Its been slow going on the edits and its looking like a few extra days will be needed. But who wants a little teaser from A Shift in the Water? By the time the pumpkin pie was sliced and served, Mara felt as empty and drained as the four wine bottles she tossed into the recycling bin. But she forced a smile and accepted a cup of coffee from Lisa. She sipped silently, taking in the scene around her. This was her family. She wasn’t biologically related to any of them, not even Aunt Lillian, but they were her family all the same. She loved them so much it hurt. This was the hardest part of dying. Knowing those you cared for would go on without you. Fearing what your death would do, wondering about the ripples you’d leave behind. She hid behind her cup as the tears threatened. She’d accepted her fate, but this dinner was almost too much. “What’s troublin’ you, child?” Lillian asked. “I know that look. That’s your serious thinkin’ face. The one you put on when you’re stewin’ about somethin’. So spill it. What’s got my favorite niece lookin’ like the world’s endin’?” Mara burst into tears, shocking everyone at the table. “Kids, bedtime. Now,” Lisa said, grabbing Sarabeth’s hand. Annie and Sarabeth protested, but Lisa had them out of the room in less than a minute. “Mara?” Lillian scooted her chair closer. “Tell us what’s got you all upset.” “My world *is* ending,” she whispered. “And I’m too young.” “You are, child. You are.” Aunt Lil wrapped her arms around Mara and rocked her while Meg got her some tissues. “I’ve been fillin’ in for yer mama for fourteen years and no mama wants to bury their kids. It ain’t right. But yer not dead yet. Don’t go givin’ up on me. On any of us.”
Posted on: Tue, 15 Jul 2014 06:54:04 +0000
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