Capítulo 24: Chapter 24: FEARS AND TEARS

An hour later, Dad was leaving with Dan and Stewart, our neighbors, to fly to Las Vegas. My pleas to go with them were dismissed when I was told Mom needed me at home. I needed them there with me, and when they left me stuck at home in Iowa, it made me feel helpless.

Sheriff Metcalf had someone go over to Ziggy's house, and his dad was meeting mine at the airport. The Sheriff drove off with my dad and the others. The rest of us sat glued to the TV, waiting for news after they'd gone. Two hours after they left, the rescue team found the first body, and even though I'd feared the worse and hoped for the best, I passed out again.