CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
Cory felt the impact of the fender against his legs before he was pitched across the hood. The next thing he knew, he was on the ground, looking up at a sea of faces.
The first person he saw was Ida Maddison. Where was he? A thudding sensation filled his head.
‘Cory, are you all right? Stay still a moment—we've sent for an ambulance.’
Above the hubbub of concerned and gossiping voices, Cory picked out Louise. She was frantic with worry; he could make that out above everything else.
A horn sounded along the main street and somebody shouted impatiently at the driver.
‘Can't you see there's been an accident here, you i***t? Pipe down while we help the man.’
In spite of the inevitable chaos that the incident had caused, Cory knew he was okay and that it was a lot of
