The Hambledown Dream by Dean Mayes

Author:Dean Mayes [Mayes, Dean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: true love, search, death, love, chicago, reincarnation, life, paranormal, guitar, drugs, australia, music, soulmate
ISBN: 9781926760278
Publisher: Central Avenue Publishing

REMEMBERING DENNY.

He rubbed his forehead as he was taken to a new window. It was the Facebook login screen. Andy strained to remember his long-unused password. It was “Lotus.” He logged in. A page loaded.

Andy felt as though all the air had been sucked from his lungs.

There on the screen in front of him was an image of Denny Banister. His profile had become a memorial filled with hundreds upon hundreds of Wall posts from family, friends, colleagues and acquaintances.

“Dennis Banister. Student, Guitarist, Lover, Friend. Passed away October 18th after a short battle with cancer.”

“Denny - you were a diamond. God bless you brotha!!” “RIP Denny - We will never forget you”; “Denny - you were the worst slips fielder ever, but the finest cover drive in a generation - love the game, love you!”; “Denny - your music made us love more”; “Denny - Stevie Ray saved a spot for ya.”

Andy scrolled through myriad profile pictures attached to the posts, his eyes welling with tears as he recognized the faces. Denny’s kid sister Jocelyn, whom he’d nicknamed Joss since they were toddlers; his mother Lucy, a recent convert to the social networking phenomenon; his best friend Anthony Llewellyn, Sonya’s brother. There were friends he had studied with, friends he’d played guitar with, friends with whom he’d grown up who were now living abroad.

He remembered all of them. Andy felt overwhelming waves of grief twist inside of him. All of these people, so much a fixture in Denny’s life, had expressed their love for him and expressed their own grief at his passing. For this wonderful young man had been lost from them. The tears came quickly and fell down over his cheeks. Andy’s heart ached for these friends who had enriched Denny’s life, this place so far away that Denny had called home, this life that was so full of promise - that was so good. He struggled to comprehend the strength of the emotions he was feeling.

Although Sonya didn’t have a page of her own, she was well represented in Denny’s image gallery. There were photos of them together posing for a romantic couple’s shot, photos of them camping with friends from university, lazing on the beach, swimming in the water, hamming it up at a theme park.

Andy had lost track of time. Suddenly a pair of fingers tapped his shoulder, and he jumped in his seat. He spun around quickly to find a young woman standing behind him.

“Excuse me. Your time’s up,” she said, a little awkwardly.

Andy blinked furiously and hurriedly wiped his eyes with his hands, hoping she hadn’t noticed.

“I’m sorry.”

Andy quickly gathered up his things while the woman waited patiently. He gazed at the screen one last time, at Sonya and Denny together, then closed the window as if it had never been.

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