It took Logan's mind a second to register the explosion of light, by the
time it did the truck had roared past and the tiny blue and green lights
were reforming themselves back into flesh and blood.
Theo stared stupidly down at the little girl clutched tightly in her arms. She blinked. Sound reinserted itself. She blinked again. Finally she opened her mouth and breathed. A hysterical woman pulled the child out of her arms and Theo's friends were surrounding her, the last thing she saw before she fainted was the puzzled expression on the face of the guy she'd been staring at before the truck had hit.
.........
"---mild shock--- extremely surprised--- miracle."
Theo was trying to concentrate on Dr O'Neil's words; the only one that was sticking though was 'miracle'. Shay had insisted that Theo get checked out, Bambi'd agreed, though she'd spent the entire trip looking sideways at her. Theo started to shiver, and found she couldn't stop.
.........
"So you rest up now."
Shay called as Theo walked up the steps to the porch.
"The big game's tomorrow,"
She grinned wickedly
"And so's the after party."
Theo waved as Shay gunned the engine and roared back down the road. The big game, Theo'd almost forgotten, the Tigers were playing the 'Cats and the squad was trying out the new routine. Theo let herself in wondering briefly at the silence, then she remembered, Momma was working late at the diner, the baby was with Aunt Marge, and Daddy, well Theo didn't really give a shit where Daddy was, as long as he wasn't anywhere near her. Closing the door behind her Theo made her way to her room. Stripping off her clothes she kicked them into a corner and went to have a shower.
.........
Bianca picked up the phone and smiled, the position of head cheerleader would be hers in no time.
"Hi Jenny, it's me Bambi, you're never going to guess what happened this afternoon---"
..........
Logan pulled up at a cheap motel outside of town, the sign declared it 'The Paradise Inn', it had vacancies and at the moment Logan didn't much care if it was called 'The Cockroach Inn', he was tired, though a bed wasn't the only thing on his mind. Logan took out the purse he'd slipped into his pocket during all the confusion. It was black material with some form of red flowers sewn all over it. Opening it up Logan found an I.D card.
"Theodora Jennifer Rosellenii, age,"
Logan added and subtracted months and dates in his head
"Fifteen."
Logan checked the back of the card
"Goes to Jefferson High. Interesting."
Logan thought back to the events that had happened that afternoon and debated whether or not to call New York.
...........
After her shower Theo spent the rest of the night practicing for tomorrow nights' game. Just before she went to bed she noticed her purse was missing, and, not for the first time that night cursed the events that had happened that afternoon.
Theo stared stupidly down at the little girl clutched tightly in her arms. She blinked. Sound reinserted itself. She blinked again. Finally she opened her mouth and breathed. A hysterical woman pulled the child out of her arms and Theo's friends were surrounding her, the last thing she saw before she fainted was the puzzled expression on the face of the guy she'd been staring at before the truck had hit.
.........
"---mild shock--- extremely surprised--- miracle."
Theo was trying to concentrate on Dr O'Neil's words; the only one that was sticking though was 'miracle'. Shay had insisted that Theo get checked out, Bambi'd agreed, though she'd spent the entire trip looking sideways at her. Theo started to shiver, and found she couldn't stop.
.........
"So you rest up now."
Shay called as Theo walked up the steps to the porch.
"The big game's tomorrow,"
She grinned wickedly
"And so's the after party."
Theo waved as Shay gunned the engine and roared back down the road. The big game, Theo'd almost forgotten, the Tigers were playing the 'Cats and the squad was trying out the new routine. Theo let herself in wondering briefly at the silence, then she remembered, Momma was working late at the diner, the baby was with Aunt Marge, and Daddy, well Theo didn't really give a shit where Daddy was, as long as he wasn't anywhere near her. Closing the door behind her Theo made her way to her room. Stripping off her clothes she kicked them into a corner and went to have a shower.
.........
Bianca picked up the phone and smiled, the position of head cheerleader would be hers in no time.
"Hi Jenny, it's me Bambi, you're never going to guess what happened this afternoon---"
..........
Logan pulled up at a cheap motel outside of town, the sign declared it 'The Paradise Inn', it had vacancies and at the moment Logan didn't much care if it was called 'The Cockroach Inn', he was tired, though a bed wasn't the only thing on his mind. Logan took out the purse he'd slipped into his pocket during all the confusion. It was black material with some form of red flowers sewn all over it. Opening it up Logan found an I.D card.
"Theodora Jennifer Rosellenii, age,"
Logan added and subtracted months and dates in his head
"Fifteen."
Logan checked the back of the card
"Goes to Jefferson High. Interesting."
Logan thought back to the events that had happened that afternoon and debated whether or not to call New York.
...........
After her shower Theo spent the rest of the night practicing for tomorrow nights' game. Just before she went to bed she noticed her purse was missing, and, not for the first time that night cursed the events that had happened that afternoon.