Accidental Surrogate for Alpha
“Tell me, please, for real. Did you see anything?”
“We did,” she says, warm. “He has…a big future, Ella. But it will be a happy one, with love and courage to balance the trials. I know more but…do you want to know?”
And suddenly I realize that…I don’t. I look my sister in the eyes and realize that…well, that I want to be surprised. That I want to watch my son’s life unfold organically, to experience it along with him. I tilt my head to the side, considering it, and realizing that this is perhaps why godparents take the child to this ceremony – because the gift of the goddess is too much for those who love him most. That perhaps the best gift is the mystery.