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A woman tries to find herself and security in a small town. |
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Lillian Dwyer realizes she has to build her life after escaping an abusive fiance. She finds solace in a small town and and old friend. Her peace is interrupted, though, as she gets involved with a conflict between the Town Council and the Parish Council over a piece of land. “How have you been Linda?” Martha asked. “Great. It has been great meeting everyone here since I moved. The people here are so friendly. It turned out that this place was on the market when I moved, so I got my house right away,” she said. “It must have been a relief to know that you could settle in right away,” James said. Linda took two mugs over to the table and set them before Martha and James. She smiled at James. “I was glad to not have to stay at the motel in town. I would much rather spend my money on a house than on a hotel room. John probably wouldn’t have minded. The business would help.” They chatted on and on while they finished their tea and, then, Martha and James had to leave. They hugged both girls and left. Lillian smiled as she walked back into the kitchen after seeing her parents to the door. She and Linda joined hands as she sat the kitchen table again. “How are things going?” Linda asked. “A few nightmares, some anxiety. I was so surprised when Dad suggested that I see a doctor. The sessions with the psychiatrist have helped a great deal. It was weird at the time, but Doctor Goodwyn explained that stabbing Andrew was just an act of self-preservation, nothing more. It took me a long time, but I forgave myself. It gave me a grin when his next relationship fell through. Imagine, one month and she leaves him and gets him arrested the first time he hits her. At least now he’s in prison where he can’t hurt anyone else.” “Good riddance,” Linda said cheerfully. “Why couldn’t I have done that Lin?” Lillian asked. “The man convinced you it was all your fault,” answered Linda. “I know,” Lillian said, “Anyway, now I have to get down to getting on with my life. Thank you for letting me stay here, love.” “Anytime,” Linda answered, “You know I am excited. We can spend as much time together as we want, and Grand Rock could use another business.” Lillian sighed, “It will be nice to get back to work. I will have to get a hold of the Town Council to find out how to register Part Time Event Planning. Could I run it here?” Linda nodded, “That’s fine. I will be at the Hym most weekdays, so you can have the place to yourself and see clients here. You can have the home based business that you always wanted. Were you able to get out of your lease?” “Mr. Keating just withheld the security deposit. It was no problem. I have full access to the money in my account now, so if I want to I can rent space here, eventually,” Lillian said, “But, I would love to find a way to use my house, as soon as I find one, anyway. Do you think that the people here would want an event planner?” Linda thought for a minute, “You might have to ask the Churches and Town Hall for business at first, but that will get the ball rolling. You might be planning a lot of kids’ parties, though. “ “That might be fun. And, with St. John’s only twenty minutes I can still keep most of my old clients. Some will not want to drive here, but some should. I was amazed that I got so much repeat business, considering what kind of business it is.” “You have been fortunate. Listen, tomorrow the parish is throwing a fundraiser. It's going to be a Family Fun Day. You can see what kind of thing they do here.” Lillian looked shy. “Fine,” acquiesced, “I have to get used to seeing people again. It should be fun. We’ll go. The first step in any business is to sort out what demographic to go after. I can get a good idea of what I have to work with in Grand Rock. Afterwards, I want to see that rock is named for.” “Deal,” Linda said. |
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