The Islands
“Sweet. A tradewind lifted the damp curls on Catherine’s neck. The sun was warm. In the background she heard Hawaiian steel guitars playing. Her body was relaxing after the long flight. The snowy stopover in New York had been tiring and the weather had been freezing. Here in Honolulu the bright sunlight, the colourful clothes, the flowers, made her feel the plane had landed on a different planet. These initial sensations would stay with her the rest of her life.
In the airport terminal every...one was smiling, welcoming, greeting people with ‘Aloha, aloha’. Walking through the exit Catherine saw waving palms outside the glass doors and a blur of faces.
And there was Bradley, just as he’d promised.
In the last few months, Bradley had surprised Catherine with letters and occasional phone calls and this had strengthened the bond between them. The distance had given them time to develop a different relationship where they’d exchanged thoughts and feelings on all kinds of subjects, the kind of things that might be difficult to say face to face.MoreLess
In the airport terminal every...one was smiling, welcoming, greeting people with ‘Aloha, aloha’. Walking through the exit Catherine saw waving palms outside the glass doors and a blur of faces.
And there was Bradley, just as he’d promised.
In the last few months, Bradley had surprised Catherine with letters and occasional phone calls and this had strengthened the bond between them. The distance had given them time to develop a different relationship where they’d exchanged thoughts and feelings on all kinds of subjects, the kind of things that might be difficult to say face to face.MoreLess
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