Somewhere Between Luck and Trust by Emilie Richards

Author:Emilie Richards [Richards, Emilie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9781460315132
Publisher: Mira
Published: 2013-06-25T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Four

EVERY TIME SHE deciphered an entire sentence, Cristy read it out loud several times to absorb it. She had come directly home from BCAS, afraid of going back up the twisting road in the dark, and even more afraid of what might be lurking when she arrived. Luckily all had been well, and the sky was still light enough that it was easy to see the page in front of her. The mountain air smelled so sweet that she wasn’t ready to abandon the outdoors, so she sat on the porch and read with mounting excitement.

The story was one Georgia had written just for her, using the words and structures they had worked on. Georgia had promised there would be actual books to read, but for now, she didn’t want Cristy attempting even the simplest children’s books, because the method they were using enhanced reading in a certain way, and that was what she needed to practice.

She pushed the porch glider with her toes, swinging back and forth as she concentrated. Beau was lying just far enough away to be safe from the swing and close enough to be sure she was all right. Whenever she was home, the dog was her constant companion, as if he understood the reason Sully had left him with her and intended to fulfill his part of the bargain.

Of course the real reason he was so faithful probably had more to do with the dog treats she splurged on at the Trust General Store. She loved watching the anticipation in Beau’s eyes whenever she went into the kitchen, and the way he sat on the rag rug in front of the sink and waited patiently for her to offer one. He would take the treat, then trot out to the porch to chew and swallow, which happened instantly, since the treats were no match for the big dog’s jaws and appetite.

She reached the end of the page with disappointment. She was finished. She wanted more. She wanted to read everything in the world, and the story was like bread crumbs served to a starving child.

But she had read the whole thing, and she had understood the silly paragraphs about a girl going to the store to buy milk and coming home with silk instead. And now as she went back over it, she remembered the words, and she could associate the sound in her head with the shape of each one. Maybe she hadn’t yet committed them to memory, and maybe she wouldn’t recognize each one the moment she saw it in another context. But she was a step closer now, and even if she had to sound them out again, which she probably would, each word would come more quickly.

She was so engrossed in going over the story again that Beau was on his feet and growling before she realized a pickup had pulled into the parking area below. She walked to the edge of the porch, her heart thrumming, but thankfully, the young man who stepped down from the driver’s seat wasn’t Jackson.

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