“We’re about out of these new cookies and energy bars you made.” Bobby looks over towards Alissa as she made a salad for one of their customers.

“I thought they would. The recipe I used, to make them came from one of my cookbooks.” Alissa glances over towards Bobby.

Bobby and Meisa were working with her on the truck today. Carol, Gregory, and Ryan were handling the catering business. They had a huge luncheon they were responsible for.

Alissa had thought about it and figured since she normally stopped near the public parks and such. Selling energy bars and cookies would be a great addition to her menu. So, she went through some of her cookbooks and found a few recipes from the colonial days that she could modify for the modern day.

The burger sales had decline some, but they were still going strong. The Hawaiian burgers and BBQ burgers were the most requested burgers. The kids loved the macaroni burgers.

Alexander and one of his grandchildren borrowed the barbecue cooker and were competing in a cook-off. She let Alexander buy the meat under her company name and was sponsoring him and his grandson. She sent a few bottles of her homemade sauce with them.

The catering business was getting a lot of request for Thanksgiving and Christmas meals. They had twenty-five orders for Thanksgiving and fifteen for Christmas. For New Year Eve they had a few orders.

The relationship between her and Gregory was getting serious. They had talked about him moving in with her. They were already spending all their time with each other.

The rest of the day they stay busy. Around 4:00 pm. Alissa heads back to her house and on the way home. The front of the food truck gets smashed in by a speeding armor car. It spins the food truck around. There are a loud crash and explosion from the propane tank exploding.

Alissa was driving, and Bobby was sitting in the passenger seat. Both are knocked unconscious and Meisa is knocked unconscious from a metal mixing bowl hitting her head.

The paramedics, police, and fire department show up. The food truck was on fire. The firefighters managed to pull all three girls out of the truck and over to the paramedics. All three were unconscious and bleeding.

Alissa had been slammed against the driver door and hit her head on the glass. Bobby had been thrown out of her seat and hit Alissa. Her left arm was broken, along with her hip. Meisa was hit in the head and knocked unconscious. She dislocated her left shoulder on the small counter in the back.

Gregory was at Alissa’s place along with Ryan and Carol when a patrol car pulls up. Officer Kirkland walks up the driveway to the black catering van.

“Can I help you, officer?” Carol had come out of the garage to grab the tea urns they had used.

“Yes, I’m here to see Mr. Gregory Miller.” Officer Kirkland had been informed that in case of emergency to contact Gregory Miller.

He had gone to his apartment and Gregory’s next-door neighbor informed him that he worked for Alissa Spencer. Officer Kirkland had her address and headed over there and was surprised to find a catering van in the driveway with its doors open.

“He’s inside Officer.” Carol escorts Officer Kirkland into the garage.

When Officer Kirkland walks inside the garage. He was surprised to find it set-up like a restaurant’s kitchen. It had stainless steel appliances and a huge stainless-steel table in the middle of it.

“Gregory, there’s a police officer, here to see you.” Carol escort Officer Kirkland over to Gregory.

Gregory turns around to face Carol and the police officer. He wonders why the officer wanted to see him.

“What can I do for you officer?” Gregory was feeling a little nervous.

Officer Kirkland looks at Gregory “do you know an Alissa Spencer?”

“Yes, I know her. Is everything okay?” Gregory wonders if something was wrong with Alissa.

“She and several others that were with her, have been in an accident and are currently at Medical of Hope hospital in critical condition.” Officer Kirkland had been told to let Mr. Miller know.

“How did it happen?” Gregory couldn’t believe that Alissa, Bobby, and Meisa were in the hospital.

“A stolen armor car slammed into the food truck they were in during a high-speed chase. We managed to capture the robber, but not until he
had hit the food truck.” Officer Kirkland hadn’t been there, but people he knew had.

“Can I go and see her?” Gregory tosses the towel he had in his hands on the counter.

“Yes.” Officer Kirkland had two more stops to make.

“Go on, Gregory. I and Ryan will clean the dishes and take care of everything.” Carol saw the concern look in Gregory’s face.

Gregory hurries out of the garage and heads towards the hospital. He calls Jessie to inform him that Bobby was in the hospital as well. He figures Carol or Ryan knew who to call for Meisa.

He arrives at the hospital and is told that Alissa, Bobby, and Meisa were still in the operating room and that afterward they were going to be transferred to ICU because of their injuries. Gregory waits for the doctors to tell him about Alissa conditions. Jessie, Ryan and a person
Gregory doesn’t know show up. Jessie spots Gregory sitting in the waiting room.

“How are they?” Jessie was concerned about Bobby.

Ryan and the other person that came with her was concerned as well. The other person was Meisa friend Chuck. He looked after Meisa because he liked her and knew she was a good person.

“Nothing yet. They are still being operated on.” Gregory was worried that their injuries were serious.

Hours go by and finally, the doctor comes out. He spots Gregory and heads over towards him.

“All three girls have pulled through. Unfortunately, they are still unconscious.” Dr. Crooker did an MRI on each girl. The blow to their head wasn’t too serious, but they did bruise their brains some.

“How long do you think they will be unconscious?” Chuck wanted to know.

“I don’t know. We will watch them as the swelling in their brains go down.” Dr. Crooker wasn’t sure how long they might be in the coma.

Everyone presents look at each other. Gregory was concerned because the food truck was going to have to be replaced. Then there were the medical bills and such that their insurance was going to have to pay. He’ll have to get the police report from the police.

A Week Later:
Bobby, Alissa, and Meisa had spent several days in ICU and moved to private rooms. Alexander and his grandson had won first place in several categories at the BBQ contest. When Alexander heard what happened to Alissa, he came down to the hospital. He has been spending time watching over her. Gregory informed Ryan and Carol about the others. Carol and Ryan told Gregory that they would handle the catering service.

Jessie, Chuck, and Gregory spend every day down at the hospital. They wanted to be there when the girls open their eyes. Carol and Ryan worked hard to keep the catering business going. A new food truck was on order for the company. What equipment that was in the old truck had been salvaged.

To keep the food truck burger service going, they applied for permits to set-up food carts at different locations. Jessie worked one location, while Carol and Ryan worked other locations when they weren't doing catering jobs.

Their insurance was covering everything. The armor car company that owned the armored car, were covering the medical bills and lost revenue. They didn’t have too since the armored car was stolen, but they felt responsible for what happened to the catering service.