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FINAL VISION Chapter Three

In November of 1970, Harrison was a student at Harvard Law school where he met Kirk while attending a conference in Brazil hosting the fourth annual Harvard-Stanford Law school international junior faculty for bringing 11 of the world's most innovative junior legal scholars from around the world to present their work. Kirk had been one of Harrison's mentors. Harrison had been a brilliant student and Kirk was grooming him for his law firm when he graduated. An opportunity arose for Harrison to work in Afghanistan on issues of human rights, and he jumped at the chance and was soon crisscrossing the country in Black Hawk helicopters interviewing victims of torture.While in a local village he was confronted by a group of child soldiers. He Made a deal with one of the leaders of the group to let him go and hid in the bush until he was later rescued. Apparently the young leader had his eye on a girl in the village Harrison returned to the states a hero and there was a lot of press about his trip to Afghanistan which only made the firm want him to join their ranks all the more. Only Kirk knew the truth that Harrison had given up the girl for his own safety. After all Harrison had confided in Kirk, “she was just another hopeless, faceless,dark-skinned female, with no future. While he had important things to do”. Chapter 3 continues I love you, Maeve, I love you too. “Nothing will ever change that.” Harrison is in the study with his best buddies, Jason and Betty, “thank you for letting us have our wedding here “ “no problem, says Betty”we wouldn’t have it any other way.” There is a knock at the door. “May I come in? "says Mr Marshall, Maeve’s father. “he looks sternly at Harrison. Iwould like to have a private word with my new son-in-law.” Harrison blanches. “Mr. Marshall shakes his hand and says “Harrison I had hoped , as you well know, to change Maeve’s decision, but she thinks she is in love with you.” I love her too , I trust you know that!” Harrison stammers. Marshall continues, if you do anything to hurt her, I will make you pay. Iknow you have a secret and I intend to find out what you have been hiding and I am not talking about your other women!” There are no other women! Harrison backs away.”You may fool others, butI am no fool!! The door bursts open, it’s the Minister, “ready?” Harrison looks at Marshall and smiles at the Minister “ ready”. He turns and looks at Marshall and leaves with the Minister.”I’ve got to find out what He knows,thinks Harrison as sweat flushes his face.” He’s old and can’t live forever ,especially with a bad heart.

FINAL VISION Chapter Two two months earlier

The drive to the Hamptons was amazingly uneventful, hardly a car on the road it was almost as if the world had stopped and got off for a while, dinner was great and the weather was calm. Jason and his wife Betty were Harrison’s best friends in college they had been friends now for a long time and their beach home,built in the early 1900’s, in what was often regarded as one of the country's most beautiful areas, renowned for its miles of white sandy beaches, excellent sailing waters and world-class country clubs, restaurants and shops about 100 miles from New York City , was warm and inviting . They had spent many summers together since meeting in college. Betty helps Harrison on with his coat,”are you sure you can drive?”, Maybe I should call a cab." It's okay, I'm fine. Just a little, you know, Harrison smiles and walks out to his car turning back, he tips his head and tries to put the key in the car door. He drops the keys and tries again and looks up to see Betty's worried look on her face. “Don't worry , Betty, I'll be fine” he smiles and gets in the car closes the door and speeds down the driveway and swerves as he comes on the road. He skids to a stop at the intersection. Knowing his reactions are slowing. He starts across the intersection A little slower. He didn't see the young boy riding on his bike with his headphones on, the boy who is about 9 years old,is not paying attention to anything he is popping wheelies, he jumps up and down the driveway's and up on the sidewalk and then suddenly he darts between two cars. Harrison screeches to a stop ” oh my God what have I done! Harrison gets out of his car and looks around to see if anybody has witnessed what has happened. No one is there, he bends down to see if the boy is alive,, but he can't feel a heartbeat. He leaves the sprawled little body in the road. He gets back in the car and pulls out on the road,his eyes constantly darting to see if he is being followed. Back in New York Harrison pulls up in front of his firm's office. He breathes a sigh of relief as he walks into the elevator lobby.The firm is one of the oldest and most respected firms in New York, the building is one of the designs by architect Raymond Hood, Architect of the Rockefeller Center. Now Sitting in a chair in the office of Senior partner Jerome Kirk, he is holding his head and crying. What am I going to do?” “Kirk motions with his hand, don't worry, I'll take care of it! Harrison says, " I can't tell Maeve! She must never know”” her father would just love this he would not leave us a dime. I'm... Jesus if this gets out, I'm ruined. Everything lost, gone, destroyed!.” “Kirk shifts in his chair”everything will be all right, try to stay cool." “If you can get me out of this, I will owe you my life. Kirk looks at Harrison with contempt, he knows that Harrison is a coward

FINAL VISION CHAPTER ONE by ruie Mullins

Harrison closed the door to his apartment and stepped into the hallway. The air felt muggy and sweaty, not surprising since it rained so hard all night he hoped the roads would not be too slick for the drive to the Hamptons to visit his friend Jason and his wife Betty. To his surprise as he stepped out of the apartment building the weather had changed the air was fresh and clear and there seemed to be little traffic for a Saturday morning. He went to the underground parking to get his car a small green Fiat X19 a comfortable small car for driving in New York he had got a deal and. He was anxious to try it out on the highway. He touched the key lock to open the door and removed the convertible top, donned his sunglasses perched on his head, a noise grabbed his attention and he looked around but nobody was there. So he got in the car and took out from parking on to the street. He squinted,Good thing I brought my favorite sunglasses he thought to himself as he positioned them on his nose, while looking in the rear view mirror, he smiled "not bad if I do say so" "whew the sun is pretty awesome and really bright for this early on a September morning" he pulled out into the traffic and hit the gas going straight down the street as he adjusted the sound on his CD player he thought this might be a good day after all. He liked Irish music and tapped his fingers to the wild beat on his steering wheel.He thought of Maeve and their last date to see Michael what's his face and that hit Irish dance show they saw in new York just before the accident.

HAPPY 4TH!!!!!

By MOON MAIDEN This review is from: Sweet Release (Kenleigh/Blakewell Family Saga) (Kindle Edition) I usually read mystery and political intrique, but decided I would try a romance for a change and am so glad I did.this was a well written and thoroughly entertaining story and kept my interest throughout. I could not put it down and actually wanted to applaud the ending, it would make a great movie in the genre of Gone With the Wind! great characters and style.