larkspur cove
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If youre lucky enough to be at the lake,
youre lucky enough.
Wlcm , M Lk
Chapter 1
Andrea Henderson
If youre lucky enough to be at the lake, youre lucky enough.Tht mtt bldl mblzd t thr d f thlp lttl hrd br f M Lk, Tx. Th lttr, cr-
full ttd wth ld pt, h th ulht lk hvl
prm.
or dv frc, dpd wh r.
if ur ur w t pptmt u ct ffrd t m,
d fd rlf lt m bck rd, lt t th h f
tr dbl flt . . . wll, th . . . prxmt t wtr d
t w ltr r f mfrt. Th l vrrd
fl t tm lk tht, thr th hr trrr, uhpp
khp wth th rd. a f b jt lk trttd, pttd,
crckd, d crrd, wdr thrh th wldr, hdd
cmpltl th wr drct.id lw md, i cutd dw th lttr hlf f m
thrt, tht id b rll thruh lf lk fml d
prhhwt M Lk, crtl, bt mwhr. it w
cmfrtbl xpctt. Th prblm , hwvr, tht bld
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lf lttl lk pl rd trp. y trvl ml b ml, ch
dpd th lt. it hrd t d p whr pld t b
wh thr r flw th mp, d th mr lk, th mr rlz thr hv b p ll l, d t th pt r
hpll ff cr.
Now what? wld b lcl qt t ch tm, bt th
prblm wth k uch qutf gd, r th uvr, r
whvr blv mht b lt tht lrd kw
th lcl rpl, d ur jut vc th qur bcu u dt
lk r w wr. y wt m t tll dffrtl.
i pcturd hw i mut hv lkd td thr tht mddl-
f-whr drt rd vr brw-hrd, brw-d wm
w ptt d bl h, ht t th r, Cld
th d pbl t wr! Cld th wk, th r, th . . .
anythingpbl t wr?
of cur thr werewr th th b tuck th wd,thrb flbb m frt ftr f fld pptmt. Bt c-
dr m wful lck f xprc, i w frtut t hv tt
cl pt t ll, v f m dt dd cld drv th
bck rd t wrk wth fml wh lvd t th tck. it w
trt pt, t lt, d i cldt ffrd t l th jb. o
w r thr, i hd t t mlf bck th rd.
M cll ph lt t wbbl, -d-t r, d mhw
i kw t wt f th tw-truck drvr fr whm id lft
m wth drct tht cldd th lk, Turn by the forked
tree, and go past the stinky hog farm with the fence made of contraband road
signs, and keep going, keep going, keep going until you ford what looks like
a bottomless mudhole, and at the top of the next hill, youll see a blue car
in the ditch on the right. . . .n tll whthr th drct wld ld t m,
but i hd chc but t lv thm d t lv m t
m ffc, whr hd wrd thr. M cll ph w
lwl l bttr trth tp pl f CPs c fl d mp,
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whl tw-trck drvr vrwhr tk cff brk w frm
thr ph. Thk t m , wh t frt hld hv hd
fr cll ph cr chrr, i hd m f rchrm ph t th mmt.
i culd th pl fr th d rpdl dtrt frmAttack
first day of field work with passion, vigor, and determination, t th ld
trd-d-tr mtt f th pt r, Get by somehow, l wth
Figure out how to change tire(id th d TV tm r tw)
r pbl Hike to safety.
Tk hpfl brth, i trd t d clm i wrd th
ph, t t cr w whvr w th thr d.
M mthr ttc-lcd vc t tr mxtr f rlf
d qu drd thruh m. Mm d Dd hdt wtd m
t tk th cl pt, d th f th wd wld
l hlp t prv thr pt. o th thr hd, i w d
rcud, d v hv prt lctur u t thrt-ht bttrth b trdd th mddl f whr. Mm? Mm, c
hr m? i d hlp.
sh ddt wr. Fr mmt, i hd th dhrt v
f m vc b lt btw cll ph twr mwhr. Mb
i culd hr m mthr, but h culdt hr m. Whch l mt
tht ll th cll t tw-trck drvr wr wt f wht w lft
f th cll ph bttr. Mm? i d hlp.
Mthr w prbbl trd f th wrd, ftr r whch
m f ur trct ctrd m d fr hlp. i culdt
blm hr. Iw trd f t. i w trd f mlf, trd f t b
lf-uffct, trd f th wrd dmc whch, ftr xt r
f mrr, i w ddl m w dttt d bck
dr m prt thmb, lv thr lk h. Hc, th jbwth Tzk d act, whch w t th lw-p d f th
cl pctrm bt tll rltc m f rbld m lf
d pprt mlf d m . it w tm t tp h
vr l pr tr, th cl dr id rd
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whl m x-hbd w th vc-chcllr f lvl Chrt
cll Ht, d mk lf f m w.
adr. adr? Mthr vc crckld md th ttc f chpp cct. Whr . . . ? i . . . brl hr.
Mm, ur t t blv th, but iv t flt. i d
wrckr. im t th mddl f . . .
adr? i ct . . . k t one thingr . Pll t th
tp f . . . d tp drv. . . . tld d hv trrbl rcp-
t t th thr d f th lk. Wht f r cr brk dw,
r t . . . tck th md? Wht th? it t f . . . ll kd
f rffrff lv up thr th tmbr, d wh kw . . . rt f
ppl mht b h rd th pblc bch. Htl . . .
dr! Mt f th rd r drtd, cld t . . .
Wrrr-ck-r. i. nd. a. Wrrr-ck-r. Mm? Hll? Th l
wt dd, d wh i trd t dl bck, th ph jt clckd, d
clckd, d clckd, p twr v.Thu, i hd th wr t th ht qut id pt t
th r mmt bfr. Wht culd b wr th hv flt
tr th mddl f whr wh ur uppd t b t
pptmt?
Fd ut tht ur cll cll rt thruh, d
wrckr cm, d rll r ll l . . . d prhp hr-
th rmbl f thdr mwhr th dtc wht hd
md t b prfctl clr Jl ftr.
n, , no, i whprd, r prhp b th i w b. if
trm ht, th drt rd i w td wld rpdl bcm
qmr f chlk lmt-clrd .
shd m , i lkd p, bt th rrw trp f k vbl
bv th thck cp f lv k md hrml h. Jtth tl bl f ctrl Tx mmr. nt cld ht.
Th rumbl rw, th wd, th rw . a puff f brz
blw thruh, whpp lt, wht dut dvl l th rd. i
turd m huldr d quzd m hut, th frc f th
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wd ph dt thrh m clth d t th pr f m
k. Wh th brz dd, th ct f drt rd d mmt
trm rmd, l wth ft i cldt qt dtf.grt fll frm m lh i blkd, tr twrd th d. a
rmbl, bt t th r d fll f thdr.
a cr. i hrd cr.
Rescue! Oh, thank you!i mvd clr t th rd, but hl-
lljh ll dd m lp ld pckp, r wth pt f rt
d m frt fdr, rttld t vw md th dut clud.
squt, i trd t mk ut th drvr, but rflct th
drt l bcrd th d. Th hdw f p tr, thck d
mrk, fll pd vr th vhcl, ld frctl lmp
t th cb. Th drvr w tll, th-hldrd, wr bll cp
f m kd. H wt l th truck. sm w th
pr t, th hd r jt lhtl bv th dh. a chld,
prhp. Th d w cmfrt, f mhw th prc f chld dctd tht i, t, wld b f.
o th thr hd, m w crr w ll bt th kwld
tht chldr wrt lw f. id hdd p hr fr hm vt
wth wm whd b rprtd t CPs b ummr-chl bu
drvr wh culdt drp ff th kd bcu dmtc dput w
thr frt rd. grw p, id hrd th plthr f
wr bt th rffrff lv th other sidef th lk. Thr
w tll wht kd f ppl rdd th hll, whr
ptch f prvt ld rmd rmt, rrdd b prwl
tt prk hld d mv blck f trrtr tht hd b
tmbr trct d b.
stpp bck t m cr, i hld ut ucrt, -hdd
tp , mtll wh m pt. i dd hlp, bt i kwi w vr vlrbl pt. . . .
Th trck drftd t th lft, f t rd m d p b.
srl wld mpl drv d lv wm trdd
l th rmt rd.
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i mvd frwrd tp, tck m hd t frthr.
srl hd tp.
H! i hllrd. Th truck w l fw ft w w,cl h tht i cld hd rpp th prtll pd
pr wdw. a mll hd. a chld hd, th fr brw
wth drt. i d hlp! i hllrd bv th whz d
ch. smth w ql t r-prc ptch, th d
bc ff tr d clff. i d hlp!
a f wr, udd ut f wd wrld up, cuht th
dut clud r bhd th truck, whppd t m drct. i
thrw m rm vr m , flt r f d d t bt f rvl
pppr m chk.
Thdr rmbld mwhr rb.
a d brkd d rwld, th ud cl tht i flt fr
th d f m cr, rbbd t d pulld mlf bck, prprd
t clmb , f cr. squz m p pch, i wth d, pt bll wth t r flttd d tth brd, pd t
jmp th trck lwl crcmvtd m cr. i wtchd frz
fct, th w vr lk t th f trd r l
trffc ccdt.
Th truck clrd m vhcl, d bhd th d frtc
brk, t lc f mvmt d m ttt. a lttl rl
w wtch m thruh th bck wdw. shd turd hr t,
clmbd t hr k, prd plm t th l, hr hd tltd
lhtl t th d, f h wr cr bt m, r cfd b
m prc th rd. Hr drk hr fltd wp, tld curl
rud hr fc, hr pl blu rrd m wth ccr tht
md t f plc th rd rb f chld fc. sh cldt
hv b mr th fv, mb x. Lv wr tld hr hr,d hr k w brw frm th , hr chk cmbt f
pk br d md f drt.
sh wt wr tblt. Th mthr m prttd,
d th wl crtfd culr md mtl t. it wt
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cmm fr ppl t kp th tblt whl tl rd th
lk th bck rd, bt t wt ll, thr.
Th trck drftd t th hldr hd, th brk ql t lwd. i cht brth, rlvd, d th bck f m md,
i trd vr th tblt lkd t t frm fw dffrt
l. W thr plt w t tll r rcr tht h dd t
bckl p h lttl pr? Jd b th tpd hldr d
h tr f r hr drpp frm th d f th bll cp,
h w prbbl rdfthr wh ddt kw bttr. Prhp
tll lv bck--th-d wh kd cvrtd rd cr trr
brdd b tblt, d th l ft rtrt w rw-
p hd ht t t dd tp.
Th trck rttld t hlt thrt ft pt m cr. i wtd fr t
t hft t rvr d cm bck, bt t l t dl. Th drvr
mvd jut uh t lk h rrvw mrrr th d r
t th tlt t brk. Th lttl rl ctd m thrh
th bck wdw.
Wlk t th ctr f th rd, i mtd t m cr. H . . .
hll? i hv flt tr. i . . . i m hd, ct fl wt p. Th
w t rml bhvr. H w jt wtch m th mrrr.
smth w wr.
ovrhd, cld blttd t th , d th wd cht thflt f m bck, hv lk vbl hd. smwhr th
hll, thdr rmbld , r bmp m rm d
mk m ctl wr f m dprt crcmtc.
Th d clwd th tlt, rl d br t tth, t
mll, ltd rrw f t wr prm fr ttck. id
th trck, th lttl rl trd hr ttt t th ml.
a chld wt f rd d lk tht. Tht w th kd f
d tht dd up th w fr mul m t dth. Wht
rt f pr kpt d lk tht rd chld?
i tk tp bckwrd, lk t th drvr. Wht w
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h d? Wh w h jt wtch m? Wh wld h tp bt
t t t?
W h td m, tr t dcd f i wld pt p mchf fht?
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If you take your boat to the shallow waters,
youd better know where the stumps are.
am
(Wrtt th wll f wdm,
Wtrbrd Bt d grcr)
Chapter 2
Mart McClendon
Thr w ummr trm ppp up th hll cr thwtrjut lttl th, but f t kpt cm th w, td drvth trt ff th wtr d pt dmpr th d. o th
id lrd m hrt tm hr w tht cldt prdct th
wthr, r prtt mch th l. o M Lk, t w jt
bt lkl th xpctd wld hw p th xpctd. Fr
flk wh lkd t pl, mk chdul, d kp m frm f
lctrc dvc trppd t th hp, M Lk w jut pt
t p b sd drv, mb pll ff t th cc vrlk
bv el e Brd d wtch th wkdr tr up th wtr
wth thr k bt d pt r.
Th p fr m dvtr mht ct ff th hhw r
th dm, pck p dwch t th Wtrbrd Bt d grcr, r
rttl dw thrh th tr d rt cb r bk c trp.Cld b tht hlf-d c trp r lkd vct wldt d
p t b mr th qt, rlx tm-t frm whtvr
th lft bhd. if th wr lck.
M Lk hd w f tk lf f t w. y cld
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k twt fll-tmr wh tht w, d d t twt dffrt
wrvrth frm ntv amrc ld t ht tr
bt th tr vc f th Wl Wm cm ff th clfft el e. sm wld th lk w htd b rtl prt
frm th frm d tw tht wr brd dr twt-fv th-
d cr f wtr wh th Crp f er zd th ld
th fft d bult th dm. othr clmd t w th mM
Lk. M wdrd th wldr fr frt r bfr h
fd rt-plc, d v th h cldt .
if i hd t v p, id t th wtr. Thr mth
but wtr tht ttrct ll rt f flk d br ut mpul
th ddt kw th hd.
Thr w vr tll, v d, whd hw p
M Lk d wht wld hpp. aftr jt dr x mth
m wrd th thr prt f th ct, id frd t
tht lf M Lk w rdm th wthr. Tht mtvb wh, twt-dd r , m flk ddt t th r
lr th th hd t. s m dd fhd wrk ctrc-
t th hdrlctrc plt, thd ldd fr b d bt
t t f tw. Wd dd p thwt Tx, whr cld
fur th wthr, d th flk, d th rhthm f th. it
w qt dw thr th B Bd ctrfrdl, pcfl,
d cc, f lkd l vw d b k.
Bt fr r ll i cld hr w th plc tht w pcl t
m wh i w bM Lklpp t th hr f m
md d cll m hm. Wh t cm tm fr m t t t
f th B Bd ctr fr d, i pckd p m r d hdd
fr M Lk.
Th plc w jut lk i rmmbrd t, whch w xctl whti dd t t b. Thr wt trc f whtd hppd bck
th Bd ctr. Hr, thr w jt th wtr, th brz hft
thrh lv k, d th bt p p d dw th lk, lv-
wht-tppd trl thtd cl p d bck t prfct d
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f mt. n tht th hd pd b d dtrbd th
rml w f th. M Lk w ctt plc, th urfc.
Bt wh i tk th jb m wrd, i hldv kw bttrth bd tht mtm th urfc prtt llu. yu ct
lw tll b lk, wht mht b brw drth.
if th udrcurrt wr mtr M Lk, ctt
w tht ld fhrm wuld b ut thr jhbt bfr uup
d bck t th Wtrbrd b th tm th d turd t ht t
fh. Td thr fvrt tbl w ccpd b tw f th rlr,
ntr grmld, wh w ll b d k d lkd th prt f
rtrd chl-b mchc, d Brt Lc, whd b ntr
prcpl t t M Lk Hh tl h qt dct d tk
p fll-tm fh.
y thk tht d r l clf? ntr lkd t m
d ptd ff th d f th dck, cup f shl Wtrbrd
cff lh vr h hd, k t h hrt cuff d th
pcc tbl. Ddt mttr, bc th cff w cld b th, th
lv hd fh t t, lk l, d th tbl w th m
vrth l t th Wtrbrd Bt d grcrld d ud
t th wthr.
Burt qutd thruh bttl-bttm l thck d clud
mth thtd b drdd p t f th lk. Th t tllfrm ll th w cr. it cld b f th m brd .
Mrt, thk tht clf r m vr b th B Bldr? H
lthr, -frckld mth wrkd th d f tht qt lk
t hd c ftrtt d h w rd fr thr bt.
or d, ntr ddd , trk th thck, r mtch
tht v hm th lk f ld cwb, frh ff th r. Thr
wt rll d fr m t wr th qut. ntr d
Brt cld kp p thr w cvrt, lk l. Thd l
brht m bc id hppd t pll p t th dck t r
t th Wtrbrd d t rfll cff.
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Rck wh dd b wdr rud th p
brd dlht?
a mu wuld d t. Thr t th mt tllt crtur,fr th mt prt.
Hw m m b rd, Brt? ntr wkd t
th d f h , whl i fhd t p m bt. y kw
plc hm wh c b w twt-fv r, d t lk
vr lft. ntr d Brt ddt rmmbr m frm th ld
dt thm, i wldv b jt m crw drk-hrd kd
wh cm d wt dr pwr plt rfttbt i rmm-
brd thm lk phtrph m md. Th ud t bu u
kd ck, f w cld ctch thm th tr. othr th fw
mr wrkl d lttl l hr, t much hd chd. sm
ld ntr, wth th m ld wt-rd trw cwb ht; m
ld Brt, wth th l lttl thckr d fwr wrr l w
tht h wt ru chl. sm ld cvrt, xcptfr th bt but th mu. n tll wht th wr lk t.
Mt lkl thr f thm cld ll th w cr t th
dvlpd d f th lk.
Brt trkd ch thtd prbbl t hv mtm th
xt d r twfr r bfr sd t Lkhr Cmmt
Chrch. i hd m hw p m rd lt wtr. Tr t
t hm t m t w lk dl wth th brd f dct.
Brt ld bck d rbbd h tmch, th btt vr h t
p d pll tht, lk fh trr, p fr r.
ntr ptd twrd th lk. s cm clr. g t
dw t th wtr hr mtr tw. Mrt, wht d thk
tht ? yur th fh-d-m xprt. Th wth th f-c
frm d th bd. at m th m wrd hdbkmplc?
nt ul ur autrl. i lkd ut vr th wtr.
Frl qut trm f trffc td, b Md. Jut th u
rppl th currt, th lttl thudrclud rumbl th
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dtc, d flck f cttl rt fl b, lk ll lk
fr .
Thr was mth mv vr th thr hr, cm up f th prk rd, kd f wv bck d frth th hdw,
td. it ddt wlk lk dr, d t wt clf, thr. . . .
i wtchd t fr mt. T b fr ct, t clm t
b hr m cmpr hd lt th tt prk. Hrd t tll, bt
t lkd lk t w wlk tw l, kd f tpd frwrd.
Cld b m, mb jrd r ld. aftr th bttm fll t f
th m d trch brdr mrkt, rchr hd trtd tr
thr lftvr brd l. Th cmc clmt b wht t w,
frl ml wdr th tt prk wr rw prblm.
Ct tll frm hr, i d fll d hdd up th dck
twrd th tr, whr i cld t bttr vw.
shl, th ld hpp chck wh r th Wtrbrd w, hd
wlkd prtw dw th tr tht ld p t th tr. y b
huh up d lv Mrt l, h hllrd frm hlfw dw.
yll r drv hm crz, hll pck up d bck
whr h cm frm. Mr, Mrt. sh ddd lttl mrk
wth Martin. Th bd m hrt hd th rl, fll m, thtd
l b ud b chltchr r wh i w trubl wth
m mm. id b Mrtvr c i rdtd frm hh chl.Cm up t th tr. Thr frh cff lk lk u culd
u ur thrm rflld. sh mtd t th ctr udr
m rm. Mlch jt fxd m f hr hmmd rdt. i hd
hr mk m wth trk brr d tf td f ll tht ftt
tff. Thr d. Bttr t bfr th ll ll t.
yh, tht ll rht. Th cff h. Th w flk tld
t, th fd t th Wtrbrd hd lw b dm-fd tht
w dw-hm, bttrmlk bttrd, drpp r, prkld
wth lt, d dd rv. Bck th d, th ld fll vr
clld Pp Dr hd cpl Mt ld wrk th
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ktch, d th culd ck up dubl-mt chburr bkt
thtd mk lmbrjck blh.
nw Dr w whlchr ftr trk, d h dh-tr, shl, hd mvd hm t tk vr th tr d pr ld
Dr lf. shd jut but rud th t t th Wtrbrd.
grdt wr ppd t b md wth lrd d flld wth p-
frd ptt d b chk f mt wth th ft tll . stff
cld k r tth t, rtd t rht t r rtr
d t thr. nw l th t-f-twr cld b th d
chw, d shl phd tf ll th rlr.
Dt d t, Mrt, Burt clld ftr m. yull hv ftrtt
frm w tl mdht.
shl rmmd hr hd t hr hp. Fr hv k,
Brt. y ct v tll t . it flvrd p jt lk mt.
Burt tppd h hd bck d v hr l-d qut
thrh h l. Th hd fh fl lk m A River RunsThrough It. Dt mk m Rbrt Rdfrd.
ntr rtd. Th cff dcf, t, t t?
shl td hr lt-d-pppr ptl wth lk i rmm-
brd frm ur fw mth hr wh i w kd. sh hdt
chd ll tht mch. i hd, f cr, whch w wh bd
M Lk cctd m wth th bd f drk-hrd brft
b whd hu rud th Wtrbrd lk fr fr ck. all fur
f b t m ddd ft fr blr rht l wth h irh
r , w wr prtt d t tlk r w t th.
ev bck th d, w cldt pll th wl vr shl ,
thh. if h cht h rd hp t tlk hr ddd
t v u p cd, h chd u ff. Wll, Fyi, ntr,
Mud clld d d t t v u cff. sd u jut butt th bld prr mtr thrh th rf trd.
Ffff! spt flw t cld tht lttrd th ftr
lht. im tk m b mplc l, d . . .
Th bll r ptr, ctt ff th cff wr bfr i hd t
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br t th hdcff t kp th pc. Lk lk v t
ctmr, shl, Brt rbbd h cp d ctd t th d f
th bch, cr t p th hll.shl trtd twrd th tr . Cm ptr, Mrt. ill
fx r thrm wth th rl tff.
sh t wrrd but his bld prur, ntr rum-
bld, th rvd th lk. Tht m tll vr thr? H, lk
thr. at tht ld L Br wrk trtl vr b th B
Bldr? Whtvr tht crttr w, t prbbl t whff f L
d r ff. . . .
W hdd uptr whl th cvrt turd t L Br
d trtl. shl rubbd hr brw, th wd ctch th
lv f hr hrt; tr crf-lk th tht lkd lk lftvr
frm Wdtck. M, f i vr t t whr i ct fd th
bttr t d th t rd crtq th cff d tlk bt
trtl, jt ht m, ll rht?Th is wht th d. old fhrm wr prtt much th
m vrwhrth tlkd, th fhd, d th tlkd bt
fh. it f th vrl rl.
at th tr, th dr th bck prch w flpp th
brz, d f fw crw d ltch. i rbbd t, thk
tht f i t lttl tm ftr wrk d, id cm fx th th.
i th lttl cb id rtd Hll Hll, v t t qt
d t . st bu hlpd. g , lk ftr ur cutmr.
i c tk cr f m w cff.
iv t t. shl rbbd th thrm, whch w tpcl f
hr. sh cmpld but hv t tk cr f vrbd, but
th h tk cr f vrbd.
B th tm w crd th cr prch d wt t th tr,Pp Dr w hlfw t f h whlchr, tr t t chck
tdr frm th ht c fr ctmr. shl t dw m cff
thrm d tk th t. i t t, Pp.
Th cutmr, wm trl tw lttl kd wmut,
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v th wrmr mbrrd lk d turd w, tk th
ptchwrk f tffd wldlf, wd-brd plq, d rfft
th bck wll, whr wth wrd f wdm d shrpp w wlcm t lv bhd thht fr ftr ctmr.
sm ppl d thr qt d tld lttl bt thmlv,
d m ddt. Pp Dr kpt th wll frm h ch
rtr, d fr mt f th , h cld tll wh wrt
th wrd, d wh, d wh.
srr fr th bthr, th wm d, tr bck t th ht
c hr kd hdd vr t chck t th wll f wdm.
Pp Dr rtd. at bthr. H trtd dw th
ctr t th ch rtr. Hr, ill r p.
Dt wrr, Pp. ill d t i t th chck bxd.
shl rhd thrh cl th ctr, th wpd hr fr
twl d kttrd ff t th ch rtr.
Dr thrw h hd p d k t h whlchr. gill jut cut th mw th bt tk. Mrt, u d
mth?
Cff, i d, d ptd t th thrm. i cldv tt
th cff mlf, bt tht wt th pt.
Dr v th thrm mth-dw lk. sp c
hdl t rlf? Thr w cld h tht pt m h
chr fr mt. it wt rht tht m whd lw hlpd
th lkd kd ptch lk r tb d tl bcklhd
fh rl hld d p lk th. Bt th, cld crz
wt frrightt hw p th wrld. if thr w lc th
w th wrkd, i hdt fud t. Lht culd trk tm,
d th pc f hrtbt, r pl wr mk. all
cld d w tr t mk f th h, d mtm cldt v d tht.
i ld vr th cutr, lk i ddt wt shl t hr. Dt
kw whch pt th rl tff d whch dcf, Pp. y bt-
tr hlp m t. i wt th rl th.
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L r k p r C v
Dr brhtd d rchd fr th thrm. ill t t. y
dt wt tht tff t thr b th d ft. i kw whr
th rl cff hd.sd d. i fllwd hm vr t th wrmr bhd th
cf cutr. Mlch w bck th ktch, whch prbbl
mt tht whtvr h w ck rht w ddt hv t.
Hw cm r t dw t th lk wth th b? i lcd
t th pctr wdw l th tr bck wll. Th dckdr
hd mvd ff t f th bth, whr th wr chck
t m ctch d pt t th trm cr th hll.
Dr mth md rd l tht mtchd h hldr.
T hrd t t th chr dw th hll, d shl wrrd ill
rll ff th d f th dck t th wtr. i trd t tll hr im
t m hlpl l crppl. ev f i dd fll , i c td p
th wtr jt ft flt m. Bt h t hrdhdd t hr
th.Wtr d thrp. i tk th hll dw t th lk, th
tr, th dck. Wth lttl wrk d m rmp, th plc cld
b fttd p t t whlchr dw thr. . . .
yh, wll, tll shl tht. sh wt lt m plc r th
hr. Fll ct fh, h mht wll pull up th d blkt, f
k m. Pp blcd th thrm th ctr, wrkd t
tk ff th ld, d lftd th cffpt hk rc. gd th
shl w b t th ch rtr r h wldv d tht fr
hm, t.
H, Mrt, h d wh h fhd wth th cutmr.
Dr jmpd lk hd b cht t mth. Cff lhd
vr th rm f th thrm d r trm t th cu-
tr. Thr t m w cmprud dw blw el eBrd . . . vr b th B Bldr, thr?
Dr cppd th thrm, ld t vr th ctr, d plld
t hk t p p th m. Thr , . Ht cff. o
th h. Ctt lc vr h hldr, h frwd t shl,
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wh w tr bclr t th wdwth chp kd f
pckt l ud pck up t th M Lk vrt tr
bltr pck. Wth m brd wtchr rud th r, i wuldvthht hd hv dct t.
i wlkd clr t th wdw, d Dr ctd h whl-
chr l bhd m. ovr thr b th B Buldr? nh, thr
w t t thr, thr th frm th wtrl kw
th ld l rd r clmb dw th clff. Wh?
shl lwrd th bclr, hk hr hd. i jt hd th
trt fl. smth cuht th crr f m wh i
w ct t th ch, i rbbd th bclr. Fr jt
c, i wr i w lttl rl vr thr. a lttl rl brw
dr, r l th hr, bt wh i trd t fc , h w
. Thr bd th r but ld L, chck h trtl.
sh lkd t m d rbbd hr hd p d dw hr rm, lk
th rm hd chll t ll f dd.Dr lftd h bbll cp, crtch h frhd wth th
kb f h wrt. nt mch chc Ld hv lttl rl wth
hm. nt mch chc hd hv bd, fr tht mttr. abd
wth fft ft f L wldt t thr l, ill r-w-
t. Th mll wuld drv m ff, fr ur. Mb t w th Wl
Wm w. Mb h t wlk rd th dtm.
oh, Ddd, fr hv k, ht tr. shl cd
th tht d f th lk, whr th wtr crcld lttl ld,
rrwd dr el e Brd d wd p th rvr chl.
Mrt, i kw i w m, thh . . .
Hk h hd vr th wdw ld, Dr pulld hmlf
t h ft. i dt th.
L lrd uprvr. Crful, Ddd. yull fll. shmvd rd th ctr t lp hd dr Dr lbw, d
h hrd t ff, tr twrd th dp wtr b th dm.
oh, h, Mrt. y bttr rb tht thrm d . Lk
lk t btfl f jrdr hd fr th scrtl.
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s m thrm, i trtd t th bck dr. Thr w
mth bt th scrtl tht brht dt lk J b
t prch lht. Hrd t wht t w, bt f thr w -hwhr th lk wh w thr t r t cd p
t thk h w t f ppr b, hd vtll t th d t
r th hllw-wtr , rd th wr b, d
tr t thrd th dl btw th tw pk f rck tht r
t f th wtr lk th fthr f crtl flctchr. Cpl
tht wth th brd wtchr lk fr bld l t, drdvl
clmb th scrtl t jmp ff t th wtr, d kd prtbrd th tw pk f lmt mtd t ctt
hdch. i w t thr t lt x tm d, tr t kp m
lr frm d p whlchr r dd frm pr tpdt.
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I know every bird in the mountains,
and the creatures of the field are mine.
Plm 50:11
(Lft th wll f wdm
b mr bccl)
Chapter 3
Andrea Henderson
n dtrmt xt udr hv lk tht f wm frdhll b trdd th wd wh drk cm. i w l, hv uccfull frhtd w th crp m th
pckup b pull ut m cll ph d prtd t tlk t
m. aftr fw cd f dd d tlk, id wvd
d lld, nvr md! a hrff cr cm. Thll b hr
mt. Thk, w! Bt mr tm pd, m f
dm rw. id v trd wlk t th tp f th rt hll t
lk fr ht f cvlzt. Thr w .
i w hv luck wth ut cll cll, d mr
vhcl hd pd. n wld cm lk fr m tl th
v, wh m fll dtrmd tht mth w wr.
if Dt clld m ffc t tht pt, th plc wld b cld,
d wld lt t ph m tl mr. Dtwuldt hv clu whr m chdul hd tk m td, r
whr t d th cvlr, th frm f m prt r m tr,
M, d brthr--lw, owld. s, w r thr, i hd
t rc mlf.
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L r k p r C v
a wv f wllpwr r up m, fd b rumbl f
thdr bc ff th hll d blff f Chqp Pk. if i
hd t pck th cr p b hd d l th blt-lk thwth m tth, i w ch th tr d tt t f thr. B
th tm i md t ccmplh t, m i cld, th wrkd
wld b prtt wll ht, bt t lt id tll b lv t tll bt t.
if i w lck, i cld cll t th ffc bfr cl d xpl
wht hd hppd r, bt-c cr, mk t t m fl clt
pptmt bfr hm. i pcturd mlfftr dlvr
m tr prtl dmt but t tk th cll ph crd
ut f m cr mrtll Dut th tr f m wld d
hrrw ftr, d i flt dd prck f tcpt. sc
ur mv t M Lk, ll Dut wtd w t b lft l,
d ll i wtd w t rbld th bd tht hd b twtd d
crhd dr pfl fml dtrt.
Fldd wth wfd rlv, i thrw pckt f wrch, l, s-hpd pc f mtl i cldt dtf, d wht lkd
lk jck t th rvl, th clld up vlubl pc f frm-
t frm m l-pt -ml frwrd fr wmif youre ever
stranded with a flat tire, remember that the owners manual in the glove box
has instructions for using your jack. Tht tdbt hd b mwhr
th mddl f lt fTwenty-five Things That Might Save Your Life. i
cldt rmmbr f th rm twt-fv, bt i dd fd
m wr ml th lv bx, d t dd hv trct fr
th jck, cld th l s-hpd pc f mtl, thr-
w kw jack handle. aftr pd m tm rd th
trct, thr mtrl, d wrtl th pr tr frm
th hdd cmprtmt th trk, i b th prc.
ufrttl, m wth mch mr trth th i p-d hd ttchd th rm blt, prprl rfrrd t lug
nuts. Tr i mht, v ftr hk th wrch t th blt
d td th hdl whl cl t th truk ld, i culdt
l th. sc tp w t Slightly loosen the lug nuts, th
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L i s a W i n g aT e
xt tp,Placement of the jack, md mpbl ut f rch. s fr,
t mr vhcl hd pd th tr tm id b mrd.
smhw, i hd t fd thr w t f m prdcmt.i w z hpll up d dw th rd d tr t
cm p wth xt cr f ct wh th cll ph wrbld.
scrmbl t th drvr t, i rbbd th ph d wrd.
M w th thr d, hr vc lk l t th
mmt. if cld hdl whtvr rrmt wr c-
r t br th cvlr, t w m wt tr, M, th
q-f-ll-th--th-rht-plc.
i culdt tll whthr M hrd m wr r t. . . . ll?
adr? . . . r r ? ar whr r hm?
M? im hr! im hr! C hr m?
M ctd tlk th thr d. . . . t, adr,
hpfll r tt th. y d t lv wrk, k? Dt
jt clld. H m kd . . . trbl. smth bt th lkptrl ctch thm clmb th scrtl. Thr tk th kd
t th tr thr blw th dm. Th Wtrbrd. Dt th
ct lv wtht dlt . . . pck thm p. im hdd tht
drct, bt i w ll th w Dll, dlvr m mrt
ppr . . . b whl . . . fr i c t thr. ill cll Mm d Dd,
d f . . . bck frm Rud Rck t. Dut d h . . . t
r cll. H . . .
Th ph bpd d wt dd, d i td b th cr wth
m hrt pud d lump wll m thrt, th pr-
r rw d rw tl i w brthl, th wrld tr
mpbl ft. Bt f M m wrld thrh m hd
lk crp f t ppr cht trd.
Dustins in trouble . . .Theyre at the store . . .
They cant leave without an adult . . .
Ill call Mom and Dad . . .
Mom and Dad . . .
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Mom . . .
Dad . . .
axt thtd m cht, rpp lk ft. Run, just run, vc whprd m r. Leave the car here and run.
it w crz. i w ml frm th rt h, d v frthr
frm m rd. i culd b wlk fr hur, d th mtm,
m , m furt-r-ld chld, w th hd f m trr,
plc tht, v thh t w fmlr t m frm chldhd
d th lk, w lrl fr t Dt. evrth M
Lk w fr t hm. Th lk h hd b rtd t fr
r. W hdt vctd t th lk c h w .
Dt ddt kw th bt th lk ptrl, r th rl
f th wtr, r th fct tht thr w tll wht rt f ppl
u culd ru t th lk. Dut l kw th lf ur
cmfrtbl Hut hbrhd, h prvt chl d ur
church jut rud th crr. all f tht w wrld w w.Hut, tht hbrhd, th church, tht lf, th fml w ud
t b, mht wll hv b th thr d f th m.
H wt prprd fr th lf mr th i w.
Mom and Dad. Megan called Mom and Dad. . . .
i flt ck. n mttr hw th pld ut, m prt wuld hw
p t th lk h, d Dt mhp, whtvr t w, wld
bcm th prbrd t Pdr bx f ll th lft ud
th wk f th dvrc. M prt ddt wt Dt d m
lv thr lk h mr th w wtd t b thr. W
wr mbrrmt, cvc, burd, mxd-up
m th cldt rt t b ptt th prpr tt thr
pptmt bk.
Whtvr hd hppd tdth vlv lk ptrld b dtd t th lcl cvc tr cld b ll tht
rm prt wld mk crt w tlkd t t dth tl
wd dppd r ft t ll th l drtw. Thd mrk th
hrbr f th t cm, prf tht, ddt t ltt
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m w lf dw th tb, id drd m l wth m.
Dt w hpl vctm f fthr wth mrl dpr th
tpl d mthr wh wt tr uh t kp hmtthr. Wht hp w thr fr hm w?
i pctrd hm tt th lttl tr b th brd, pprtl
udr uprv f th lk ptrl, d thr thuht crd
m md, br th whrl f fml cflct.
Wht w Dt d t th lk, d wh w h wth?
Wth th lk hu rtd ut fr m r, w lr
hd frd th hbrhd, d Dt hd pl f mmr
rd d wrkbk t d fr th dvcd-plcmt elh
cl hd b trt chl th fll. Mv t tw l th x
wk bfr th b f th chl r, h w bhd th
ht bll. H w uppd t b hm rd, t ru rud
wth . . . i ddt v kw wh h w wth . . . t th lk.
emt wlld m thrt thck, pfulmkth Jul ftr v httr d mur th t lrd w. Wht
f th was hrbr f th t cm? ol th b f
cmplt t mltdw? i cldt b hm plc Dt,
d t th m tm t wrk t pprt th tw f , tht
w cld vtll ffrd h. or w h. a.
Wht d w jb, r hu, r th l f Dut
ddt cm thrh th ch r lv tct?
Th d f m prckld d m blurrd i hurrd
t th bck f th cr t rch fr mth i cld t tr t
hmmr th ut l. M hd w fr uh t th truk tht i
ddt hr th rttl f pprch vhcl tl brk qld
t ld cmplt. i jrkd prht, m hrt bd t m
thrt dvc clud f dut r vr th hll. L dw,i rbbd th l wrch, thk f m brf ctr wth th
crp m th r Frd. Th hd f trck d t vw,
d i qutd t wh w d. M hp chd upwrd
i lmpd wrk vhcl wth tlbx blt t th bd. a
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mmt ltr, th b tw br th bck d w t vw. a
wrckr! i r t th rd d b wv wldl.
Thank you.Th wrd m md, th fl tht prr hdjt b wrd w k-jrk rflx, ld hbt frmd b
rpt mt d mcl mmr. Th wrd wrt md t
mr. B lck, d frt, mpl twt f cll ph
l, id b vd frm wht cld hv b bd tt.
Ltt ut tc h f rlf, i lppd th tr r bhd
m bck th Rwd R Tw d Tr srvc vhcl qld
t tp bd m cr. y cll fr Rwd R? Rwd kd,ptt plu ut h wdw bfr l cr t tlk t m frm
th pr d. y r wt t fd, ill tll . Whtr
d w t hr, w? y lt r mth?