What the Valley Knows by Heather Christie

Author:Heather Christie [Christie, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Black Rose Writing
Published: 2016-03-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 30

Wade

Wade’s father exploded, “What the hell, Tony?”

“Calm down. I’m not arresting him.” Tony slipped the Miranda card into his pocket. “Before I take a statement, I’ve got to read this. Protocol.”

Wade retched, the vomit burning a track through the back of his throat, splattering on the shiny, gray linoleum floor in a pea green starburst. His dad skirted to the left, but not before a few flecks splashed on his jeans.

“Get the doctor,” he said, disgusted. “Damn it, Linda. Go!”

His mother darted into the hallway. Her purse fell to the floor.

“Give it a break, Tony.” Wade’s dad punched his fist into his palm. “Now’s not the time. I’ll bring him in tomorrow after he’s discharged.”

“Buddy, I’m sorry. But it’s got to be this way. In the long run, it will be better if Vitullo can’t find any mistakes.”

A nurse hurried into the room, his mother a step behind her.

“Lie down. The doctor’s coming.” She picked up the phone on the wall. “Orderly to exam room 3.”

“I’ll need the blood alcohol test results,” Tony said to the nurse.

“Fine. If that’s the way it is, fine,” his dad said. He looked at Wade and a flicker of understanding passed between them. And then he glared at Tony. “We’ll wait for our lawyer.”

“Sure. Let me know when he shows up.” Tony turned, took a giant step over the puddle of vomit, and left the room.

His mother followed him into the hallway. “I can’t believe you—”

“Linda!” his father yelled. “Get in here.”

His mother scurried into the room. “Sorry.” She pinched her fingers between her eyes and smudged her eyeliner. “Oh, this smells. We need an attorney for Wade to speak with Tony?” Mom spun her ring around and around. “This is getting out of hand. My God, Tony’s sat at my Thanksgiving table, and he can’t give us a simple courtesy right now?” She grabbed her purse, whipped out her lipstick, and ran it across her lips, coloring one side a smidgeon higher than the other as if it made a difference.

The doctor opened the door. “Wade, I thought I better check in on our most famous patient right now. I’ll get an orderly in here to clean this up.”

“I already called,” the nurse said.

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