be worried sick. Since you know she’s been put in the system already, I’m not breaking any rules. But that’s al I know. I’m sure she’s doing fine. It’s got to be better than where she was at.” Julie hoped she spoke the truth. “I wish I could help, I realy do. I have no authority to locate her. My hands are tied.
There’s just no way I can to get access to her records.” A heavy silence weighed between them, his despair palpable.
“Listen, sometimes we get information, or a student comes back. Libby and I had a bit of connection. It’s possible she might contact me some time. If she does, I can have her get a hold of you.
Or if I hear any news, I can let you know.” She hoped this would at least lessen his pain.
“That would be awesome. Thank you. You don’t know how great that is to hear.”
“Wel, it’s a long shot, I may never hear from her.”
“But you might, and it’s the best news I’ve heard in weeks.” He gave her his cel number and their manager’s office number too.
“We’re on our European tour, so I might not get your cal. But leave a message, it’l catch up to me. Miss Orman, I can’t thank you enough.”
His spirits seemed much improved and that cheered her as wel. At least one other person out there supported Libby.
“No problem, I’m happy to do anything I can to help her.” The school bel rang ending the class period.
“I’ve got go, but Peter, thanks for caling and good luck on your tour.”
“Thanks.”
Julie gently placed the phone back in the cradle and walked into the main office. “You aren’t going to believe this,” she said to the secretary.
# # #
The sound check dragged on. Peter sat on a stool mid-stage waiting as the engineers made adjustments. Each minute felt like an hour. He glanced up and noticed Adam and Garrett gesturing back and forth. When they noticed him watching, both froze.
“What?” Peter asked irritated.
“Nothing,” Garrett said.
“We have something to show you,” Adam confessed. “But we don’t want to upset you.”
“What are you talking about?” he asked.
“You’ve been about to rip our heads off the past week,” Adam answered.
“Yeah, wel. Sorry,” Peter said, not meaning it. “Can we do it later?”
“No, we can’t,” Garrett stated, impatient. He spoke into his mic, “Hey Brian, play that video now, wil ya?” Peter saw concern in both his brothers eyes, as they watched him. Each held an acoustic guitar.
The lights in the arena dimmed. Garrett and Adam started to play.
An image of Libby, larger than life, filed the giant screens on each side of the stage. A smile lit her beautiful face, her blue eyes sparkled. Next came a picture of them talking, heads close as if sharing a secret. At first confused, as he’d never seen the pictures before, Peter realized Adam’s voyeuristic ways with his camera finaly paid off. A few seconds later another image appeared, this time of him and Libby sitting on the large boulder at Parfrey’s Glen.
Her long blonde hair blew in the breeze. Light freckles sprinkled her cheeks and a look of utter contentment shown on her face.
Transfixed, Peter moved across the stage for a direct view, never taking his eyes off the screen. Photo after photo appeared before him. Many showed the two of them together laughing, al with the beautiful backdrop of Parfrey’s Glen.
As the images continued to materialize across the screen, his brothers played an achingly familiar tune. The song he wrote for Libby. “Angel Kisses.”
Peter released a breath. He must have been holding it for days. This was their tribute to her, for him. Garrett and Adam never understood how much he cared about her until she was torn away.
When the song ended, a final photo filed the screen of the two of them walking through a field at the nature preserve. Her hand held firmly in his, she looked up at him with total trust and admiration. Every emotion was revealed on her face. She gazed adoringly, her love pouring out.
He missed her with every ounce of his soul, but now he had a bit of her back. Her image remained on the screen after the music ended.
Adam stepped next to him. “I thought you might like this. We could play your song with this video playing in the background.” Garrett stepped beside him and placed a firm hand on his shoulder. “I’ve been a jerk and I realize I was wrong.