Chapter 31

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July 4. More rain splashed down and over the city of Eastwind. The clouds were thick and gray, the rain was chilly and steady, and a lightning storm bedazzled the sky with a fireworks show of its own, splashing yellow and gold throughout the heavens.

Unfortunately, the Eastwind Fourth of July parade was canceled because of the lightning storm. Children were bummed, granddaddies were blue, and even Jax was a little upset. He enjoyed all the firemen from the county, who were always part of the parade.