The Magic Touch by Jody Lynn Nye

Author:Jody Lynn Nye [Nye, Jody Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal & Urban, Literature & Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Teen & Young Adult
Amazon: B00XYVOGAC
Publisher: WordFire Press
Published: 2015-05-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

“Are you serious about that nice girl?” Rose asked, early Wednesday evening. Ray, bless him, looked very spiffy in a button-down short-sleeved shirt and a pair of nice trousers. He resembled a very young substitute math teacher, but he wouldn’t thank her for telling him that, so she just smiled her approval. It was a lovely evening, so bright and warm, with only a suggestion of clouds in the west. As the days grew longer, they’d be able to do more of their work in sunlight, which was a pleasant change from most of the year. Rose looked forward to enjoying their walk. “Have you considered whether one day you’ll make it permanent?”

“Do you mean, do I have honorable intentions toward her?” Ray said, strolling along beside her. “Sure, someday. I mean, we’re steady. I can’t think about marriage for a long time. Neither can she. She wants to be a veterinarian, and that’ll take years more of school. I mean, I’d support her once I got a good job. She really loves to work with animals.”

“And what do you want to do after college?” Rose asked. “I know you were a good student. Your grandmother used to kvell about you.” When he looked blank, she added, “It’s a special kind of bragging reserved for elder relatives.”

“Oh.” Ray was silent for a little while. “I was okay. I wanted to be a doctor so bad I dreamed of it all the time. Every time I saw a doctor on a TV show, I thought: that’ll be me. And when they started to show African-American doctors, I practically ate the TV guide. But I blew it. I goofed off a little, and my grade point average fell. You know, you have to decide you want to be a doctor in grade school, and stick to it forever, or it just can’t happen.”

“I know,” Rose said, sympathetically. “The system doesn’t let you be a child when you’re a child. The competition is so fierce! Well, what else? You’re good with plants—the ones you’ve learned about,” she said, when Ray grinned with embarrassment. “Have you thought of botany?”

“Yeah, I have,” Ray said, brightening a little. “I like plants, and if I can’t go to medical school, I want a science career of some kind working with them. Botany, marine plant biology, genetics. If I flunk every course at college, I could still become a horticulturalist. It’s a growing field, too.” Rose chuckled at his joke.

“So what, after all the thinking and worrying, did you finally do with the brownie points this weekend?” Rose asked. Ray grimaced. Something clicked when she mentioned brownie points. “You have something on your mind. Want to talk about it?”

“Yeah,” Ray said, his shoulders relaxing. He’d been waiting to unload on her. He told her about the man he’d caught watching Chanel, Rose understood his concern for his little sister. Not that stalking and abduction had been unheard of when she was raising young daughters, but it was far more common now, and far more deadly.

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