When Horses Had Wings by Diana Estill

Author:Diana Estill [Estill, Diana]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Abuse, Inspirational, Poverty, Divorce, cookie429, driving, strong women, seventies, custody, family drama, adversity, Kat, Extratorrents
Publisher: Diana Estill
Published: 2011-10-20T14:07:30+00:00

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I wasn’t sure whose spirit I was channeling when I agreed to have lunch with Anthony. I heard myself say the word “yes,” but it didn’t feel like that answer had come from me.

Over a plate lunch that could have been mule feed for all I cared, Anthony looked at my left hand and said, “I take it you’re married.”

“Yes, I am. Just not happy about it.”

I studied the thin gold band that had cost Kenny thirteen dollars at K-Mart. What did it mean? A band of eternity, but eternal what? I wondered. Anthony gave me a sympathetic smile. He was gorgeous to look at, even better than those guys in the Sears catalogs. His body smelled manly, but in a good way. “If you want to expand on that, you can,” he said.

“Some other time, maybe.”

We ate in silence for what felt like forever before he asked, “You ever think about leaving him?”

I blotted my mouth with my napkin, borrowing time. “Hardly a day when I don’t think about it.” I stared off, away from Anthony’s piercing gaze, to keep from crying. “But it’s kind of like climbing Mount Everest. You know?”

Anthony tilted his head to one side. “What’s holding you back?”

“A Remington.”

“The western painter?”

I had no earthly idea where that came from or to whom he might be referring. “The western rifle maker,” he said.

“How about you?” I asked, shifting the subject to something more interesting. “Are you married?”

He flashed the backside of his left hand at me. “Not yet. My girlfriend works here in the personnel center. You might have seen her.”

Girlfriend? Oh, no. I didn’t want him to have a love interest. “The one with the long black hair?” I prayed I’d guessed wrong.

“Darlene. That’s her. Yeah, I know before you say it. She’s pretty. Everybody tells me that.”

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