Unmending the Veil by Heaton Lisa

Author:Heaton, Lisa [Heaton, Lisa]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781481290302
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2013-07-28T05:00:00+00:00

12

Shifting into park, for a moment Robin sat looking at her former home. Though it appeared much the same, one major difference was that it now had a silver metal roof. It was what they wanted to put on when they first moved in, but could not afford it at the time. Pale yellow with white trim, she recalled how Mike and Trevor painted it over the course of two weekends that first year. Looking like a little doll house, the sight of it stirred up a sense of accomplishment mixed with a deeper sense of regret.

When her parents first brought them out to see the place, she knew it was the home for her. Mike was happy as long as she was happy. Even before they moved in, they were there every afternoon working and cleaning up. Having been vacant for some ten years, just to clear out the weeds and debris from around the house took two days. It had been worthwhile though. Nestled in a little valley between two hills with tall trees, the rear of the property was edged by farmland. There was a long gravel driveway that led from the two-lane highway up to the house, and she noticed on the drive up how well maintained the yard was.

Sighing, she gripped the steering wheel and prayed, “Lord, I don’t know if I can go through with this.” But she knew she could, no matter how difficult. Along with the sight before her came a flood of memories, good memories, ones that made her want to go back in time when they were so in love. Tears pooled in her eyes as she recalled walking up that set of steps with Mike, him holding Michael and shielding his eyes from the sun when they brought him home from the hospital.

Stepping from the car, she walked tentatively up the stairs in order to knock on the door before she lost her nerve altogether. Though there was no answer, his old blue truck was in the drive, and she smelled burgers on the grill. So naturally, she moved down the stairs and toward the left side of the house. Not having an official back door, theirs was instead a side door. At the side of the house, she hesitated. There he was, standing over the grill, flipping burgers. It was like a flashback in time. He wore a white t-shirt and jeans, and something about the familiarity of the sight made her want to turn and run. Instead, she moved closer, saying, “Knock, knock.”

When he looked up, he dropped his spatula on the ground. “Robin?”

“Hi.” She walked nearer, stopping at the gate. Fumbling with and finally unhooking the latch, she continued on to the patio where he stood staring at her. Reading such surprise on his face, she simply smiled, unsure of what to say next.

He could only stand there, too. Too shocked to speak, all he could do was stare at her. Purely convinced just one minute

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