The Gold Touch That Went Cattywampus by Amy Boyles

Author:Amy Boyles [Boyles, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LADYBUGBOOKS LLC
Published: 2020-03-01T06:00:00+00:00

Gary

Gary had never been a fan of antiques. He didn’t like old things, not at all. He preferred things that were sparkling new and fancy.

He also preferred gold. Ever since Gary had acquired his talent, he had a new appreciation for gold. The shining stuff was much prettier than he’d ever imagined. It reflected light in a way that some might even call magical.

That made him laugh to himself. Gold was magical? He wouldn’t have been surprised if it was. The gift he had received was definitely magical, if not God-given.

Gary had never been a man of God his entire life, not even when he was a kid. But now that he’d been bestowed with this gift, he started to think that maybe, perhaps maybe, he did believe in God. Not only did he believe in God, but he was doing God’s work in a way. By giving others the gift of gold, he was certainly giving others a wonderful, wonderful thing—hope and joy.

The looks of wonder that folks gave him reinforced that. People always had such big eyes when he showed them that their button had been turned into gold. Some people said it was miraculous, what he did.

He would have to agree. There was definitely something similar to a miracle in the power he now had. Oh, he didn’t like to brag about it. He didn’t want to be known as a man with a power. He wanted to remain humble, stay true to himself.

But still…there were temptations. Before, Gary had considered women and drink to be two of the best parts of life. He smacked his lips, remembering what a drink tasted like.

But now he saw things differently. His was a higher calling. He was a conduit, a miracle worker, as it were. People didn’t just seek him out to watch a simple gold transference. They asked him to heal their sick children or to give them hope.

He had declined the offers to help the sick children. That was not what he wanted to do. After all, how could turning something to gold help a person become well?

It couldn’t and that was the truth. But when it came to offering faith, he did have something to give. He had cupped a woman’s hand and prayed with her. In the end she had seemed happier, her hope restored. To Gary, that had been worth something.

A woman looked up from the counter. “Yoo-hoo! What can I get for you today?”

Gary considered her to be somewhat pretty. She had the clear skin of youth and wore red-rimmed glasses and red lipstick. It was the sort of lipstick that only weeks ago would have drawn him in. The hue was the color of crushed maraschino cherries—vibrant and tangy on her flesh.

The color tempted him the same as her open smile. He closed his eyes tight. He did not want to be tempted. He’d not come all this way, done all this good, worked what people called miracles, to be tempted by a woman.

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