When Skye retired from her life-long job as office manager of the insurance agency, she planned to relax at home, sleep in late, wear muumuus, and continue writing children’s books about the cute and funny little elephant named Captain Packy, the Wacky Pachyderm.
Captain Packy Joins the Circus
Captain Packy Visits New York City
Captain Packy Goes to Congress
She was working on her fourth book about natural elephant habitats when she retired and her co-worker Rita took over as office manager.
One evening, Skye and Rita went out to dinner. As they walked to the car after dinner, they discovered they were being followed. Rita panicked. Skye called the police.
This is where our story begins.
Chapter One
Fear in the Parking Garage
Location: Sterling, Ohio
“Run!” said Rita, fear catching in her voice.
“Are you kidding me?” replied Skye. “I’m way too damn old to run. Do you want me to have a heart attack? Or fall and break a hip? If some slimy son of a bitch wants a piece of me that bad, let him come. He’ll be damn sorry.”
“We’ve got to get out of here. I’m scared,” Rita whispered. Skye pulled out her cell phone and tapped 9-1-1. “Yes, we’re in the underground parking garage of the Sterling City Center and we’re being chased by a madman with a knife, and my friend here is scared and I’m too damn old to run. Yes. Skye McKenna. Sixty-six. Well, I’m glad you agree that’s too old to run.”
“Help is on the way, Rita. Calm down.”
“Skye, you don’t know he has a knife.”
“You’re absolutely right. He could have a gun. Shall I call her back and correct myself?”
Sirens were blaring in the distance.
“Isn’t calling 9-1-1 for a non-emergency illegal? This is at least a misdemeanor, if not a felony. Skye. We could end up in jail.”
“Would you rather be murdered in the parking garage?”
“No.”
Everything changes. But love remains the same.
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