Heartsong (Logan 2)

"I think it was something he wanted only me to

know right now, Cary. I don't feel right talking about

it. I hope you understand."

"Oh. Sure," he said, although his eyes betrayed

his hurt. It wasn't a time for a father to keep secrets

from his son. "I understand. It must have been pretty

important to him, though. He was willing to chance

dying to do it, huh?"

I nodded and we went to the vending machine.

We brought Aunt Sara her tea and May her soda and

then Cary went to check on Uncle Jacob one final

time. He returned to say Aunt Sara could go in with

him now and Aunt Sara decided they should take May

so she would see Uncle Jacob was still alive. I waited for them in the lounge, thinking about

the things Uncle Jacob had said. He sensed death at

his door and felt he had to confess to me. I realized

how much blame he had carried in his heart all these

years, but I doubted if he was the main cause of any

sins Mommy had committed afterward.

"He'

s stabilized," Cary told me after they

emerged from CCU. "Let's go home and get some

sleep. We're all exhausted."

I couldn't argue with that. May actually fell

asleep in my arms on the way home and Aunt Sara

looked as if she would topple herself any moment.

Cary helped her out of the car and into the house. She

wanted to go to the kitchen to do some final cleanup,

but he insisted she go right upstairs and get to bed. "Dad's going to need you stronger than ever,

Ma. You can't run yourself down now," he said with