Unraveled (Jersey Girls Book 1) by Lisa-Marie Cabrelli

Author:Lisa-Marie Cabrelli [Cabrelli, Lisa-Marie]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Galahad Press
Published: 2017-01-20T05:00:00+00:00

Claire and Satish stood at the top of Corcovado Mountain after a leg-numbing two-hundred and twenty steps. Satish had suggested the escalator, but she had refused, saying the climb was part of the journey. His head was hot and pounding and he wished he had brought a hat. He stared enviously at Claire’s NYPD baseball cap, which had appeared from her bag before the climb, and he realized he didn’t own a single hat, much less a casual baseball cap.

Claire went to use the rest room and he stood at the edge of the long wall lining the platform, trying to decide whether to look up or down. The view of the city from here was incredible. He could see boats on the horizon of the long stretch of ocean that formed the backdrop of the most realistic oil painting he had ever seen. He couldn’t believe he was standing here and that this view was real. The beach was a yellow silk ribbon woven around the city, holding in the frenetic human life that threatened to spill over into the water. Sugarloaf took its place with pride, standing tall and majestic, dripping with the golden chains of the cable cars that took visitors to the lush, tropical peaks. The physical location of this city gave it power over human emotion, which was hard to ignore. Satish was already feeling a little overwhelmed, but then he looked up, and was surprised to feel his eyes fill with tears.

He had been honest when he told Claire he wasn’t a religious person—he didn’t believe in that mysterious, elusive emotion called “faith.” As he looked up at the statue of Christ the Redeemer, however, he felt that faith must be real. The person who had created this piece of art had been guided by something; whether it was God or simply faith, Satish didn’t know. What Satish did know was that this statue was inspired. A soft, gentle face and a massive, breath-taking expanse of arms stretched over a pulsing city of millions, visible from every point in Rio, cradling its occupants in protection and love. He breathed in and deeply enjoyed a moment of complete tranquility and contentment.

“Beautiful, isn’t he?” He looked down at Claire, who had silently appeared at his elbow. “It sort of makes you wish you were religious, don’t you think?” She turned to Satish and handed him a bottle of water and a baseball cap with “Copacabana” sprawled across the brim. “Sort of makes you wish there was something in your life that could always make you feel that good, just by looking at it.”

“You do,” said Satish before he realized he was saying it out loud.

She had perched her sunglasses on top of her head, so she squinted as she tried to look up into Satish’s eyes. He cheeks were already flushed a soft pink from the exertion of the climb, but now they flushed even deeper. “I do what?” she asked.

Satish looked down and busied himself with pulling the plastic tags off of his brand-new and first ever baseball cap.

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