Chapter 15
Tim was wide awake. He had a few cuts and bruises and some internal injuries from the r**e, but none as severe as his emotional ones. He was sitting quietly in his hospital bed with his mother at one side, listing to what she was telling him. The most important information they could tell him was that Tom was okay. He had a bullet wound in his shoulder from the attack, but he would be okay. Bill’s daughter had called Bill early Saturday morning in a state and the adults had rushed back.
“The authorities found the body of one of your friends, sweetheart,” Lynnette said sadly. “It was Charles Withers.”
Tim was overwhelmed and slowly tried to process the fact that his friend was gone.
“Charlie had called Carla earlier, and told her he was heading over. When she didn’t hear back
