As David mourns the loss of his mother, bears the sad weight of his sister"s paralysis, and feels powerless to help his father deal with crushing guilt, his music becomes secondary in his life. It reminds him too much of what he lost when his mother died. She took with her the love of music that she game him. Touching the keys is too painful, not hearing the music is more agonizing than challenging.
Instead he finds solace in working with the collection of crystals his mother and his aunt gave him. They represent a power he can see and feel, one that he is determined to understand and master.
It is a beautiful summer afternoon when David kneels on the sand, removes the gems from a pouch he carries and begins to arrange them in a circle.
Sally maneuvers her wheelchair along the private p
