to Timmy almost six years ago. A fresh start in a new town, near a beach, would be nice, he thought.
After stepping off the Nancy, Timmy wandered into the depot's restraurant. In all the commotion surrounding Archie's heart attack, no one paid attention to the little five-year-old who'd climbed into a corner booth, curled up, and fell asleep. Timmy was lost without Archie to tell him what to do. Those who did notice the sleeping boy assumed his parents were probably around the depot somewhere.
After Jake saw that Timmy was safely under Archie's care, he was returning home to pack for Jacksonville. The early fog hadn't lifted yet and he didn't feel safe on an unfamiliar highway, driving only thirty-five mph. He never saw it, until it was too late, the jackknifed log truck overturned across Highway 17. Two hours later, Jake was in the ER at Memorial Hospital. Both legs were broken, along with serious head injuries, too. He was unconscious. …show more content…
James asked him where his parents were. He began to cry, telling James that "my Momma's in Heaven and my Daddy put me on the train a little while ago, my name is Timmy Baker, and I really need Archie."
Meanwhile, the Nancy had arrived in Atlanta. Aunt Madge was front and center on the loading platform looking for Timmy. She'd not seen him since his Momma's funeral in North Carolina. Jake had sent a current picture of Timmy to his aunt, so she'd recognize him. After fifty or sixty passengers had exited the Nancy, she began to panic. No Timmy anywhere! She went to the depot manager to tell him of
After stepping off the Nancy, Timmy wandered into the depot's restraurant. In all the commotion surrounding Archie's heart attack, no one paid attention to the little five-year-old who'd climbed into a corner booth, curled up, and fell asleep. Timmy was lost without Archie to tell him what to do. Those who did notice the sleeping boy assumed his parents were probably around the depot somewhere.
After Jake saw that Timmy was safely under Archie's care, he was returning home to pack for Jacksonville. The early fog hadn't lifted yet and he didn't feel safe on an unfamiliar highway, driving only thirty-five mph. He never saw it, until it was too late, the jackknifed log truck overturned across Highway 17. Two hours later, Jake was in the ER at Memorial Hospital. Both legs were broken, along with serious head injuries, too. He was unconscious. …show more content…
James asked him where his parents were. He began to cry, telling James that "my Momma's in Heaven and my Daddy put me on the train a little while ago, my name is Timmy Baker, and I really need Archie."
Meanwhile, the Nancy had arrived in Atlanta. Aunt Madge was front and center on the loading platform looking for Timmy. She'd not seen him since his Momma's funeral in North Carolina. Jake had sent a current picture of Timmy to his aunt, so she'd recognize him. After fifty or sixty passengers had exited the Nancy, she began to panic. No Timmy anywhere! She went to the depot manager to tell him of