“Surprise!” he exclaims and sets me on the ground.
I spin around and catch Prophet’s eyes. “Did you know about this?”
“Of course I did.” He grins.
Knowing he set this up with my brother touches me. I’ve been in the middle of a tug-o-war between the two. Now that they’ve decided to play nice, I see smooth sailing ahead. “I’m glad you came,” I say to my brother.
There are shadows in his eyes, stories he’ll share when he’s ready, if he can. He’s a man with a foot in two very violent worlds. It scares me. But now we are all here and there’s no major threat looming over my head. I rejoin Prophet as Houdini makes his rounds. “Thank you,” I mouth.
“Anything for you, Vita.” Prophet winks and pulls me to his side— where I know I belong.
Acknowledgements
Photo Courtesy of MHP Photography
There for You Editing
Leanore Elliott