The When Hell Meets Heaven Collection by JM Dragon

Author:JM Dragon
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fiction, romance, lesbian, detective, spy, nun, adventrue
Publisher: Affinity Ebook Press NZ Ltd

Chapter Thirty

Olivia dismounted from her bike, with a swift kick set the bike stand, and strode in the direction of the wall of remembrance in the Good Shepherd Cemetery. Climbing the few steps to the bank of lockers holding the urns of the departed she proceeded to number three sixty-five and stood beside it for a few seconds as she stared at the name—Paul Santos.

She reached inside her leather jacket and took out the wooden box that held what she considered her most beloved treasures—memories. Opening the small catch, she selected from the contents a key, placed it in the keyhole of the locker, and listened as she heard the tiny mechanism release the lock. With a heavy sigh, she opened the door and gazed at the small urn that contained her father’s ashes. It was made from the same wood that made her mother’s coffin. In the sixteen years of her life with her parents, she had never expected that in death they wouldn’t share the same burial preparations since in life they shared everything. Their father’s will had been specific—he wanted to be cremated. Their mother had been equally adamant about her burial. They had seen to it that they appeased both their wishes. The final sensitive touch of using the same wood had been Nicky’s idea. With an almost fearful movement of her hand, she touched the urn and then stepped back, tears running copiously down her cheeks. As she tried to brush them away, they fell even heavier. Finally, ignoring her tears, she rested her hazy gaze on the contents of the box.

Inside, were pictures of her parents getting married along with some of her and Nicky as babies and toddlers. Another was of her dad along with a few others receiving the Medal of Honor for bravery in the line of duty. Her personal favorite was the one taken the last Christmas they were all together. Her mother had finally given in and decided to allow a restaurant to cook. One of the waiters had taken the photo. She smiled at the pudgy little girl she once was. Her brother looked so young and innocent and her parents were such a handsome couple. She could see in their eyes how much in love they still were.

Picking her way through her scattered memories, she touched the rings her parents had worn—family heirlooms from her father’s side that went back at least two hundred years. The eldest child received them when they reached twenty-one to share with the one they chose to love and cherish for all time. She felt sadness wash over her. Nicky was gone and she would never share her life like that with anyone.

She closed the box, placed it inside the sepulcher next to the urn, and shut the door. She turned the key, locking away the things of her family that she held dear for safekeeping. “You were right, Dad. I did go over to the dark side and I’m so sorry I shamed our family name.

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