The man saw him and Catelyn coming toward him and rose from his seat to greet them.After handshakes all around, Joseph asked, “How’s Mr. Franklin doing?”“We’re still waiting to hear.”“Is Billy here? We need to talk to him.”“No, I haven’t seen him. He’s really the one I came down to support. Mrs. Franklin called me and asked if Billy could stay with me while they were here at the hospital. I came to pick him up, but…” The man shrugged. “I haven’t seen him. Which is really strange.”Catelyn and Joseph shared a look. “Well, if you hear from him, will you give us a call?”“Absolutely.”Joseph handed his card to the man then turned to Catelyn. “Why don’t we go check on Zachary while we’re here?”Coach Dillard spoke up. “You can check on him, but I just came from there. There’s been no change. Stacy, my wife, is up there, too, with Zachary’s family.”Joseph thought for a moment. “I guess we’ll see if we can track down Billy.”“I’ve already been calling all his buddies and no one’s seen him.
