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The storm, too, was gone. Magically, the encircling winds died, the fog melted away, the clouds dispersed. Midday sunlight burst free and flooded the sky, warming Dan’s face and spirit.
He clung there a few moments longer, wiping his eyes, gathering his wits, girding himself to face a world without Carrie. Finally, when he turned away, he saw Senator Crenshaw leaning over the hospital bed, whispering to his unconscious son.
“Did you hear that, Charlie? You’re going to be well again. All I’ve got to do is give away everything I own. But that’s no problem, Charlie. I’ll set up trusts for everything, even for Paraiso. That way all my assets will be out of my control, but we can still live here. And I’ll put my nomination bid on hold. I won’t do anything until you’re better, Charlie. After that, you’ll see the goddamndest campaign you ever saw in your life. You just wait and see, Charlie.”
As Dan walked past he couldn’t resist saying, “You just don’t get it, do you.”
“What?” Crenshaw said, straightening. “What do you mean?”
“Weren’t you listening?”
“Of course, I—”
“Then think about what you heard, fool.”
Dan could not spare any more time here. A new world waited outside. He could feel it.
He hurried up the stairs and burst out into the new fresh air. He had no idea what he’d find when he got back to civilization, but he knew the events of the past few moments would change it forever.
For better or for worse? And for how long? He would see.
He dearly wished Carrie were here to explore it with him. And maybe she was. She’d touched his life so deeply, he knew he’d always carry a part of her with him.
He thrust his hands into his pockets and realized that Carrie was still with him in a more tangible way. He pulled out her baggies of powder and clippings and stared at them. Whatever he found out there in the new world, he was sure now that the new age of miracles was not over yet.
Perhaps it had just begun.
Find Harmony, children
And you will find Heaven
~~~
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F. Paul Wilson (b. 1946) is an American author, primarily in the science fiction and horror genres. A part-time family physician, he wrote his first novel, Healer, in 1976. Among his best-known characters is Repairman Jack, an urban mercenary who first appeared in the 1984 New York Times bestseller, The Tomb.
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