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My Friend
Andre and Cindy grew up together as next door neighbors, but treated each
other more like brother and sister. When Cindy comes home fresh from a
painful divorce years later, Andre suddenly discovers that his feelings for her
have changed. Yet because of her delicate emotional state he can not
declare those feelings. When he finally does, will Cindy be ready? Will she
accept or reject him?
Cindy knew that her hometown wasn’t a big metropolis like the
northeastern city of Chicago that nearly everything in Illinois revolved
around. On the contrary, Dayspring was a southern city near the Shawnee
Hills, or the Illinois Ozarks as they were sometimes called. That region was
an area of valleys, woods, river bluffs, and forested hills unlike the rest of
the state’s gently rolling plains.
“We’re not as rural as some of the smaller cities around us,” Mavis
countered. “Plus, our large service industry and agricultural workforce
certainly appears to love fine dining and partying. How else could places like
Andre’s restaurant and all these social clubs in the area be doing so well?
Which means those who love to party are likely to hire party planners.” She
pointed to her sister and added, “You could be the party planner they hire,
sis.”
“If you say so.” Cindy shrugged, still having her doubts.
“Listen, baby sis, this is your thing. I just know it,” Mavis encouraged.
“Look at how well you planned events for your ex-husband’s company. You
made that man look good in more ways than one. Now it’s time to put that
energy into doing things for yourself. Things, that I should add, that you
already enjoy doing. Remember how you encouraged me to become an
accountant when you realized that I was more interested in doing math
problems, than reading those sappy romance novels you used to love,” Mavis
persisted.
“Hey, hey now. I still love those sappy romance novels. I got a box full of
them under the bed in my room now,” Cindy said in mock defense before
taking a sip of her drink.
“Anyway.” Mavis rolled her eyes and continued. “Just think about it. From
just looking at these plans, I know this party’s going to be a big hit. You
have all the elements of success here.” She pointed to the printout again
with confidence.
THE END
The tale of Cindy Bloom started out as a short story that I was going to
enter into a contest. But the more I reviewed it, the more I realized that
there was more to be told than the two pages I had originally written.
Incidentally, I didn’t win that contest, but I did come away with a great idea
for a novel. Thus, Cindy and Andre’s tale was born!
Through this book I wanted to show that if one relationship doesn’t work
out for whatever reason, you can count on God to send you another one.
And if you are willing to exercise some patience and self-control, the next
one could very well be the right one. My prayer for you is that whomever
you love will love you back in a positive way and that the two of you will
become the best of friends as well as forever lovers.
Suprina Frazier