Aris Returns by Devin Morgan

Author:Devin Morgan [Morgan, Devin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Broadlit

CHAPTER 20

Sarah was happy to be able to open the windows in her condo and let the fresh, spring air wash away all the stale, enclosed heat of winter. She and Colleen sat on her deck, watching the twilight clouds roll by, pushed by a soft spring wind.

“What a great day.” Colleen sipped her wine. She dipped a chip into the carrot and dill dip Sarah left on the table. She popped it into her mouth. Surprised, she swallowed as she reached for seconds. “Hey, this is pretty good.” She scooped another helping. “Don’t look so proud. I didn’t have lunch today and just about anything would taste great.”

“Thanks pal,” Sarah laughed as she moved the dip to her side of the table. “That’s what I get for trying to help you get healthy.”

Colleen shuffled in her chair, “Speaking of healthy, how’s the boy doing?”

“Colleen, Carlos is anything but a boy.” She couldn’t believe what she heard herself say. “I mean, his life has made him so much older than his years.”

“Yeah? Older than his years?”` She scooped such a huge amount of dip onto a chip that it broke in two pieces. She piled one half on top of the other, then tipped her head back, dropping them into her mouth. She smiled as her teeth crunched down and the flavors mixed.

“Has he ever told you about rehab?” Sarah watched as her friend demolished the plate of chips.

“Naw, rehab is rehab. What’s to tell?” Colleen spoke in between mouthfuls.

“C. His rehab wasn’t five star. You know it was in Mexico. And it wasn’t to cater to rich addicts. The goal was to clean them up, to send them back to society with some respect for themselves and for other people.” She sipped her iced tea. “They weren’t waited on and they weren’t analyzed. They were detoxed.” She paused as she thought of the stories Carlos told her. “They grew up real fast.” She sat quietly for a moment.

She stood, walking the short distance to the sliding glass door. “Ready for the soup? It’s the parsnip and pear I was telling you about yesterday. It’s really great.”

“Parsnip and pear? I don’t know hon,” then Colleen decided she might as well be adventurous. “Oh, all right. Bring it on.” She scraped the dip from the bottom of the saucer with the last chip. She popped it in her mouth, licking the tip of her forefinger.

Following her friend into the kitchen, she spoke. “You know Sarah, somehow you built a rapport with him that no one else has ever been able to accomplish. Do you think it’s the hypnosis? Or just your super human compassion?”

“I think it’s trust.” Sarah gazed out the window as the sky changed colors, the crimson sunset blazing over the rooftops. “Plain and simple trust. I would never do anything to break that. It’s what guarantees the truth.”

The parole officer nodded yes, knowing full well that Sarah had hit it on the head. The answer to most of

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