Drew Leclair Gets a Clue by Katryn Bury Alessandri
Author:Katryn Bury Alessandri
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollinsPublishers
Published: 2022-01-06T00:00:00+00:00
15
MY MIND SWIRLS WITH POSSIBILITIES. Maybe Lita was wrong about the Junipero Valley Killer, and he (or she) is here to get me!
Nope. Lita is never wrong.
Could it be Ella Baker Shade? Our address is listed in the school directory, which goes home with every kid.
Wait. It could be Mom. Maybe sheâs coming home early from Kauai because Dustin fell into a volcano. The thought of Mr. Clark getting chucked into hot lava makes me smile for a second. As I stand frozen at my door, I wonder: who would I rather be faced with right now? A murderer, a bully . . . or my mom?
The floor creaks under the weight of whoever is standing by my door, and I realize the obvious answer: a murderer is worse. Way worse.
Iâm frozen in place on the bed, absolutely sure that the doorknob is going to start twisting in that super-creepy âthe killer is coming inside!â way. My heart hammering in my chest, I stare at the doorknob. My stinging eyes finally manage to blink when the footsteps resume, plodding further down the hall.
âDad?â I yell again, louder this time.
âUhhhh-um. Yeah. Iâll be right there, okay?â Dad calls back in a strained voice.
My stomach is a roller coaster, rapidly spinning me from fear to relief to worry. Why does Dad sound weird? Instead of waiting, I creep down the hallway and peer through his cracked door.
âDad?â I ask again, more tentatively.
He doesnât seem to hear me, so I push the door open.
When I see him, I stop in my tracks. Heâs crying again, but itâs the way heâs crying. Itâs not a few stray tears, or wiping at wet eyes. Heâs sobbing. Uncontrollably.
It reminds me of when I was little and didnât want to go to bed. Heâs crying in a way I didnât know grownups could cry.
A sting at the corners of my eyes tells me I might be in danger of crying too. But I donât.
If I cry, heâll just cry harder, and itâll be my fault. Instead, I move toward his hunched form on the bed and rest a hand on his back. He jerks up fast enough that I jump. Then he crumples back into his bent-over position. I know I should be strong right now, but the way heâs crying scares me to the point where I feel like Iâm standing on a ledge without a rope or an anchor. Like my personâthe one whoâs supposed to pull me backâis gone.
âIâm sorry, sweetie,â he chokes out. âYou donât need to see me this way. Iâll be right out, okay?â
Part of me is so freaked out by this that I want to do what he says. But I canât leave him. I sit down and wrap my arms around him tightlyâlike he used to do when I would get the medicine-induced shakes.
Dr. Miyamoto says that sometimes running out of options can lead you to the answer youâre seeking. Maybe itâs like that with hugs. The energy thatâs trying to get out has no choice but to settle when your body is squeezed too tight to move.
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