Talented Hands by Zach Morgan
Author:Zach Morgan [Morgan, Zach]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-08-01T16:00:00+00:00
"Hey Soren," said Kimberly, the receptionist, who was in the process of typing something up. She didn't look up, but she had the habit of talking without looking at you.
"Hey Kim," I answered. "Is Dr. Greenberg in?"
"Doctor Greenberg is presently in his office and is available for consultation or advisement purposes," Kim said in her best bored monotone.
"Oh, that's great. You see, I'm thinking of going into history..."
Kim laughed, raucously. While she didn't look up, her voice was warmer now. "Alright. Go have your chat and everything, he's been expecting you. I think he wants you to take a look at his conference paper."
I took in a breath, sharp and surprised. "Really?"
Asking me to look at his conference paper... well, I thought, maybe just for proofreading.
Part of why the Sacred Band had been on my mind in that last session in the classroom is because that was exactly what Al (OK, Dr. Greenberg, but I couldn't help but think of him as 'Al') was studying.
In fact, he was putting together an analysis to argue that the image of the Sacred Band was based on a real group, as opposed to total fiction or a sort of fictionalization of a real practice. Like how Sappho's poetry written on the island of Lesbos has led to the term "lesbian" for, well... lesbians.
I'd pulled documents for Al, and my Greek was a little better than his, so I'd helped read some inscriptions... but that just meant I'd be in the credits down near the bottom. I wasn't even thinking of it as a publication for my own record - I was just glad to help someone I cared about.
Kim was gazing at me, expectantly. I must have spaced out for a moment. "Yeah for real," she said. "He made me print out a couple of copies. He took 'em in with him. Go get 'em, tiger."
Kim didn't have to tell me twice. I went on ahead, through the narrow hallway with its yellow-tinged and oddly homey light fixtures, past the doors I never cared about, and up to Al's door. It was labeled by a picture of the Titanic striking what looked like a giant emerald...
A green berg, you see.
I knocked twice.
"It's open," came the voice from inside.
I turned the knob and pushed.
Al was already turning in his chair, rising to his feet to greet me. His eyes were crinkling as his lips drew up in a smile, and I stared at him for a single breathless moment. At his faintly tanned skin, at the hawklike curve of his nose, at the sharp blue eyes beneath thick brows. He was smiling with the confidence that comes from success in life - he had found his place and he was truly, genuinely happy there.
It was like standing in the sun.
I felt that usual brief, strong pang of longing as I looked at him - he was handsome and he was slim too. He wore a tweed jacket, but he'd put biker patches on the shoulders.
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