Red Rock Mysteries 3-Pack Books 1-3 by Jerry B. Jenkins & Chris Fabry

Author:Jerry B. Jenkins & Chris Fabry [Jenkins, Jerry B. & Fabry, Chris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: JUVENILE FICTION / Religious / Christian / Action & Adventure, JUVENILE FICTION / Religious / Christian / Relationships
ISBN: 9781496472779
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Published: 2023-03-02T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 37

ASHLEY

I couldn’t get back to sleep. I slogged downstairs and found Mom organizing the pantry. I could tell she was between book-writing projects, because that’s always when she cleans or organizes.

“Hungry?” Mom said. I shrugged. “Feel like going to the Toot Toot?”

“Ready in five minutes,” I said.

The Toot Toot Café sits next to the train tracks that run through Red Rock. It’s owned by a sweet old couple, Bob and Helen Crumpus, who open early and serve breakfast all day. There’s a counter with round stools at the front. You can get thick milk shakes and malts in metal shakers. Pieces of pie sit in a glass container. Helen squeezes fresh lemonade every day, and they have specials like meat loaf, fish, and all-you-can-eat pancakes. There are pictures on the wall, signed in tribute to the Toot Toot, of local people, mayors, teachers, and even sports stars.

High school kids work as waiters and waitresses, and when Mr. Crumpus heard about our dad dying in a plane crash, he said Bryce and I could work there in a couple of years.

“Guess you heard the attack happened right out back,” the waitress said. “The guy used to sit in front. Mr. Crumpus gave him food.” She leaned close. “I told Bob something like this was going to happen, but he wouldn’t listen. I think he liked the guy.”

“Really?”

She knelt and put her elbows on the table. “I was working the day the police called. Bob went outside and talked to him. By the time the police got here, he was gone.”

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