Chapter 37EMILY CONFRONTED FRITZ before he left for school. She had asked Tim to come to Riverboro. She implored Fritz to end their squabble, so Linda would come home.
Fritz said, “I hope we can find her in time. But Emily, you're asking too much from me.”
“He's coming anyway, Fritz. It's up to you. End the war, or I'm going home.” By the time he reached Riverboro High, his stomach had cramped, his neck and shoulders had hardened in knots like rocks.
Ashley leaned on a locker by Fritz's door, as Fritz came down the hall. “Anything new?”
“Not a damn thing. The president didn't call last night.” He shook his head. “It's been a week.”
“Then we have our work for the weekend.”
“Emily's leaving.”
“Are you sure?”
He told Ashley about his conversation and he said no way would he mend fence
