Chapter 4

He’d sent Toby and his mother home at lunch, telling them to come and get him tomorrow morning. He just hoped the doctor would sign his discharge papers by then.

No word on Elijah yet. Kirk hoped the old adage, no news is good news held true. He flipped on the overhead television and tried not to think about it. He didn’t even really know Elijah. That morning had been the only time he’d even spoken to him.

He flipped the channels and landed on the news. They spent a lot of time talking about the rain and all the accidents. Kirk wasn’t really surprised when pictures of his flipped bus appeared together with the caption, Fatal Bus Accident.He turned up the volume.

“Four people died on the bus, including the driver and three passengers, and there were numerous injuries,” the anchorwoman said. “The driver of the Mustang was also declared dead at the scene. The driver and passenger in the Honda Civic were transported to West Hills Hospital.”