Louise just felt nervous, and out of sorts. Bang! She jumped. Why did Joe have to hit that thing so hard? “Come to order. Go ahead, Patsy,” Joe said. “Mrs. Brown?” “Here.” She took a deep breath to calm her nerves. She was just so fidgety! And for once, it should be just a normal meeting, or at least as normal as it could be with the room full of angry people. “I’ll move that we accept last month’s minutes.” She said it without even thinking! Joe must have asked for a motion. “I’ll second that,” Randy said. “Motion and second,” Joe said, “any discussion? Go ahead, Patsy.” “Mrs. Brown?” “Yes.” They did all look so angry—and there were still months to go before they finally got this road business done. “Four in favor, one opposed,” Patsy said. “Motion carries,” he said. “Minutes are accepted. Next is receiving public comment. Please state your name and address.” There were just a few empty seats. In the back row were a man and a lady, dressed real nice, that she’d never seen before.
