Healed by the Super Power

was done eating, although he took the last bite when the words escaped his mouth. Judging from the point of Ray’s hatred for a speech at the dining table, Sharon inf

lothes. However, he still found it hard to adjust to the small size of the apartment in the senior community, and that contributed to why he

became. Greenland was a long-time promise between Sharon and her husband. When Ray was first diagnosed, she couldn't stop thinking about the trip. She grieved the loss of t

happen because of her husband’s disease. The hope elevated when he mentioned it and now that he was telling their children at dinner, Sharon could

n repeated, her e

he didn't want to call them immediately for fear that Ray would relapse. She couldn't overlook the possibility that his affection was only a result of one of his episodes. It linge

wed that he was completely fine and free from Corticobasal degeneration. The heart disease that haunted him for seven years of his life, made him vulnerable and almost without help. Sharon slowly starte

gold. She wanted them to come running and to see for themselves the miracle that seemed to have happened. So she retrieved all the acting tech

to the hospital." The silence at the other side of the line intrigued Sharon. That's how she was convinced that the bright s

ng the contours she imagined would have disfigured his pretty face. She

ow. I need you." Her tone didn't give her away. She was glad. Maybe because that little part was true. She longed to see them and

e questions. She was glad that her words had worked so far, she couldn't be sure that she could keep u

oud of. She put in so much effort to make sure her children loved each other dearly. They were barely inseparable. Sharon thought that it would be difficult for either of them to ge

Is everything fine, mom?" Sharon couldn't pl

i," she reiterated,

. Why was dad rushe

ure she sounded like she needed a lot of help. "It's a long story,’ she sniffed and sighe

hat's what Will said. I love yo

ment they called to announce their arrival in town. She didn’t tell her husband that Will and Susan were coming. She simply left him to the house cleaning that he busied himself with. She didn't go far or to the mall as she

rom where she was in the neighbors. She tiptoed after them back into the apartment but stay

brought both Will and Susan to a stop. Ray, who also seemed to have realized what was

and Will groaned beside her. Ray extended his arms for a hug. Susan rushed into them and the tone of her voice as she uttered her next words

at the door. He rushed towards her and whipped her in a hug. The tears in his eyes fell. “You got me really scared, mom. I thought–” He sniffed. “I thought dad

lf, she would cry soon. She was tired of shedding tears. She wiped them off and pushed Will towards his

Ray the stress of explaining their decision. “Listen, Ray and I have wanted to do this for a very long time. It was supposed to happen once I reti

ll out of money

e military,” Ray said, pulling

ill and Su

ill recovering, you should be spending the rest of

of our relationship and I trust his decision. Your father is not an invalid, you shouldn’t treat him like one. We are traveling to Greenland, he is

t stranded like before. We want the best for you, trust us.

d with the spoons in their hands, moving it from one corner of the plat

ve, are you co

r a short period or a permanent move. She couldn't be sure what to think. She just wanted to spend time with Ra

red on her as he spoke the last few words. She thought she would cry as she remembered Jessica’s words on that day of the reunion. If it really were the last days they had with each other, it was best to spend it together the way they

pent the ten days that were left until the end of

arrived in Greenland. Sharon merely did the menial jobs, getting their bags read

she saw about the house, the pictures and videos were convincing enough. Of course, Ray had managed to secure another mansion. Although it wasn

again. But she was disappointed when she realized that many of them wouldn't make it. Greenland was too far away for them to make it. Althou

d Sharon of the first time she met Ray. She whispered it to his ear from where she sat beside hi

t she was when the memories were hitched only in her mind and Ray wouldn’t have remembered eve

came back was unexplainable. She wondered what it would have been like if they decided to take a train for their journey. The

eyes were fixed on them or that they were old and people watched. Ray w

iness, and everything that made her body both comfortable and uncomfortable were the signals that communicated her new love for Ray. One t

*

. Don thought of Joan less with each passing day. It must have helped that Edith wasn’t moved by her absence and didn’t seem to care if she was around or not. She never asked about her once in the two months since she got better. On the day of her perform

ost the same way she hammered her wish to write the SAT examination. He was sad to refuse both of her requests but als

She displayed her skills with unmatched confidence and mature coordination. Don almost doubted that he had given birth to her. He couldn’t understand where s

n his mail for close to a month. It wasn't hard to fix an appointment with her. Don didn’t have to worry about Edith ei

d him in a hug that communicated more than she wanted to. Don tried not to communicate how he felt too. They met at a smal

as she was settled, while they expected

I caught a glance of her playing at the a

rvous chuckle that rang from his lips. “She’

been playing since she was two? Because she

hink about it, that's not the case. So what if she used to play the piano, can we say the same

the restaurant before she covered her mouth with her hands and repe

rrival of the waiter with the meal they requested. He served both sides of the table and they watched in awkward silence. When he was done, he asked if th

t kinds of meals. You should come again, maybe with Edi

Edith. Edith deserved to live with her undeserving mother. If he tried to get hooked with someone else, the chances that he would hurt his daughter were hi

ow you someth

uckled and coughed. She beat her chest and gulped a gla

ed from a smile to a frown in a mi

, opened the manuscript of his daughter's book, and gave the phone to Jasmine.

its contents. She took some time, reading the introduction of the book, almo

resting." Where did you get it?” She set

“Edith wrote this,” He picked up hi

hey bowed their heads in different directions in apology. “You’ve got to be kidding me.” She muttered. “How is that e

someone else’s work, but it didn’t matter how many tests I ran or the websites I used. Her book was always a hundred percent original. I decided to hide it away, pretend like she never gave it to me, and ignore all of her rant

mouth with her hands. Holding back the lou

. “It’s not funny, J

d and grabbed his, bringing them to settle on the table. Her eyes were fixed on his and she wore a contagious smile. “You should be proud of her, not scared of

you s

tired of your cowardice." She sighed. “If Joan turned you into this sor

y that!”

her bag and walked out of the restaurant, leaving Don behind. It took a couple of minutes for him to r

asn't how he planned the night to be. He thought he would at least bring her to see Edith and probab

laptop away as soon as Don entered the room and flung herself at him. No matter how ma

teachers

ong. I told them I have

her face in her palms, hiding a smile. “I wanted to work on my book again. I thought it was

tighter. “Your book was too good. I have been living in fear and uncertainty

publish th

one of the university publishers ton

ooked at her dad with the tears that hung in her

r on the forehead. She hugged him again and the

*

he publisher was so impressed immediately after he came in contact with Edith’s manuscript that he was eager to process t

t know what to expect at first, a backlash from readers, commendation

and fast-increasing fans. They came from everywhere willing to have a few minutes with the

didn't end and it didn't help too when the world found out about her talent with

but he could tell that she was not altogether cheerful. She was happy for Edith but was angry with him. He didn’t need to ask her t

hed he could do something about, her attitude and withdrawal, but he was not sure of himself. Edith

made in such little time, Don itched to share his heart pain with her. He did. She was quiet at first, ruminating and s

ht Edith would feel about him for liking another woman, who wasn’t her mother. He was worried for nothing

do. I'm your only child because she didn't think you could give her a normal child. With mom, it was never about you, or me, or us. It

want to tell me you haven't noticed how she pushes you to do more and encourages you always. Jasmine i

did from a child. He hugged her tight before

would have panicked and wondered how to fit the life of Joan and Edith but he was lucky enough to have two women wh