HARMONY

Part 55 "Yes we have your honor"

The lilac spread peacefully across the dirty cream. With each brush stroke, the pale purple paint brought renewed life to the entrance lobby of Audra's assisted living community.

Michelle placed three swatches of fabric across the back of the dingy sofa—a funky plaid, a wild print and a neutral solid.

"I like the plaid," Claire said. She stood next to her mom and gave her a nudge with her shoulder. "It kinda has this, like, super cool groovy to it."

Michelle smiled. "Super cool groovy huh?" She looked slightly up at her daughter. "Guess you are going to be taller than me."

"So, like, no more sharing clothes?" Claire said—her smile matching her mother's.

"Who's sharn' clothes?" Sophia said. She set a potted plant next to the sofa. "And why you just standn' there staring at scraps of somebody's nasty curtains?"

"They're fabric samples," Michelle said. She moved the solid to rest between plaid and the print. "And we like the plaid one to recover this couch. What do you think?"

From atop the ladder, Pete handed Jim his paintbrush. "Wait! This needs to have group consensus."

Jim placed the brush to teeter on the side of the can and held his hand to Pete. "Definitely a group decision."

Audra set down her paintbrush and wiped a drop of purple on her painter's apron. "A lavender sky is the perfect piece of time." She stood next to Sophia. "Don't you think?"

"Um hum," Sophia said. "'Course I'm partial to the color purple."

Steve struggled through the double doors holding one end of an enormous framed photo. "Please tell me you've decided where to hang this."

"Actually, I was torn between—" Michelle put her fingers to her chin and looked toward each wall.

"Oh my God mom," Claire said. "We're supposed to do this plaid thing first."

"Fine," Steve said. He gave Michelle a slight smile. "We'll just put it here until you decide." He and Chad gently lay the framed sunset of the African Savanna.

"Don't I get a say?"

"Every star in the sky brings light," Audra said. "You come right here by me."

Drew stood next to Audra.

It would be decided to use the print after all.     

~ The End~

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