Heart of Lies
“He was polite, albeit distant. He purchased a new carpetbag for her things, one that complimented a small hat trimmed with curled emerald ribbons and little blue feathers that Madame Bouchard had tucked in as a lagniappe, an unexpected little extra given by New Orleans merchants and vendors. He made certain she was comfortably settled whether aboard the train or the steamer across the gulf.
It should have been an exciting journey full of promise.
From the moment they boarded the train in New Or...leans she tried to convince herself she should be happy. But riding beside Tom, sitting shoulder to shoulder with him, reminded her that they might soon part ways.
Passing bayous and rivers, fields of waving cane, the cypress forests, tupelo, gum, and water oak on the way to Breashear Bay, she found herself wondering why she’d ever agreed to this. How did she think she could walk away from the only home she’d ever known? How naïve she’d been to think she could spend days in Tom’s company and not be tempted to give in to her longing?MoreLess
It should have been an exciting journey full of promise.
From the moment they boarded the train in New Or...leans she tried to convince herself she should be happy. But riding beside Tom, sitting shoulder to shoulder with him, reminded her that they might soon part ways.
Passing bayous and rivers, fields of waving cane, the cypress forests, tupelo, gum, and water oak on the way to Breashear Bay, she found herself wondering why she’d ever agreed to this. How did she think she could walk away from the only home she’d ever known? How naïve she’d been to think she could spend days in Tom’s company and not be tempted to give in to her longing?MoreLess
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