Caldwell didn’t really care about anything else right now. Sure, he worried his career was in the crapper, but until he saw Lily again, he knew he wouldn’t be able to sleep or rest or concentrate on anything else. She was out there somewhere.
Chapter 58
And She Flew
Lily stared at Waipo’s head stone. With trembling fingers, she traced the outline of fucanglong, the dragon of hidden treasure engraved upon the surface. The figure assumed to undulate and pulse, but it was just her grief bringing him to life deceiving her mind and heart.
She placed a single red rose upon the earth, “Shangdi baoyou,” she whispered. God blesses.
The crucible pulsed red, blue, yellow, white, and black against her chest. Lily held her breath as the most exquisite singing reached her ears. Off in the emerald hills of the Nanhua Mountains the fenghuang sang to her its soothing songs.
After three days in her grandmother’s village, Lily still felt 7,000 miles away from the truth, but closer to Waipo. While tempted to remain cloistered in the remote village, Lily knew she couldn’t hide from life. With longing, she searched the landscape again for the colorful bird, but it had disappeared leaving an empty place in her heart. She hadn’t found all the answers here, but managed to garner some peace and strength, taking the first step towards healing.
Time to face issues back home.
She couldn’t procrastinate any longer. She planned to visit a certain Atlanta homicide detective. Will he be Detective Hottie or Hothead when he sees me? She clutched the crucible as her stomach lurched and she took a chance, plunging down the spinning roulette wheel of life.
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About the Author
Tricia lives in Marietta, Georgia with her husband, Lou, her little yappy dog, Lola Belle, and her big orange mutant cat, George. Her two stepsons, Joseph and Robert, make stopovers as well, making sure to keep life an adventure.
Tricia earned a B.A. in Journalism and Anthropology from Indiana University in Bloomington. After moving to Atlanta in 1992, she obtained her Masters of Education in Communication Disorders from Georgia State University and spent a decade working as a Speech-Language Pathologist, most recently in the pediatric field treating children on the Autism Spectrum.
Writing has always been a part of her life—like breathing and chocolate. To reach Tricia or get the latest stories, please visit http://www.triciazoeller.com or https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tricia-Zoeller-Author/439025286173082?ref=tn_tnmn.
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