOV2A
Goodreads: 1837865
Publisher: White Star Press
Published: 2010-11-07T13:00:00+00:00

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The next morning, Mickelle went to UVU to pick up the latest class schedule and financial aid forms. She felt self-conscious as she climbed into the passenger side of the Snail and slid over but tried not to let it bother her. As yet, Mr. Wolfe had not returned her calls or made any move to settle her expenses.

She made a sudden decision. “I’ll go over to that boy’s house tonight and confront his father about the damage. I will make him pay for it! He should be responsible for his son.”

That night they had an early dinner and family home evening. Bryan gave a lesson on donations to the church. It occurred to Mickelle that the only one in their family who really needed this lesson wasn’t around to hear it. Tithing had been a source of constant contention between her and Riley. He had never really believed in the concept.

After eating ice cream and cookies for dessert, the boys went with her in the Snail to search out the address on the sheet Officer Lowder had given her. As they drove toward Alpine, dark clouds gathered in the sky, making it appear much later than seven-thirty, and a heavy rain began suddenly, falling in sheets from the heavens. Mickelle could barely see the road, even with the wipers on high speed. The wiper blades were old and didn’t do a decent job of cleaning the windshield. Mickelle had asked Riley to replace them, but he had never gotten around to it. Since then, she hadn’t cared enough about anything to figure out how to change them herself.

She almost gave up and drove home, but knew she would only be putting off the inevitable. Eventually, she would have to deal with Mr. Wolfe. She pressed on, peering at the street signs through the dark and the rain.

It took them nearly half an hour to find their way to their destination. The Wolfe residence, situated regally at the end of a long, tree-lined driveway, took her by surprise. It was not a house, but a Victorian mansion, surrounded by bright flower beds, a very green lawn, and paper birch and black walnut trees that reached far into the darkening sky. There were large windows and a covered porch that wrapped around the right side of the house, giving it the circular feel of a castle. Another turret sprang from the top floor of the left side of the house, looking like the perfect place for a captive princess. So beautiful, yet the overall appearance was eerie and sinister in the darkness and rain. Mickelle blinked, too stunned to feel anything but amazement. This was where the people lived whose lives continued unaltered by the car accident, while each day she endured unimaginable turmoil.

“Wow! They must be rich.” Bryan had his face pressed up against the passenger side window.

In the backseat, Jeremy shuddered. “Is that a witch house?”

“Of course not.” Mickelle felt disturbed by the question.

“It just looks that way ’cause of the dark,” Bryan said.

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