Every Precious Thing (34 page)

When he was finally back in control, he said, “Whenever you’re ready, Dad.”

Harp waited a few more seconds, then nodded.

They found the wall they were looking for about halfway down the arc on the right. Logan spotted the name first.

HARPER THOMAS J  AVN ORDNANCEMAN 2C  USN  KANSAS

Harp let out a gasp when he saw it. He reached out and touched the letters, gently brushing against them as if they might vanish if he pushed too hard.

For nearly five minutes, neither of them said a word.

Then Harp pulled Len’s envelope from his pocket and removed the one that was inside, the letter he had sent to his brother, Tom.

Harp had finally told Logan this was the trip he and Len had talked about so many years ago, the one Len was never able to make, the one he wanted to make sure Harp didn’t miss, too. Logan had immediately booked the flight, and now here they were.

Harp broke the seal, but seemed unable to pull out the letter.

Logan leaned over and carefully removed the paper from inside.

“Here, Dad,” he said, handing over the letter.

“I don’t know if I can,” Harp said.

Logan smiled at him. “I do.”

For several seconds, silence threatened to take over again. Then Harp looked down at the words in front of him, the words he had written as a child, and began to read aloud.

“Dear Tom…”

A
BOUT
THE
A
UTHOR

Brett Battles lives and writes full time in Los Angeles. He is the author of ten novels, including
Little Girl Gone
, the first Logan Harper thriller, and
The Deceived
, winner of the Barry Award for Best Thriller 2009. More info available at
www.brettbattles.com
.

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