Heavenly by Jennifer Laurens

Author:Jennifer Laurens [Laurens, Jennifer]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

"She told me. Really cool story, actually. She was one of like ten wives this old guy had. She lived in this ancient

city..." He whacked himself on the side of the head. "I can't remember the name. This place sounded unbelievable. You know, houses built into the mountain sides, market places, sports arenas, parties that put Sodom and Gomorrah to shame."

"That was some conversation."

"I was getting smart." He tapped his temple. "By the time I met Sariah, I had too many questions to let her go without an inquisition."

"And she was okay with that?"

"She was totally okay with it."

"She said she'd been assigned to Nathan—that's my nephew and her zillionth great grand nephew—for the duration of

his stay in the hospital. I asked her if she would always be his guardian, even after he was well, and she said no. Guardianship is transitory."

"Maybe in your nephews case, but Abria has autism."

Chase blinked at my defensive tone. "I guess time will tell."

I chugged the rest of my drink, even though my stomach churned like a washing machine thinking that Matthias

might be replaced—out of my life—Abria's life.

"Do you know anything else about Matthias?" He sat forward, eagerness spilling out like soda from a shaken bottle.

"He's not as.. . old as Sariah. Old being relative once you're dead. He lived during the nineteen twenties."

"He's a baby then."

"Matthias calls them 'freshies,'" I said, enjoying correcting him. He bristled. "This isn't about whose spirit is better," I pointed out.

"I know." Chase shrugged. "Still, you have to admit, Sariah's story beats the prohibition years hands down. I mean, we can read about all that stuff in our history books but to come face-to-face with someone who lived one

hundred years ВС. That's... that's..."

"Fascinating," I said, flatly annoyed he was trying to one-up our heavenly beings. "His father ran a speakeasy from the basement of a church."

"No kidding? And he still made it to Heaven?" Chase let out a whistle that turned heads. "He's obviously redeemed himself. That's why he's a guardian."

I was protective of Matthias, of his life and his death. In my mind I saw the scar on his face. From all intents and

purposes, he'd died in the throes of an illegal business. How then had he become a guardian?

"Do you believe in God?" I asked Chase.

"I'm still undecided. I asked Sariah if she'd seen God." The hair on my body stood erect.

"What did she say?"

She said, "That's for you to discover for yourself, or the knowledge means nothing.'"

"Isn't it obvious?" I said. "I mean, forget the planet and how perfectly everything in the universe works. Why would we see these beings—as alive as you and me—and know that there is life after this, and doubt somebody bigger than us

orchestrates everything?"

"You don't have to preach." I grabbed my drink, letting out a breath. "So what if God is in charge. Obviously, everyone gets to live their lives. Look at my brother, screwing up like he is. Look at all the crap that goes on in the world."

"Some

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