The Vision. Linda Blum
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if you greet me in a dress with pearls. Better yet...” he whispered provocatively, “You could just wear the pearls and nothing else.”
Judy shook her head grinning. “Do you always have a one track mind?
“You bet,” he replied wholeheartedly
It had been a long day for the both of them, so they decided to stop by her uncle’s restaurant for supper. They were surprised to see the place bustling so early in the week. When they entered, Hazel, one of Will’s long-time employees greeted them at the door.
“Hello,” she gushed. “It’s so nice to see all of you.”
“Hi Hazel.” Judy smiled. “How are you?”
“Great.” Hazel beamed.
“How’s Henry?” Ren inquired.
A dark look crossed her face at the mention of her husband.
“He’s a son of a ...” Hazel stopped realizing Jay was there.
“What’s wrong?” Judy asked.
She raised her chin in the air. “I haven’t spoken to him today.”
This didn’t surprise Judy since those two were always disagreeing about something.
“What did he do this time, forget to put the toilet seat down?” Ren joked.
Hazel ignored him. “I don’t know why I stay with that man.”
Here we go, Judy thought, trying to feel sympathetic yet falling short.
“Why, what happened?”
“Yesterday he went out and bought himself a new set of golf clubs.”
“What’s wrong with that?” Ren asked.
“He used some of our vacation money to buy a set of Dings,” she snorted.
Ren corrected her glaring mistake of the make of the golf clubs.
“Whatever,” she said irritably. “Any ways, he spent seven hundred and fifty dollars.
Ren’s eyes grew wide, “Sweet deal.”
Hazel sharply turned and frowned. “What do you mean?”
Ren snickered. “Those clubs normally cost a lot more. Be glad he got them for the price he did, or you may not have had any vacation money at all.”
Hazel was still glaring at Ren when Will appeared.
“Well if it isn’t my favourite family,” he said.
Will noted Hazel’s sullen expression.
“She must have told you about Henry and his new set of golf clubs,” he said.
“Yeah, what a good deal,” Ren sighed dreamily.
“No kidding,” Will agreed.
While the two of them stood there, with visions of golf clubs dancing in their heads, Hazel huffed off to the kitchen.
“Good going you two,” Judy scolded.
“Don’t worry about Hazel,” Will said. “She’ll find something else to get mad at and forget all about the clubs.”
The loud sound of applause diverted their attention.
“You sure are busy tonight,” Judy commented.
A smug smile formed on his face.
“My restaurant is hosting The Second Street Church’s annual fundraising dinner.”
Judy’s mouth opened, but nothing came out.
Chapter 9
“Isn’t that Aunt Vera’s church?” Ren asked
“Sure is,” Will replied.
“How did you score this event?” Judy asked, finally finding her voice.
“Valerie,” he replied casually. “She put in a suggestion to the board that my place would be the best equipped to host this dinner. It seems that a couple of the members had frequented my establishment and agreed with her.”
Judy was stunned to hear this. Then a thought crossed her mind.
“How is Aunt Vera handling this?”
A devilish smile formed on his face. “As well as can be expected.”
Judy looked at her uncle with concern. “Uncle Will, you didn’t goat about this did you?”
“Would I do such a thing,” he asked innocently.
“Yes,” she replied without hesitation.
Will smiled. “Don’t worry. I didn’t say anything to her.”
“Where is she any way?” Ren asked curiously.
“Over there,” he said pointing in the direction of the patio. “Why don’t you go over, she’d be happy to see you?”
Ren followed his finger hoping to catch a glimpse of Vera. He wanted to check her mood and prepare himself in case the situation got ugly.
Will sensed his hesitation and said, “Don’t worry Ren, she likes you so there’s no reason for her to bring out her crown of thorns, nails or the cross she carries in her bag. She saves that stuff for me.”
“Uncle Will!” Judy gasped.
Just then one of the waiters approached. He looked nervously at Will.
“Will, can I speak with you?” Bob asked.
“Sure.” He turned to Judy. “Just give me a minute.”
He walked away with Bob to a quiet corner where the two stood engaged in a serious conversation. Judy watched in fascination as the sudden appearance of colours surrounded both men. Bob had a circle of dark green that was tight around the outside of his body, whereas her uncle had a white colour stretching a wide distance around him. The white colour tried to infuse itself into the green, but was unable to. Judy noticed that Will appeared calm, whereas Bob seemed agitated. She assumed this was the reason the colours would not join. Bob’s agitated state made it impossible for him to accept Will’s calm energy. Eventually, Will’s energy penetrated into Bob’s aura making him appear much calmer.
Ren stepped beside Judy. “What are you staring so intently at?”
“Can you see that?” she asked.
“See what?” Ren asked confused.
Jay piped up, “The lights around Uncle Will and Bob.”
Judy spun around in surprise. “You can see it too?”
“Sure,” Jay replied nonchalantly.
Ren looked at them weirdly. “What lights!”
Judy briefly explained what was happening. Squinting his eyes Ren focused on the men eager to see what was being described but saw nothing.
It dawned on Judy that she had just witnessed their emotions displayed in an energy form. The experience left her with a better understanding of her own feelings. For years she always felt other people’s energy. Sometimes it was good, other times bad. There were occasions when it seemed overwhelming, even leech-like making her want to flee to the comforts of her home because it drained her. Today, however, she gained a new awareness.
For the first time she saw what she always felt the exchange of energy between two people making them feel either positive or negative. It seemed that the energy transference between people depended upon the person with the stronger will. Since Uncle Will seemed to stay positive and calm never letting Bob’s feelings take power over him, his energy prevailed and was transferred onto the man making him feel the same way. Judy realized she needed to reclaim her power so she wouldn’t feel the drain