Chapter 36What could anybody do? While no one could change what happened, she was irritated at his lack of concern. “Show some compassion, for heaven's sake.”
“I think he's okay,” Brandon said, trying to sound sympathetic. “Every time he delivers in the East Bay, he gets back real late. I think he's got drinking buddies on that side.”
Rachael felt great relief knowing Brandon was safe and herself having completed the freeway portion of the journey home.
Streets and yards were littered with glass and debris and fallen trees or branches. Cracks in the roads were slowly filling with shadows as the sun fell lower. Calls were put on the air for volunteer workers to report to their facilities and how to get there via detours. Types of help most urgently needed were named.
After innumerable d
