Tomorrow's Promises (Bellingwood Book 7) by Diane Greenwood Muir Page B
Authors: Diane Greenwood Muir
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"It's okay," Polly stood and walked toward the bed. Obiwan and Big Jack had both settled themselves on the floor in front of the bed. She knelt back down and put a hand on her dog. "It's going to be okay."
Bill Sturtz had come back into the room with his lantern and sat on a chair beside his wife. He took her hand in his. "This is too close," he said.
Polly shut her eyes and tried to think of anything but the damage a tornado could do to those she loved. A lot of her family was safe right here in the basement of her home, but there were too many others out there that she worried about. She looked over at Henry, tears in her eyes. He moved quickly to her side.
"You're right, Polly. It's going to be okay."
"I know. It's just that I've never been through one of these before."
"I'm scared, Mom," Rebecca said.
Before Sarah could respond, Andrew stood up and put Leia in Rebecca's lap. "Like Polly said, it's going to be okay." He sidled in between his own mom and Rebecca on the bed and reached across to pet the cat. "We're in Sycamore House. Right, Polly?"
Polly looked at Kelly and Ethan Locke, who hadn't said a word since they'd come downstairs. She hadn't had time to talk to them this afternoon and felt awful that she was no further in the search for Kelly's daughter. She planned to call Anita in the sheriff's office tomorrow to see if they couldn't do some more searching.
"You're right. This is Sycamore House. I have to believe that it's here for a reason and we're going to be safe." She sat down and crossed her legs, leaning back against Henry. "We're going to be just fine."
The sound from outside died down after a few minutes and they looked at each other, everyone breathing a sigh of relief.
"I didn't hear any terrible crashing upstairs," Bill Sturtz said. "We're probably okay here. Let me see what the radio says." He went back out to the main room and after a few minutes, came back in. "We should wait a while longer, but I think the worst has passed. We'll wait for the sirens to wind down. Henry? With me?"
Henry patted Polly on the shoulder and stood up. "We'll be back," he said. "It's hard to keep Dad from a good storm."
"Be careful," Marie said.
Polly couldn't stand it and dialed Eliseo's phone again. She got a busy signal and figured there was probably too much cell tower traffic happening, so she entered a text and hoped it would go through soon.
"Are you okay?" and she sent it.
Henry came back into the room. "I wouldn't advise any of us to get on the road yet, but I think we can go back upstairs. The wind is blowing and it's still raining, but it's not dangerous."
"What does it look like out there?" Polly asked.
"We just looked out the front door. I can't see much because of the driving rain. There are tree branches in the parking lot and it's filled with water. Come on up and see for yourself."
She looked around the room and saw that Jason was still clutching Luke. She chuckled. "I can't believe those cats didn't get away from you guys," she said.
Jason rolled his neck. "I was holding him a little tight. But he didn't scratch me or anything."
"Would you three kids mind taking the cats back up to the apartment? Here, take this lamp with you." Mark handed them one of the lamps. There were emergency lights in the main hallways of Sycamore House that should have turned on when the power went off. Hopefully that would give everyone on the main level enough light to see.
After they were all upstairs, she watched the kids take the steps up to her home, then turned to Henry. "Next purchase is a generator. What if this happened with hundreds of people in here? We need to at least have electricity."
"Not a bad idea," he acknowledged. "But it won't take long for the power to come back on."
She went into her office and looked out the window at the storm. Rain was still pelting the ground and she couldn't see beyond her own lot. What was happening in the rest of the town?
"Polly?" Henry's voice came
"It's okay," Polly stood and walked toward the bed. Obiwan and Big Jack had both settled themselves on the floor in front of the bed. She knelt back down and put a hand on her dog. "It's going to be okay."
Bill Sturtz had come back into the room with his lantern and sat on a chair beside his wife. He took her hand in his. "This is too close," he said.
Polly shut her eyes and tried to think of anything but the damage a tornado could do to those she loved. A lot of her family was safe right here in the basement of her home, but there were too many others out there that she worried about. She looked over at Henry, tears in her eyes. He moved quickly to her side.
"You're right, Polly. It's going to be okay."
"I know. It's just that I've never been through one of these before."
"I'm scared, Mom," Rebecca said.
Before Sarah could respond, Andrew stood up and put Leia in Rebecca's lap. "Like Polly said, it's going to be okay." He sidled in between his own mom and Rebecca on the bed and reached across to pet the cat. "We're in Sycamore House. Right, Polly?"
Polly looked at Kelly and Ethan Locke, who hadn't said a word since they'd come downstairs. She hadn't had time to talk to them this afternoon and felt awful that she was no further in the search for Kelly's daughter. She planned to call Anita in the sheriff's office tomorrow to see if they couldn't do some more searching.
"You're right. This is Sycamore House. I have to believe that it's here for a reason and we're going to be safe." She sat down and crossed her legs, leaning back against Henry. "We're going to be just fine."
The sound from outside died down after a few minutes and they looked at each other, everyone breathing a sigh of relief.
"I didn't hear any terrible crashing upstairs," Bill Sturtz said. "We're probably okay here. Let me see what the radio says." He went back out to the main room and after a few minutes, came back in. "We should wait a while longer, but I think the worst has passed. We'll wait for the sirens to wind down. Henry? With me?"
Henry patted Polly on the shoulder and stood up. "We'll be back," he said. "It's hard to keep Dad from a good storm."
"Be careful," Marie said.
Polly couldn't stand it and dialed Eliseo's phone again. She got a busy signal and figured there was probably too much cell tower traffic happening, so she entered a text and hoped it would go through soon.
"Are you okay?" and she sent it.
Henry came back into the room. "I wouldn't advise any of us to get on the road yet, but I think we can go back upstairs. The wind is blowing and it's still raining, but it's not dangerous."
"What does it look like out there?" Polly asked.
"We just looked out the front door. I can't see much because of the driving rain. There are tree branches in the parking lot and it's filled with water. Come on up and see for yourself."
She looked around the room and saw that Jason was still clutching Luke. She chuckled. "I can't believe those cats didn't get away from you guys," she said.
Jason rolled his neck. "I was holding him a little tight. But he didn't scratch me or anything."
"Would you three kids mind taking the cats back up to the apartment? Here, take this lamp with you." Mark handed them one of the lamps. There were emergency lights in the main hallways of Sycamore House that should have turned on when the power went off. Hopefully that would give everyone on the main level enough light to see.
After they were all upstairs, she watched the kids take the steps up to her home, then turned to Henry. "Next purchase is a generator. What if this happened with hundreds of people in here? We need to at least have electricity."
"Not a bad idea," he acknowledged. "But it won't take long for the power to come back on."
She went into her office and looked out the window at the storm. Rain was still pelting the ground and she couldn't see beyond her own lot. What was happening in the rest of the town?
"Polly?" Henry's voice came
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