"Hey, Doni, how
long after Aunt Lenore and Uncle Thad...well, after they had their
accident--"
"There were a
lot of government people and protective services people and lawyers." Her
eyes got bigger and full of shadows, but there was no feeling in her voice.
That was kind of scary.
Mr. Zephyr gave her that look I had seen him and Police Chief Tanner use when someone tried to snatch a little girl from the playground at the middle school back in March. The middle school was next to the high school, and I was trying out for the track team with Miss Lanie when it happened. Someone screamed. Miss Lanie vanished, like she flew from the running track to the playground. Then she was back, holding that little girl, who was so scared she didn't start crying until Miss Lanie told us what happened and sent someone to call school security. The kidnapper got away, though.
Suddenly there were people
coming from every side of town. Police and teachers and Mr. Zephyr and Pastor
Rocky. They got those sad, determined looks on their faces, just like he had
now. Nobody ever said what happened, but there was a big time gap between when they
caught up with the kidnapper on the edge of the Metroparks, and when he showed
up at the police station.
That kind of look can
be scary, but make you feel really safe, all at the same time.
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