Chapter 39

“Yes, that’s the one.”

Without waiting to hear more, Brad turned and pulled Jake and Jester toward home.

“I hope everything’s all right!” Mrs. Betz called after him.

Brad flew through the front door, dropped the leashes and raced to the family room. Gran, David, Andy, and Clare were seated around the room watching a college basketball game. Brad grabbed the remote control off the coffee table and switched the TV to The Weather Channel without saying a word.

“What’s going on?” David asked.

“Met Mrs. Betz,” Brad said, out of breath from his sprint to the house. “Said there was a pileup on 75.”

The TV camera zoomed in on a pretty young woman talking about driving defensively during inclement weather.

“Come on, come on,” Brad said impatiently. “We know…take a blanket, shovel…Shit! Come on!”

“Well, Bradley,” Gran offered, “if they’re not showing the situation maybe it’s not so bad?”