To Catch an Angel by Jody Sharpe

Author:Jody Sharpe [Sharpe, Jody]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-11-08T05:00:00+00:00

11

Rainy Winds Of Night

Gram and GG are sitting in their recliners when I arrive home. GG’s wearing her blue and pink evening attire, aka, her bathrobe. Gram is dressed in her blue sweater and scarf ready for her date with Tim. They both look concerned as they see my face. Taking my wet shoes off on the porch and coat off at the coat rack, I’ve left the manila envelope on the end of the front porch, knowing the drips from the gutters will soak it through. I don’t want GG and Gram to know about the men in Polly Ann’s life. King finds my hand and licks it. “What happened with Brian, dear, and the meeting?” Gram gets up and strokes my head. “You’re so wet, let me get a towel.”

“No, I’m fine, really.” Looking at their worried faces, I know I must tell them at least about Jack. Telling Gram what Brian said about all the men my mother is in contact with would hurt her. I’ll throw the envelope in the trash when they’ve gone to bed. My stomach growls; I didn’t eat lunch or even have one of Helen’s cinnamon rolls. I explain the story Brian told me about Jack Benfield meeting Polly Ann.

“It just can’t be Jack. I hope not anyway. It would cause so much angst for Stella, Jenny, and Guy. There’s never been any sort of sign of this at all. Wouldn’t I have seen something? Wouldn’t you two know about it?”

Gram says gently, “Mother, it can’t possibly be Jack, even though there was that time Jack dated Polly Ann!” I almost fall off the chair. I’ve never heard this. Jenny surely doesn’t know about this either.

“What? When was this?”

“Oh, Maggie, there was a rift between Polly Ann and Stella before you were born. Stella and Polly Ann were good friends in High School, but then Jack and your mother went out a time or two after Stella and Jack broke up during the summer they all came home from college. It was brief as I recall, but when they got back together, Stella never spoke to your mother again. Polly Ann said Stella wouldn’t even look her way if they walked by each other on the street. But Polly Ann didn’t try to talk to her either. No, my intuition says no. If that dear Jack thought he was your father, he would have come forward. He’s that kind of man. It’s never crossed my mind. It’s someone we don’t know I feel, someone who lives far away. I’ve always thought that.”

“I know you both would tell me if you had a vibe about it. It just can’t be him.”

GG and Gram have tried to shield me. They tried to make my life so good without a mother and father, and they truly succeeded. I look down and pet King. I don’t want Jack to be my father. For me it would be wonderful, but for Jenny and Guy and Stella? No.

Mabel

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