The Charm of Lost Chances by Lucia N Davis

Author:Lucia N Davis [Davis, Lucia N]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Orange Vine Publishing
Published: 2017-02-23T18:30:00+00:00

The next morning, David was at Sara’s cabin at ten a.m. sharp, as promised. With some satisfaction, Sara noticed that Taylor wasn’t with him.

“Taylor didn’t want to come along?” she asked casually.

“Oh, no, she had some stuff to sort out. Something to do with her furniture.” David shrugged.

“I see.”

“Did you find out anything regarding the local newspapers?”

Sara grinned triumphantly. “Yes, actually! The local public library has those years archived. We can look through them and see if we find anything. Here… I have the address.”

David nodded slowly, eyeing the piece of paper. “Excellent. I know where that is. Let’s go.”

The drive was uneventful, and much shorter than Sara expected. David asked about her stay in Seattle, and knowing the city as well as he did, it was easy to fill the time with talk of mutual places of interest.

When they arrived in Witherton, Sara was slightly underwhelmed. Somehow she had thought it would be much larger, or at least more attractive.

David chuckled when she mentioned it. “Not every town is like San Francisco or Seattle, city girl,” he remarked.

The library was a newer building, at least. A lady behind the desk helped them to a computer. “You’re lucky,” she said. “We’ve been expanding the years we have on our intranet, and the 1950s should be on there, so you can easily browse through them. The reading quality is not superb, but it’ll do. But you’ll be able to find what you’re looking for, if it’s in there.”

They began going through the Witherton Daily, starting at the beginning of 1950. It was onerous work; the print was small and the quality was subpar. Sara, who was operating the mouse, had to keep squinting, and her eyes quickly got fatigued.

Sara was also painfully aware of how close David was to her as they shared the screen. It was almost impossible not to touch him, and every time her arm inadvertently brushed his, it gave her goose bumps. When she reached the end of January of 1950, she suggested they switch off.

He did February, then she plugged through March, after which David took over again. He fought his way through April and June without any success. Getting impatient, Sara started with July. “This could take all day,” she grumbled. “Or more.” Gritting her teeth, she clicked through the pages. Then, on page three of Monday, July 24, she found what she was looking for. As she read and reread the first few lines, her chest tightened, making it hard to breathe.

“David?” Her voice trembled. “I think I’ve found it.”

David turned from looking out the window and sat down quickly, leaning toward the screen.

Sara started reading aloud in a low voice.

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