TWO WEEKS AFTER he"d called, less a couple of days, on a Wednesday, Eric called me again. He said he"d found Fritz. I asked, “Is he with you now?”
TWO WEEKS AFTER“No. But I know where he is and how to get back to him. He"s with General Lee. At the college.”
“Can you get him now?”
“If he"ll come. I think he will. At least, Lee thinks he will.”
“Where are you now?”
“In my lab, looking through the portal at the general"s office. By the way, he said to tell you hello. Mr. Gilbert, he remembers me, from when Mr. R found the portal. Weird, huh?”
My mind raced. I couldn"t go to help. How to get Fritz back here ran through my head. I told him to hang on, and borrowed a phone from a student.
“Linda, what"s your brother"s phone number?”
“Joe? Why?”
“I"ll tell you in a minute. The phone numb
