The Secret That Intervened by Lisa Marie Stum

Author:Lisa Marie Stum [Stum, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Amazon: B00K08YCH4
Published: 2014-04-27T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17 - Cody

I stared out the window into the backyard as I stood in my mom’s kitchen. The porch light cut through the darkness of the night, illuminating the large oak tree outside. The orange and red leaves swayed from the branches as the wind crashed into them. Leaves torn from the tree danced in the wind until they finally crashed into the ground.

Lost in thought, memories of me and my dad playing guitar under the oak came to mind. Dad taught me the first note that I ever learned while seated underneath of it. That day held one of my most treasured memories of him; his passion had become mine that day. Every time I started a show I thought of it, and silently thanked him for all the many gifts he had given me. Not the kind of gifts that can be tossed in the trash, but the kind that remain in your heart forever.

Every single Wednesday and Saturday we would practice together. When the weather was warm we would practice outside. During the winter and on rainy days we would practice in the kitchen, usually while Mom was cooking dinner.

The day Dad died, Hailey sat with me underneath the oak for three hours. Her blue corduroy pants were about an inch too short, which revealed socks that didn’t match, and her striped shirt was a bit too snug. She wore that shirt at least once a week. Her thirteen-year-old body had outgrown it, having worn the thing since she was eleven. That day we mostly sat in silence until she started to tap her pen against the diary in her lap and I matched the rhythm of it with a chord that grew into the bridge of a song.

A smile came to my face as I recalled the comfort she brought me that day with her quiet presence, on what was the worst day of my life.

Mom interrupted my thoughts. “What did you do last night?”

“The three of us went out for ice cream.” I grinned as I thought about the way Chloe’s face had lit up when I handed her the cone with colored sprinkles on it. Within minutes, she had managed to get the ice cream all over her shirt and face. Sprinkles stuck to the sides of her mouth, above her lip, and even on her nose. Hailey had put down her bowl of frozen yogurt and reached into her bag, grabbing some wipes. I had laughed at her and then taken them out of her hands, convincing her to just let things be and wait until Chloe was through with her treat.

“I’m glad that you and Hailey are getting along so well. I always thought that one day the two of you would find your way,” Mom said.

“Mom, she’s the girl for me. It’s never been like this with anyone else.” I paused and my eyes focused back on the oak tree. “When I look at her, I know that I want her to be my wife one day.

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