The Letting by Cathrine Goldstein

Author:Cathrine Goldstein [Goldstein, Cathrine]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Suspense, Futuristic/Sci-Fi, Fantasy
Publisher: The Wild Rose Press
Published: 2014-07-30T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Getting Farnsworth to agree to go to camp is so much easier than I ever imagined. “You want me to go camp?” he asks me, utterly shocked.

“Yes,” I answer. The ocean water laps at my feet and the moon hangs lazily on the horizon. “I can help you get stronger there. Teach you to swim.”

“Like my own personal trainer.” I see he is lost in his thoughts. “Are you joking?” I hear the vulnerability in his voice. “I run a country,” he explains, talking himself out of it. “I couldn’t just go…”

“Okay.” I turn my face toward the sky and feel the warmth of the purple twilight surround me. “It’s up to you. Stay here if you want. I’m sure you’ll have plenty of opportunities to grow strong and learn new sports.” I pull my gown up over my calves and wade deeper into the water. “The ocean is beautiful.” He is standing near enough to me to hear without having to yell. “But it’s nothing like my lake. At night, my lake is so quiet it’s peaceful. Many sleepless nights I have paddled out in a canoe and lay back, letting the sounds of nature and the gentle rocking of the canoe lull me to sleep. During the day, the girls and I fish right off our dock, catching lots of small sunfish and sometimes even a large bass. And of course, there’s the swimming. The lake water temperature is always perfect. On the hot summer days it cools you off completely, but on the chillier spring and fall days, it feels as warm as a bathtub.” I glance at Farnsworth and see I have his rapt attention. “I’ve also built a diving board,” I add, splashing my feet in the water.

“By yourself?” he asks, flabbergasted.

“It wasn’t difficult. I love that board. I run up to it and jump and feel my whole being, body and soul, spring up into the air. It feels like I am stretching up into infinite space. Then I glide in the air for what feels like a beautiful eternity, the wind I’ve created blowing gently against my face. Then splash!” I slap my hands together for emphasis. “Suddenly I break into the water, my arms, then my head, my entire body, and finally my feet. The water caresses me gently and welcomes me in. After long moments of slithering through the water feeling more fish than human, I come up for air. When my head bursts through, I hear nothing but the sound of my own heartbeat, racing from the thrill of it all.”

“Let’s go to camp,” he declares.

“Okay.”

“We’ll leave tonight.” I nod, wondering how I will ever be able to build and set-up a diving board before Farnsworth makes his way down to the waterfront.

****

It is only Farnsworth and me in his helicopter traveling back to camp. He has refused any help, assuring everyone my blood has made him somewhat invincible. He is so invested in this trip I have to be sure I am absolutely ready, mentally and physically.

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