Grasping at Eternity (The Kindrily) by Hooper Karen Amanda

Author:Hooper, Karen Amanda [Hooper, Karen Amanda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Starry Sky Publishing
Published: 2012-05-20T22:00:00+00:00

THANKING THE HEAVENS

Maryah

April sniffed again and cleared her throat. “Thanksgiving doesn’t even feel like a holiday this year. How can I be thankful for anything when my mom is fighting for her life?”

I pressed my cheek against my phone, wishing I could reach through the line and hug her and tell her to be thankful she still had her mom, that even if—God forbid—her mom did die, she still had time to tell her how much she loved her. She’d have a chance to say goodbye. I’d give anything to have had that. But instead, all I said was, “I’m so sorry.”

“Let’s talk about something else. How are you? Any updates on Nut Job?”

“Yesterday, Louise dropped a bomb that Dylan and his wife were coming to stay for Thanksgiving. I figured Nathan would come too, but thankfully he’s spending the weekend with friends.”

“There.” April chuckled. “Something to be thankful for.”

Louise came into the kitchen.

“I should get going,” I said. “Try to enjoy your holiday.”

“Yeah.” April seemed to perk up a little. “River’s coming over later, so there’s one bright spot in my life.”

My stomach tightened. River had been getting more frustrated with their relationship, but I swore not to tell April. It would only hurt her, and that's the last thing she needed. “Good. You two have fun and try to forget about reality for a while.”

As soon as we hung up, I heard the front door open. A gray lab galloped into the kitchen with its tail wagging and sniffed my feet and legs.

“Hello!” a female voice called out.

“We’re in the kitchen!” Louise replied.

A fairly tall girl came around the corner smiling. A flower tucked behind her ear complimented the red highlights in her curly brown hair.

“I brought you homegrown Plumeria!” She set down a basket of colorful flowers and hugged Louise.

“Maryah,” Louise said. “This is Dylan’s wife, Amber.”

Amber turned to face me, but I couldn’t gauge her impression because of her dark tortoise shell sunglasses.

“Aloha, Maryah,” she sighed.

“Hi.”

The gray dog sat proudly by Amber’s side looking up at her. “Oh right. This is Molokai.”

Carson bounded into the kitchen. “Hey Amby! Where’s Dylan?”

“He’s out front showing off his new car.”

“Another one?” Louise asked.

Carson headed for the foyer. “You coming, Maryah?”

I thought for sure Carson would never speak to me again over the Nathan thing, but lately he’d been somewhat nice to me. “Sure,” I replied, hopping down from my stool. Any chance I got to make peace with Carson I took.

Anthony was laughing as we approached the gate.

The guy who had to be Dylan turned to Carson, beaming at the tropical blue Mustang convertible parked beside him. His goatee matched his short brown wavy hair. “Brand new GT Premium, not available to the public yet,” he bragged. “And it’s in Kona Blue, baby!”

“I can’t believe you got them to name it that,” Carson laughed.

“What do you think, Maryah?” Dylan threw his arm around my shoulder.

No hello. No nice to meet you. Just bam, I was part of the family. I liked him already.

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