Heartsong (Logan 2)

people to explain, express, and communicate their

feelings, fears, and dreams to each other. May was

born with a disadvantage and given another obstacle

to overcome. It was at times like these when that

handicap would announce itself most loudly and make

the rest of us feel even more frustrated trying to help

her and, therefore, help ourselves.

When Cary and Aunt Sara came out, they both

looked glum. Aunt Sara was dabbing her eyes with a

handkerchief. Cary looked pale. Even his lips had lost

most of their color. He guided his mother to the settee

and then he turned to me.

"It's hard seeing him hooked up to oxygen and

all those heart monitors clicking away. He looks so

small in that bed--he looks like a corpse," he blurted

and his tears broke free to burn down his cheeks. May

started to cry and move her hands about desperately

for news.

Cary signed to her that Uncle Jacob was still

sick but getting better and told her to go sit with their

mother. She did so and Aunt Sara embraced her. The

two rocked gently on the settee. Cary turned back to

me.

"He can talk," he said. "Just barely whisper, but

he can talk. Just before we left, he asked me about you

and I told him you were out here."

"He asked about me?"

"Yes. Then he said--" Cary paused, looked

back at his mother and then back at me. "

Then he said