Road to Clover (The Breanna Raven Series) Read Free Page A

me, “ The speed of sound is 343.053 meters per second. There aren’t too many things that can break the sound barrier. I wonder what it was.”
    I yawn and answer, “I’m sure you’ll figure it out.”
    “Do you smell gas?”
    Sometimes Agni can be confusing. I look at the phone like I’m looking at him face to face. I put the phone back to my ear and ask, “Why would I be smelling gas?”
    “ It shook our houses. The wavelengths could have vibrated the gas pipes loose.”
    “ I’m sure everything is still intact. I’m going to take a nap now, Agni. I’ll talk to you later.” I hate to cut our conversation short and sound bored with him, but I’m really sleepy. The hot shower has made me no good at this point.
    “ Breanna, don’t forget to pick up Chloe at the bus stop. If we got out of school early, she will, too.”
    “ Oh, yeah, that’s right. Thanks for reminding me. See ya.” I say before hanging up the phone.
    Good ole Agni. He’s always looking out for me. More so than I do for him. I set up the alarm on my cell phone to go off in 20 minutes. I can always continue my nap after I get Chloe. With the rap song I’ve chosen as the ringer, there’s no way I’ll miss getting my sister off the bus. I notice before putting the phone on the coffee table that I have no bars, and it’s showing a red circle with a line through it indicating there’s no network connection. That’s unusual. Maybe, the boom took out a cell tower. I hope it gets fixed soon.
    My eyes are getting heavy as I scoot further down the sofa . Just as I am about to close my eyes, the house phone rings again, but this time it only rings once. Then the house starts shaking. The rumbling is stronger and feels like an earthquake, but it’s not strong enough to knock pictures off the wall or break the glass statues in the entertainment center. Miss Kiki doesn’t like it, and she darts out of the room to hide someplace in the house. The quake subsides after about ten seconds.
    That’s just really strange. Florida never ever gets earthquakes. I reach for the house phone, and there is no dial tone. My cell phone still doesn’t have a signal. I can’t send a text or make a call. Something is very wrong.

Two
     
    Since Agni holds so many facts in that brain of his, I decide to go see him. When I get to his house, I discover he’s not there. I can’t imagine where he might have gone so quickly. I just spoke with him on the cell phone not even five minutes ago. I go around to the side of the house where the gate opens to the backyard, and I go in hoping to find him back there. The best way to describe Agni’s backyard is to call it a dead grass wasteland with a grill, rusty lawnmower, and cement slab as a back porch. No womanly touches in this place, even though Mr. Green’s fiancé lives here.
    I run to the sliding glass door hoping to catch Agni in the kitchen. As I shield the side of my eyes against the glass, I notice the room needs cleaning. Two empty wine bottles are on the counter. The refrigerator is cracked open, and the table still has dirty dishes.
    Agni is a very clean person. I’ve been in his bedroom, and that thing is immaculate. Everything has a meaning and a place. If I move something, he makes sure to put it back in its exact spot. I bet that kitchen drives him crazy.
    Just as I’m about to give up, I hear whistling and a dog barking next door. I forgot he lets King out to stretch his legs.
    The dog’s owner, Mr. Everett Dory, is the vice principal at Wilbur Castleberry Middle School in Titan City. The school is actually next door to the elementary school where my sister attends. I’ve actually attended Wilbur Castleberry, and Mr. Dory was the vice principal back then, too. He is the one that dishes out the punishment, and none of the kids liked him when I attended that school. I don’t think that opinion has changed much since. Mr. Dory is a big dude and tall, and he’s bald headed. He always dresses nice, has