The Silver Ship And the Sea
“Sunlight streamed in the kitchen window, promising a bright fall day. I sat down, reaching for a plate of toast and goat cheese. Tom’s eyes sparkled, as if he had some great secret. He smiled at me. “I thought we’d go out and spread your parents’ ashes. Get out of town for the day, take a ride. Interested?”
Nava’s lips turned down in a fine hard line. “I need you here. We haven’t ridden the whole perimeter since the quake.”
“Paloma has.” Tom frowned. “We declared today a personal day. This is s...omething personal that needs to be done.”
Nava stood abruptly and started taking plates to the kitchen.
Tom nodded at Nava’s back, his mouth as thin a line as hers, then he turned to me and I watched the hard line of his jaw relax as he smiled. “Do you want to go?”
I had other plans. I needed time with Bryan and Kayleen, time to assess choices, to figure out how to heal my brother. As soon as Nava declared it a free day, we’d planned to get together. But Tom clearly wanted us to go.MoreLess
Nava’s lips turned down in a fine hard line. “I need you here. We haven’t ridden the whole perimeter since the quake.”
“Paloma has.” Tom frowned. “We declared today a personal day. This is s...omething personal that needs to be done.”
Nava stood abruptly and started taking plates to the kitchen.
Tom nodded at Nava’s back, his mouth as thin a line as hers, then he turned to me and I watched the hard line of his jaw relax as he smiled. “Do you want to go?”
I had other plans. I needed time with Bryan and Kayleen, time to assess choices, to figure out how to heal my brother. As soon as Nava declared it a free day, we’d planned to get together. But Tom clearly wanted us to go.MoreLess
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