“Afternoon, Mercedes.” Her voice came from the kitchen, as usual. That woman always seemed to be in the kitchen. (Not like my mother, whose most hated words in the English language were What’s for dinner?) Mrs. Perry added, “Want some frozen yogurt?”
“Maybe later, Mrs. Perry. Thanks!”
My feet flew up the stairs, and my fingers grabbed the dark, polished banister as I took the flight at least two steps at a time. The wood protested as I spun the corner at the top, turning sharply. My heart now pounded in my chest, and my lungs complained mightily, but I didn’t care. My hand twisted the door handle, I knocked once, and pushed on the bedroom door.
“Con—”
He sat, tipped back on his desk’s chair, the phone at his ear.
I dropped onto his bed, scooting back to lean against the wall.
“This sounds like a great opportunity, Mr. Schlemmer.” He gave me a grin.
“Really?” I mouthed.
He nodded. “All right. See you then. Thank you.”
The phone hadn’t even settled fully on the desk when I let out an ear piercing shriek of joy and launched myself at him.
“Easy, Merck!” he complained, using his pet name for me as we collided. “Give a guy a break. I need air.”
“We’re going! We’re going!” I screamed with glee. “We’re really going.”
He laughed and peeled my arms from around his neck. “Yeah, we’re really going, but so help me, if you get me into trouble…”
I dropped back onto his bed with a heavy “humph,” and put my feet on the metal bed frame. “Trouble? Me? Now, what sort of trouble could I get you in?”
Table of Contents
Divine Uprising
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
About the Author
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