Children of the Salt Road by Lydia Fazio Theys

Author:Lydia Fazio Theys [Theys, Lydia Fazio]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-09-26T04:00:00+00:00

“Brothers and sisters?”

No reaction.

She draws awhile, then pauses. “Where do you go to school? Or preschool?” He doesn’t even look up. “I bet you live in a nice place. Is it close to here?” He nods—one clipped downward dip of his chin. Something! But was that yes to it being nice or close by? Or was it a yes at all? Catherine tries to learn more, but Nico grows wary, and she wants him to stay.

“I have an idea. Why don’t you draw a picture for me? Of yourself. Of—how about of where you were last night? And I’ll draw one for you—of me where I was last night. OK?” He meets her gaze with no change in expression and starts to draw. Catherine does the same. She sketches the restaurant table in Marsala, the casual strollers in the streets, and the fire juggler in the act of crouching to catch a flaming torch.

It’s more and more clear that there are only two possibilities: either Mark cannot see Nico and she can, or she has lost her mind. Perhaps you can’t tell when you lose contact with reality, but surely, other things would be out of whack as well. And it can’t be Mark—levelheaded, practical Mark. So what’s left? Can Nico be a ghost? She doesn’t even believe in that kind of thing. There must be something she’s not thinking of.

“Catherine? Catherine?” It’s Giulia.

Catherine gets up from the floor and brushes the dirt from the seat of her jeans. “I’ll be right back, Nico. Wait, OK?”

Giulia comes in carrying a tray with a teapot and a plate covered in a cloth napkin.

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