Light In The Head by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-03-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

The last thing Sandy knew was Luke’s voice whispering in her head, Don’t go, and the last thing she felt was his warm breath on her face.

Mary was inconsolable.

Two days later, they buried Sandy. The funeral was poignantly dignified. As the coffin was lowered, Mary laid a tiny pair of shoes on top. Seeing this, Luke let go of his mother’s hand and went to stand beside Mary. He reached down and laid his own tribute on the lid: the plastic cowboy. He wanted Jake to go with Sandy wherever she was going. He knew that, with his protection, her journey would be safe.

When he looked up, he noticed a figure watching the funeral from a distance. It was the Lost Boy. He was hiding in some trees at the edge of the graveyard. He had found some more clothes and shoes, but he still looked a mess. When he realised that Luke was looking at him, he raised a hand in greeting, then turned into the shadows of the trees and walked away.

Luke looked around to see if anybody else had noticed him but everybody had their eyes downcast as the priest prayed over the grave. I wonder if I’m the only one who can see him, Luke thought. He saw his mother looking at him, signalling to him to stand beside her again. He put the Lost Boy out of his mind for the moment as he linked her arm.

He thought again of Sandy, and he felt a hole opening in his soul when he realised the loss of her. He wanted to just fall through the hole, to sink forever. He leaned closer to his mother, hiding in her long coat as his tears coursed down his cheeks, unhindered.

They tried to keep their voices down. They didn’t want Mary to hear. It was her house, after all, and her child had just been buried. Avril had told Mary they would stay with her in Glasnevin for a few days.

Luke heard it all, however, sitting in the room next door with his ear to the wall.

“I don’t see how you have to go now,” Avril whispered tensely.

“Avril, it’s probably the best chance we have of finding out. I have to go while Pitford is here,” Fran tried to sound as reasonable as he could.

“Come on, we can go at any time. We don’t need to do it while that man is here. Besides, I think he’s a phony.”

Fran was in a huff. “Well, I don’t. I think we’re on the right trail here. I don’t understand you. Just last week, you were all enthusiastic about finding out everything we can.”

“Well, this isn’t last week. Anyway, what about Mary? She’s devastated. She needs as much support as she can get.”

“Sandy wasn’t our child. Luke is.” Fran regretted it as soon as the words were out, but it was too late.

Avril’s voice had risen a notch. “Oh, Christ, Fran, what’s gotten into you?”

“OK, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean that. I don’t want to sound heartless, but I want to do what’s best for our son.

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