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 fuss about nothing. S
