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waiting room as the youth pastor from church, Pastor Gordon, came in. Pastor Gordon walked up to him and shook hands.
    “How did he know about this?” Jamie whispered to Cassie.
    “I called him,” she said.
    “Our entire church has been praying for you and your family,” Pastor Gordon said to Butch Devalon. “I’d be glad to pray with you right now if you’d like.”
    Mr. Devalon’s gaze darted around the waiting room, and he let go of Pastor Gordon’s hand. “We don’t need that. Chad’s going to be okay.”
    “I understand,” Pastor Gordon said. “I just wanted you to know we’re here and we care.”
    “Yeah,” Butch Devalon said. And he walked away.

Chapter 6
The Nomination
    JAMIE OFFERED TO PICK UP Kellen on her way home from the hospital, hoping she could get on her parents’ good side. They wanted to stay a little longer at the emergency room and talk with Pastor Gordon, so they took her up on the offer. Pastor Gordon was his usual cheery self. The snub from Butch Devalon didn’t seem to bother him.
    Kellen was curious, wanting to hear every detail of the crash, but Jamie wasn’t in a talkative mood. She knew she treated him like a nuisance most of the time, but what were little brothers for?
    “What did you do at Derek’s house?” she said, trying to change the subject.
    “That’s not Derek’s house. Derek lives down the street. I was at Paul’s.”
    “Then what did you do with Paul? Play basketball?”
    Kellen rolled his eyes. “Don’t try to act interested, Jamie. I know you’re not.”
    “I am interested. I ask you about school all the time.”
    “Why did you pick me up?” Kellen said. “You in trouble with Mom and Dad?”
    Jamie stared at the road. How does he figure this stuff out?
    “I’ll bet Devalon offered you a spot on his junior race team or something, and they’re mad you didn’t tell them about it. Right?”
    “I’m not on any Devalon team. But thanks for not telling them about what he said down in Daytona.”
    Kellen looked out the window. “If it gets you killed, Mom and Dad won’t thank me.”
    “I’m not going to get killed.”
    The message light flickered on the answering machine as they walked inside, and Jamie hit the button. Five people from church had called to find out about the accident, but the last message was an older man interested in Jamie’s Legend car. She wrote his number down and hurried to her room when she saw her parents pulling into the driveway.
    “Why are you selling the car?” the man asked when she called.
    “I’m moving up to a bigger car. I need the money to buy one.”
    He said he would come by tomorrow to look at it, so she gave him her address. Then she heard footsteps on the stairs and a light knock on her bedroom door. It was her father.
    Jamie had always idolized her dad. She shared his love of racing and the adventure of climbing into a car and going as fast as you possibly could. However, she did not like the look on his face.
    “We need to talk,” her dad said.
    “I’m sorry I went behind your back and raced Chad’s car,” Jamie said quickly, running her words together. “I won’t do it again.”
    Her dad sat on her bed and ran a hand through his thick hair. Funny that her mom wasn’t here. Usually when they came down hard on her, they put up a unified front like some military maneuver. Operation Jamie.
    “Any change in Chad?” Jamie said before her dad could speak.
    “Looks like he’s going to be okay.”
    “That’s good, because it was scary seeing that crash, Dad.” When she got nervous or was about to be nailed for something, she talked faster. “I’ve never seen anybody alone on the track get into that kind of accident. Really messed the car up. I don’t think theycan save it. Of course, with Mr. Devalon’s money it doesn’t matter. . . .”
    Her dad just stared at her until her words slowed and sputtered to a stop like an engine running out of gas.
    Then she revved again. “I thought