Chapter 4
December 24th
Ellis
“Hey, Walker?”
Ellis looked up from the engine bay of the ancient Chevy truck he was elbow-deep in. “Yes, boss?”
“Get in here for a minute.” Hal, the boss, didn’t wait for Ellis to answer. He just hustled back into his office.
“What now?” Ellis muttered to himself as he straightened, careful to not bump his head on the hood. His stomach roiled, and he had to swallow down a sudden wave of nausea.
What if this was about his job?
He was nothing but a trainee after all, and maybe the Boss-Man had decided he wanted an experienced mechanic instead of a newbie like Ellis. Hal hadn’t complained, and Ellis was fairly confident that the boss was satisfied with his performance, but he had no way of knowing.
Life would become very difficult for him and Casey if h
