Night Hoops
Night Hoops
“Mom grabbed the newspaper from me, put a hand to her mouth, then dropped it, saying, "Oh my God." Scott went straight to the phone.
"Don't bother," Mom said. "I'm sure she's at the hospital." Mom turned to me. "Does it say where they took him?" I snatched the newspaper from the ground. "Yeah, here it is. University Hospital." "We can be there in half an hour. Poor Mrs. Ushakov." Scott grabbed his coat. Mom looked around for her purse for a moment, found it, then turned to me. "Are you coming?" ...I shook my head. "I'd just be in the way." She didn't argue. "All right, but you're on your own. I don't know when we'll be back." A minute later she and Scott were gone. I stayed inside for maybe ten minutes, working up my courage. Then I opened the front door and walked out to the strange car. The man inside was reading the newspaper. I tapped on the window. "Are you a policeman?" I asked when he rolled it down.
"What do you want, kid?" "I think I know something about what happened last night." He put the newspaper on the seat next to him and motioned toward my house.MoreLess
"Don't bother," Mom said. "I'm sure she's at the hospital." Mom turned to me. "Does it say where they took him?" I snatched the newspaper from the ground. "Yeah, here it is. University Hospital." "We can be there in half an hour. Poor Mrs. Ushakov." Scott grabbed his coat. Mom looked around for her purse for a moment, found it, then turned to me. "Are you coming?" ...I shook my head. "I'd just be in the way." She didn't argue. "All right, but you're on your own. I don't know when we'll be back." A minute later she and Scott were gone. I stayed inside for maybe ten minutes, working up my courage. Then I opened the front door and walked out to the strange car. The man inside was reading the newspaper. I tapped on the window. "Are you a policeman?" I asked when he rolled it down.
"What do you want, kid?" "I think I know something about what happened last night." He put the newspaper on the seat next to him and motioned toward my house.MoreLess
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