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lot.”
Eddie nodded. Traffic was moving slowly. Cars always got backed up around the Division Street Mall. Passing the mall made me think of some tees I wanted to buy at the Old Navy store. And that made me think about money. And that made me think about the briefcase full of money.
“Did Mac notice the filled-in grave?” I asked.
Eddie blinked. My question caught him by surprise. He shook his head. “No. He walked right past the grave. He was so steamed about the dog being heaved over the fence, he didn’t notice anything.”
“So you really think the money is safe there?”
“Sure,” he said. “There are a bunch of recently dug graves. Mac won’t notice anything.” He swept a hand back through his dark hair. “It’ll be safe there. But I’d love to dig it up and hand everyone their shares.”
I shivered. It was one thing to see all that money and bury it at night. It was all kind of dreamlike. It was definitely the kind of thing that would happen in a dream.
But talking about it in the daylight made it seem so much more real.
And so much more scary.
“I Googled bank robbery in Shadyside, ” Eddie said. “But nothing came up. As soon as we know for sure where the money came from.…”
“I won’t be able to keep it a secret from my parents,” I said, shielding my eyes from the low sun that filled the windshield. “I mean, once I have my share. Thousands of dollars. I’ll have to tell them about it. But how? How can I explain it?”
Eddie smiled and patted my hand. “Let’s worry about that when the time comes. We can tell them you won the big bingo prize at the school fair.”
“Not funny,” I said.
“Hey, one step at a time, Emmy. When it’s safe to take the money, we’ll figure out a way to tell our parents. Do you really think they’ll be shocked and horrified and want to turn it in to the police immediately?”
“I don’t know. I—”
“I’ll tell you one thing,” Eddie said. “My stepdad will grab it up. He’ll be thrilled. Sure, Lou is a cop. But he won’t care where it came from. We need the money so bad … he’ll be dancing on the dining room table, tossing it up in the air like confetti.”
“Not sure about my parents,” I said softly. I couldn’t get rid of the heavy feeling of dread in the pit of my stomach. I wished I could have Eddie’s confidence. He was so good at never letting anything get in his way. He just always seemed to be in control, ready to face anything.
“I think we can trust the others to keep the secret for now,” Eddie said. He wasn’t really talking to me now. He was thinking out loud. “I was worried about Danny. If anyone decided to dig up the briefcase and take his share of the money, it would be Danny. But I don’t think…”
“Danny can be a jerk,” I said. “And he loves to fight. But he would never do a thing like that.”
Eddie remained silent, thinking about that, I guess.
I found a parking spot half a block from Eddie’s house and squeezed into it. The houses are small and close together in the Old Village, and there are no driveways, so there’s always a scramble for parking on the street.
We climbed out of the car, and I locked the doors. This isn’t the best neighborhood in town. The sidewalk was cracked and rutted with weeds growing through the cracks. We walked along the curb. I wondered what Eddie’s parents were like. I’d never met them. Never seen them at any school events.
“Mom’s very quiet,” Eddie said, as if reading my thoughts. “She doesn’t say much, and she waits on Lou hand and foot. But she’s the real boss of the family. When she has a strong opinion, Lou gripes and mutters, but he always backs down.”
“And is he the tough-cop type?” I asked.
“Not really,” Eddie said. We crossed the street. The house on the corner had its front window boarded up. “Lou likes to talk tough. But he isn’t a bad guy. He used to take my brother Johnny and me hiking and fishing all the
Eddie nodded. Traffic was moving slowly. Cars always got backed up around the Division Street Mall. Passing the mall made me think of some tees I wanted to buy at the Old Navy store. And that made me think about money. And that made me think about the briefcase full of money.
“Did Mac notice the filled-in grave?” I asked.
Eddie blinked. My question caught him by surprise. He shook his head. “No. He walked right past the grave. He was so steamed about the dog being heaved over the fence, he didn’t notice anything.”
“So you really think the money is safe there?”
“Sure,” he said. “There are a bunch of recently dug graves. Mac won’t notice anything.” He swept a hand back through his dark hair. “It’ll be safe there. But I’d love to dig it up and hand everyone their shares.”
I shivered. It was one thing to see all that money and bury it at night. It was all kind of dreamlike. It was definitely the kind of thing that would happen in a dream.
But talking about it in the daylight made it seem so much more real.
And so much more scary.
“I Googled bank robbery in Shadyside, ” Eddie said. “But nothing came up. As soon as we know for sure where the money came from.…”
“I won’t be able to keep it a secret from my parents,” I said, shielding my eyes from the low sun that filled the windshield. “I mean, once I have my share. Thousands of dollars. I’ll have to tell them about it. But how? How can I explain it?”
Eddie smiled and patted my hand. “Let’s worry about that when the time comes. We can tell them you won the big bingo prize at the school fair.”
“Not funny,” I said.
“Hey, one step at a time, Emmy. When it’s safe to take the money, we’ll figure out a way to tell our parents. Do you really think they’ll be shocked and horrified and want to turn it in to the police immediately?”
“I don’t know. I—”
“I’ll tell you one thing,” Eddie said. “My stepdad will grab it up. He’ll be thrilled. Sure, Lou is a cop. But he won’t care where it came from. We need the money so bad … he’ll be dancing on the dining room table, tossing it up in the air like confetti.”
“Not sure about my parents,” I said softly. I couldn’t get rid of the heavy feeling of dread in the pit of my stomach. I wished I could have Eddie’s confidence. He was so good at never letting anything get in his way. He just always seemed to be in control, ready to face anything.
“I think we can trust the others to keep the secret for now,” Eddie said. He wasn’t really talking to me now. He was thinking out loud. “I was worried about Danny. If anyone decided to dig up the briefcase and take his share of the money, it would be Danny. But I don’t think…”
“Danny can be a jerk,” I said. “And he loves to fight. But he would never do a thing like that.”
Eddie remained silent, thinking about that, I guess.
I found a parking spot half a block from Eddie’s house and squeezed into it. The houses are small and close together in the Old Village, and there are no driveways, so there’s always a scramble for parking on the street.
We climbed out of the car, and I locked the doors. This isn’t the best neighborhood in town. The sidewalk was cracked and rutted with weeds growing through the cracks. We walked along the curb. I wondered what Eddie’s parents were like. I’d never met them. Never seen them at any school events.
“Mom’s very quiet,” Eddie said, as if reading my thoughts. “She doesn’t say much, and she waits on Lou hand and foot. But she’s the real boss of the family. When she has a strong opinion, Lou gripes and mutters, but he always backs down.”
“And is he the tough-cop type?” I asked.
“Not really,” Eddie said. We crossed the street. The house on the corner had its front window boarded up. “Lou likes to talk tough. But he isn’t a bad guy. He used to take my brother Johnny and me hiking and fishing all the
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