Chapter 25
Etan sat with his eyes closed, listening to his heart beating. This meditation room beside the sanctuary was lined with acoustic pads that looked like giant gray egg cartons and a thick carpet that matched. All of that lead to near silence, broken only by that slow, regular beat.
He knew people were gathering just on the other side of the heavy oak door. More people than he’d expected despite his mother’s warnings.
He and Alex had given up early on when it came to most of the plans for the day. His mother, her friends, even his father focused on their wedding to the exclusion of just about everything else in the world.
He certainly couldn’t blame them for that. Even with what Alex had been telling him of his dreams, none of the news was good. This winter promised to bring th
