Sparrow Migrations by Noga Cari

Author:Noga, Cari [Noga, Cari]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Lake Union Publishing
Published: 2015-06-23T04:00:00+00:00

Brett waited in the kitchen for Amanda to open the door she’d exited not twenty-four hours ago. And a lifetime ago, too, Brett thought. Because life as Amanda knew it was now over.

Brett had spent the morning modifying their guest room into her bedroom, the first step in a transition to—well, she wasn’t sure yet what was next. But her part in the charade was over.

Once he found out she had no intention of trying to leave with Amanda, Richard’s reaction seemed more a preacher’s than a husband’s, saddened that she would “choose an unnatural path.” But he showed little hurt or betrayal. That was perhaps the saddest thing of all. Both of them had vowed to love and to cherish each other until death did them part. And both had failed to live up to those vows.

But the absence of an angry scene carried relief, too. Now with the truth out, maybe Richard could find someone else to fulfill the vows with. Or maybe he would dive further into being pastor. Brett was utterly ambivalent about what Richard would do next. For the moment, she wasn’t even worried about what she would do next. She felt like she did on the ferry before the plane crashed, circling Manhattan with Jackie. Free. A little crazy. Alive. Happy.

She had emptied the birdseed sack into the feeder that morning. Springtime now. Time to fend for yourselves, she thought, shaking the last seeds out. It felt good to throw away the scratchy, heavy burlap sack.

She was puttering with the dishes when Amanda walked in, still wearing her pajamas under her jacket. She carried her costume, wrinkled and crooked on its hanger, and an armful of carnations and roses, still wrapped in the cellophane in which the enterprising lobby vendor sold them.

“Have fun at the party?” Brett recognized the pink roses she had presented backstage. Amanda dropped everything in a heap by the kitchen counter and slid onto a stool.

“Oh, I had a great time. We stayed up till, I don’t know, like five in the morning. Mrs. Hamilton has this great house, with a walk-out basement, and a bunch of us took sleeping bags out to her patio and slept on the lawn chairs.”

“Wasn’t it a little cool? It’s barely April.”

“Oh, a little, but not too bad. Most everybody else fell asleep, but Neil and I stayed up talking all night long. He played one of the T-birds, do you remember him?”

“Hmm. I don’t think so.”

“He’s tall. Dark brown hair, brown eyes.”

“Are some of those flowers from him?”

Amanda blushed but nodded. “Anyway, he’s a senior. He said he was really glad that I tried out, and he got a chance to meet me.” She sighed happily.

“I’m glad you had a good time, sweetheart. You were absolutely fantastic. Mrs. Hamilton told both your father and me that you’ve got real talent. For both voice and drama. Talent you should think about cultivating in college.”

Amanda looked away. “She told me that, too. But the best drama schools are all out of state.

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