Family Trust by Kathy Wang

Author:Kathy Wang
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2018-10-29T16:00:00+00:00

Back in the car, Bawa took in Fred’s somber mood and announced an amendment to the normal route. Instead of the usual medicine man, he said, he would bring Fred somewhere very special. A famous water temple, to experience the region’s springwater.

When they arrived, Bawa instructed him to leave his valuables in the lockbox in the car and handed him a printed sarong. They walked together to the pools, where a dozen fountains poured at a steady, leisured pace. Fred was surprised to see people in the clear water, groups in brightly colored tees and swimsuits, wading about. “People can go in?” he asked. “Isn’t that dirty?”

“Yes, very much.”

“Why are there so many fountains?”

“Each of them is for a different blessing. You see, look.” Bawa brought out a laminated plastic card. “Guide for success. This fountain is for career, this for healing from body injury. This one is for love, this for money, this for academic excellence. You must touch the water, to be blessed.”

“Which one is career again?” Fred squinted to match the card’s icon to the fountain.

“Here, take with you. Waterproof, so don’t lose.” Bawa shoved him into the shallow water.

Fred waded forward until he located the fountain he wanted. The liquid, when he dropped under, was cool. To ensure a breadth of celestial coverage, he passed under each of the twelve and carefully wet his face and hair. He wanted to avoid accidentally drinking the water—it had to be recycled, and filthy—but when a group of teenagers knocked him forward, a few drops fell into his mouth.

He was surprised by the taste. Its purity.

* * *

From: [email protected]

To: [email protected]

Subject: Where are you?

Fred,

I’ve tried to reach you multiple times this week, but you haven’t replied to, or answered, any of my messages or calls.

If you had, I would have told you that Dad is in Hong Kong right now. Yes, our father—who has pancreatic cancer and can barely walk—sat on a plane for fourteen hours and is now in Asia, away from all his doctors and against all sound medical advice. He thinks that he found a way to cure himself and so decided it was no problem for him to travel.

Don’t you have a layover on the way back from Bali? Could you meet with him and Mary and let me know what’s going on?

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