The Light Through the Leaves by Glendy Vanderah

Author:Glendy Vanderah [Vanderah, Glendy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Coming of Age, Women, Family Life, General
ISBN: 9781542026208
Google: 76quzQEACAAJ
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Goodreads: 54741127
Publisher: Amazon Publishing
Published: 2021-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

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Raven didn’t ask for a baby. She didn’t want one, and Mama had said she should want something with all her heart and soul when she did an Asking. If Mama felt that way, she could ask for a baby all she wanted.

During her walk in the forest, she pondered why Mama would suddenly allow her to date a boy when she’d been so against her friendships years ago. And she wondered about reproductive isolation. It was all very strange.

Strange but good. Why question the freedom that was now hers for the taking?

The next day, Raven told Chris her mother knew about their relationship. She told him she was okay with it, and they could be together as much as they liked. Chris said to celebrate, they should go on a real date. On Friday night, they went out for dinner and a movie.

Mama was curious about the date when she arrived home. Again, she asked if she and Chris had sex. Raven replied that she had not. She tried not to be angry about Mama’s prying. She reminded herself that Mama was very different from other people. Her fascination with Raven’s attraction to Chris must come from her deep connection to the earth’s natural cycles of reproduction.

On Monday, Chris asked Raven over to his house to do their homework. Both his parents worked, and his older brother was in college, which meant they had the place to themselves.

He showed her around his house, which was small and neat. Then he took her hand and led her to his bedroom. The room was similar to Jackie’s and Huck’s but with more sports posters and trophies. Raven sat at his desk to do math problems while he rested on the bed to read an English book he had to finish.

Raven had hardly started when Chris got up, closed the door, and locked it. “Get over here, beautiful,” he said, pulling her to the bed.

They kissed and tussled. Raven liked tickling and play fighting with him almost as much as kissing. It reminded her of her summer with the boys. He always let her win their mock battles. Raven sat up on top of him and looked down at his face. He liked when she did that.

“Remember that first day we met?” he said. “We were playing softball, and your bird flew down and landed on your shoulder. I had no idea what was going on. I thought you were some kind of magic girl.”

She smiled and traced her finger around his navel.

“Reece used to call you Cinderella, but to me you were more like the witches and wizards in stories. I swear I wouldn’t have been surprised if you’d turned into a bird and flown into the forest with that bird you raised.”

He had seen her true being—her raven spirit. She was afraid to respond.

Abruptly but gently, he laid her down on the bed. Leaning over her, he said, “I’m in love with you, Magic Girl. Do you know that?”

In love. Those were big words.

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