V.C. Andrews - Logan 03 by Unfinished Symphony

Author:Unfinished Symphony
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2012-01-17T01:16:24+00:00

Epilogue

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Grandma Olivia died two days later, having never regained consciousness. Her doctor said it was a blessing because if she would have come out of the coma, she would have been far worse and Olivia Logan was not the sort of woman who could live under institutionalized care.

Cary didn't want to attend the funeral, but a strange thing happened to me. I suddenly saw things from Grandma Olivia's prospective. Why air our dirty laundry in public? Why embarrass the family?

"After all," I explained, "you still want to live and build a life here, Cary."

He listened and then shook his head with a smile.

"You were probably the right choice for Grandma Olivia's throne, Melody. I'll give the devil her credit there, but that's about all," he added firmly.

"Okay, I'll put on the proper face. I see I'm going to need you to make sure I do the right things from now on," he kidded.

Kenneth and Holly had returned from their honeymoon and we had all spent a night together going over the recent events.

"She was a cold, hard woman, and so intimidating, most men didn't challenge her, especially the men in her family," Kenneth remarked.

"I remember how afraid I was of her when I was younger and used to visit with Haille, Chester and Jacob. When she told us something, we did it and did it fast. I never thought of her as happy though."

"She didn't want anyone else to be happy either," Cary muttered.

None of us spoke. It was better to let the thunder and lightning play itself out and look forward to brighter skies.

The funeral was as large as expected. We decided not to have Grandpa Samuel brought along.

He didn't understand what was happening and we all agreed it would be just more confusing and troublesome for him.

I don't know how I got through my final exams, but I did and my grades were as good as I had hoped.

I stayed at Aunt Sara's and shut myself up in what had been Laura's room, spending almost two days writing and rewriting my valedictorian speech.

Since Grandma Olivia's hospitalization and death, I had moved in with Cary, Aunt Sara and May again. I hated the thought of being in that grand empty mansion, full of darkness, shadows and family secrets.

The Judge began to go over all the estate documents for us and one day, we all went to his home to listen to what would be. Grandma Olivia had done what she had promised ... she had left instructions for my taking eventual control of most of the family fortune. In the meantime it was held in a trust supervised by her bankers and brokers and the Judge was appointed executor.

"You will have to decide about the house," he said. "You can put it up for sale or you can move into it."

"Let's put it up for sale," I said quickly. "I don't think it holds enough happy memories for the family."

"I understand," the Judge said.

With such a fortune in our hands, Cary could be confidant that his boat building business would be a reality.

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