Change-Up (2009)
“Seeing no one, he stopped and took his backpack off so he could check to make sure his computer hadn’t been damaged when he fell.
It appeared to be fine, as was his phone. He then dialed Miles Hoy. “That didn’t take long,” Hoy said. “Hatley any help?”
“Not exactly,” Stevie said, not interested in explaining but knowing Hoy would ask him about his bloody lip and the state of his clothes. His shoulder was throbbing, but the pain wasn’t that bad. “Can you come pick me up at the end of Brill’s Lane...?”
“Give me ten or fifteen minutes. I came back downtown to eat. I forgot to get lunch.”
Stevie didn’t argue. He hung up, found a grassy spot near the road to sit, and dialed Kelleher. When he told him what had happened, Kelleher’s first response was, “Oh jeez, your dad’s going to kill me. I told him you couldn’t possibly get into trouble.”
“You wouldn’t think that dealing with a retired policeman would be dangerous work,” Stevie said. “What do we do now?”MoreLess
It appeared to be fine, as was his phone. He then dialed Miles Hoy. “That didn’t take long,” Hoy said. “Hatley any help?”
“Not exactly,” Stevie said, not interested in explaining but knowing Hoy would ask him about his bloody lip and the state of his clothes. His shoulder was throbbing, but the pain wasn’t that bad. “Can you come pick me up at the end of Brill’s Lane...?”
“Give me ten or fifteen minutes. I came back downtown to eat. I forgot to get lunch.”
Stevie didn’t argue. He hung up, found a grassy spot near the road to sit, and dialed Kelleher. When he told him what had happened, Kelleher’s first response was, “Oh jeez, your dad’s going to kill me. I told him you couldn’t possibly get into trouble.”
“You wouldn’t think that dealing with a retired policeman would be dangerous work,” Stevie said. “What do we do now?”MoreLess
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