The field had become eerily quiet, he realized as he continued to stare at the sun; the birds had stopped chirping, the tree frogs had stopped their songs, the crickets were silent.
It was only Brett and his words.
“Twenty-nine,” he continued with a sob. “Kendra will live on in the twenty-nine girls that she saved, and she will live on in any of those girls who go on to have children of their own.”
His body was racked with sobs now, but he continued anyway, forcing the words out.
“Thirty,” he croaked. “Kendra will live on in thirty people, because Kendra will live on in me.”
Brett Cherry wiped the tears from his eyes and folded the envelope before putting it back in his pocket.
We are going to miss you, Ken-Ken.
END
Author’s Note
…and breathe. It’s over, at least until Book 3 in the Family Values Trilogy, Daughter, comes out in Fall 2016. Lots more of this tale, about mater est, matrum omnium and the swamp that needs a-tellin’.
Father was one of my favorite books to write, partly because some of the material struck home to me as a father of three. No, I won’t be dropping any of my children off at a church anytime soon (I’m partial to all of them), but there is no denying the impact that I have on them. My impact is reflected in the things they say and do, how they act, and how they treat others. And if there is anything that this world needs today, I would argue that treating others just a little bit better is near the top of that list.
In all honesty, I’m forever grateful for you, loyal reader, for supporting what I do. I hope that despite the dark material in my books, I put a smile on your face by taking you to a different world, if only for a few hours.
Take care,
Patrick
Montreal, 2016
Other Books by Patrick Logan
Insatiable Series
Book 1: Skin
Book 2: Crackers
Book 3: Flesh
Book 4: Parasite
Family Values Trilogy
Witch (Prequel)
Mother
Father
Daughter (Fall 2016)
Short Stories
System Update
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Second Edition: September, 2016