The Secrets of Lost Stones

by Melissa Payne

There was nothing for her there but memories and ghosts.

She pressed a hand to her heart and tried to push away her memories, but they were always there, like the phantom pain from a missing limb.

Reading helped her disappear into a pretend world where her own didn’t exist.

I’ve learned to be patient with the things I don’t understand because often all that is needed is time.”

“It takes time for all the loose ends to be in one place, but once they are, things tend to move very quickly.”

“Sometimes the answers only make sense after all the questions have been asked.”