Chapter 13
Home Free

The twins found themselves stumbling through the door of Dihanian’s carpet shop. Scarlett was the first to catch her breath.

“I’m so sorry, Mr. Dihanian. I don’t know what we’re going to tell Grandma Mina.”

“We looked everywhere for that driver. We nearly got run over by a bus,” said Sam. “What do you think we should do? Maybe we can call Loft and see if they can track down the driver. He might not even know that the carpet’s still in his car.”

“Carpet?” said Mr. Dihanian. “You mean this one?” He reached behind the desk and pulled out Grandma Mina’s carpet.

“Huh?” said Scarlett and Sam. “How did you find it?”

“I didn’t find it. It found me,” Mr. Dihanian said. “I’ll get it back to your grandmother. Your Loft driver brought it back while you were out looking for him. He discovered it in his car after he dropped you off. I asked if he wanted to wait for you. He said no; he was in a hurry. He left a message.”

Mr. Dihanian handed Sam a folded piece of paper. Scarlett and Sam read it together.

Dear Scarlett and Sam,

I’m sorry I was such a pain on our adventure, especially after we got to Nineveh. Now that I’ve had time to think about it, I realize that you two taught me a lot. I’m going to try to be a better person from now on. I’ve been hanging out with the king. We play chess every evening. He’s really a nice kid. This may surprise you, but I’ve decided to stay in Nineveh. It’s a nice place once you know your way around. I’m glad that God gave Nineveh and the king a second chance after all.

I’m glad I could get your carpet back to you. I know how worried you were about losing it. I hope we’ll get to see each other again. Look me up if you ever get to Nineveh. Apartment 7, Red House, Street of the Dragon.

Your friend,

Jon

“Gosh!” Sam exclaimed after reading the note. “Do you think we’ll ever see Jonah again?”

“Not if I can help it,” said Scarlett as they headed for the bus stop.