Clouded Rainbow (25 page)

“Roger loved you very much,” Det. Cleveland whispered as he held Lois’ legs through the covers.

The detective watched her as she studied the picture with a blameless gaze. A deep flow of sensation overwhelmed him as the thought of Roger’s journey pierced his emotional shield. His typically logical and unaffected mind was no match for the subjectivity of life and love. Det. Cleveland was a changed man and would never be able to go back to the way things were before he started the case. A tear formed in his eye and held for a moment on his lower eyelid teetering like an overfilled glass of water. Then, it trickled down his cheek.

“Oh, Roger. I love you…” Lois mumbled.

Tears poured down her face, as she could not think of anything else other than her loving husband. She thought of him sitting behind his prominent desk in his office, his nonchalant sway as he walked to her after a day’s work, and his soft voice mouthing the word “dynamite” when she energized him with her feistiness. The forgetful man could never be forgotten, as he would always be just as she remembered him.

Lois held the rain-soaked picture snugly as a droplet of water slid down her arm through the open crease of her gown and rested over her beating heart.

Nurse Ann, Carol, and Det. Cleveland clutched Lois tightly and bonded with her as one over Roger’s quest driven by undying love. They held on to her and would never relinquish their grip.

Outside the hospital, the sun had risen over the distant skyscrapers and bathed the city in warm light. It burned out the rain clouds as a beautiful and vivid rainbow cast over the energized city.

###

About the author:

Jonathan Sturak grew up in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. He is a Penn State University graduate and holds degrees in Computer Science and Film. He currently lives in Las Vegas where he uses the energy of the city to craft stories about life and the human condition.
The Place Called Home
, Sturak’s essay about Eastern European heritage in Northeast PA, was featured on
Glass Cases
, associate literary agent Sarah LaPolla’s pop culture blog at
bigglasscases.blogspot.com
. His debut thriller novel
Clouded Rainbow
was published in December 2009 and has over 75,000 downloads on the Amazon Kindle. New for 2012 is his psychological thriller novel,
A Smudge of Gray
. Sturak keeps updated information on his website at
sturak.com