Apocalypse Burning
“Sitting in a patio chair in her backyard, looking out over the fort and play set that her son would never enjoy again, Megan glanced back toward the voice.
Jenny, one of the young girls living at Camp Gander, stood in the doorway. She looked tired and disheveled in a pair of sweatpants and a T-shirt she had borrowed from Megan.
“No,” Megan admitted.
“You know,” Jenny said, “I’ll bet the doctor’s office might have something you can take to help you relax.”
“I’ve thought about it,” Megan admitted.... “A couple of the other counselors suggested the same thing. But I need to keep a clear head.”
“They’ve got stuff that can do that too.”
“I’ll wait. I can’t keep up this pace forever. I’ll drop soon enough.”
“True,” Jenny said. “But it would be nice if you dropped somewhere short of the emergency room.”
Megan offered a smile. “I’ll try.”
Nodding toward the phone, Jenny asked, “Did you call Goose?”
“I tried. There’s some kind of storm that’s blown into southern Turkey unexpectedly and is interfering with the phone lines.”MoreLess
Jenny, one of the young girls living at Camp Gander, stood in the doorway. She looked tired and disheveled in a pair of sweatpants and a T-shirt she had borrowed from Megan.
“No,” Megan admitted.
“You know,” Jenny said, “I’ll bet the doctor’s office might have something you can take to help you relax.”
“I’ve thought about it,” Megan admitted.... “A couple of the other counselors suggested the same thing. But I need to keep a clear head.”
“They’ve got stuff that can do that too.”
“I’ll wait. I can’t keep up this pace forever. I’ll drop soon enough.”
“True,” Jenny said. “But it would be nice if you dropped somewhere short of the emergency room.”
Megan offered a smile. “I’ll try.”
Nodding toward the phone, Jenny asked, “Did you call Goose?”
“I tried. There’s some kind of storm that’s blown into southern Turkey unexpectedly and is interfering with the phone lines.”MoreLess
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