Chapter 5
By Saturday, Ellis’s wrist was feeling much better, although he still couldn’t move it without some pain, even with the support of the Ace bandage Janice insisted he wear when he wasn’t sleeping.
As he dressed for his day at the zoo with Martin and Todd, he wondered if he’d be able to drive one-handed. He found out that he could, if he kept well below the speed limit. Thus, he arrived at the zoo at a quarter after twelve, having called on his way there to tell Martin he was running late. He found a parking space about as far from the main entrance as it was possible to be. Not by choice, but because the lot was almost full. As he approached the main gate of the zoo, he saw Martin standing to one side of it, with a blond-haired, gangly boy right beside him.
Martin greeted Ellis
