by Sharon Sala
In honor of the free spirit within, she’d kept her funky haircut.
When she finally found a parking space on campus, she grabbed her backpack and got out. Armed with a schedule of her classes and a map of the campus, she started walking.
The day was hot and sunny without a cloud in the sky—the kind of day that made her wish for a creek bank and cold water to wade in, but that was before, and this was now.
Students were everywhere, some looking as lost as she felt, others with their heads down on the paths that led to the rest of their lives. She paused to check her map, and as she did, something zipped past her line of sight. She turned to look and saw a pair of tiny hummingbirds fighting for the same bloom on a crepe myrtle bush.
As she stopped to watch, she thought of the hummingbirds back home that spent their days on her Momma’s flowers and in that moment, knew it was a sign from God to remind her she was never alone. The hair on the back of her neck stood up as her vision blurred, but she pulled her sunglasses out of her purse to hide the tears.
This was no time for sorrow.
She had places to go and people to meet.
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About Sharon Sala
Sharon Sala is a long-time member of RWA, as well as a member of OKRWA. She has 85 plus books in print, published in four different genres – Romance, Young Adult, Western, and Women’s Fiction. First published in 1991, she’s a seven-time RITA finalist, winner of the Janet Dailey Award, four-time Career Achievement winner from RT Magazine, five time winner of the National Reader’s Choice Award, and five time winner of the Colorado Romance Writer’s Award of Excellence as well as winner of the Booksellers Best Award. In 2011 she was named RWA’s recipient of the Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award. Her books are New York Times, USA Today and Publisher’s Weekly best-sellers. Writing changed her life, her world, and her fate.
