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    When Time Is At Hand
    When Time Is At Hand
    When Time Is At Hand
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    When Time Is At Hand

    By Sonia Rumzi

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    A short story by women's fiction bestselling author Sonia Rumzi

    When a woman befriends her companion and employee, she gets more than she bargains for in the relationship. Does familiarity breed contempt? And when things go awry between the two, forgiveness is the only healing.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHeart Press
    Release dateAug 27, 2011
    ISBN9781937079123
    When Time Is At Hand
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    Sonia Rumzi

    Writer Sonia Rumzi, an English Literature major in college; turned to, Medical Technology, for practical purposes. Originally from Egypt, her knowledge base includes; cooking, knitting, oil painting, photography, travel and movies; and most importantly, raising her daughters. Sonia uses this rich background writing on the human condition.

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      When Time Is At Hand - Sonia Rumzi

      When Time Is At Hand

      by

      Sonia Rumzi

      Sausalito, California

      This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

      Copyright © 2011 Sonia Rumzi All rights reserved.

      Published by Heart Press at Smashwords

      Cover Art Copyright © 2011 istefano.com

      Layout and Design by Stefano

      All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever. For information: Heart Press, Rights Department, 1001 Bridgeway, #161, Sausalito, CA 94965

      First Edition Aug 2011

      ISBN: 978-1-937079-12-3

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to your retailer and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      When Time Is At Hand

      As they drank the wine, they looked at each other in fond friendship grown out of the five years they spent together. One the employer, the other the caregiver who was twenty years younger than the woman she attended to everyday.

      At the end of each day, the two women got together in camaraderie drinking the red aged grapes from Swarovski crystal wine glasses. When the thin glass was filled, it tinkled accepting the dark blood brew filled to the brim, from the third bottle that night. Beauty of the soul and class, two of her most cherished requests, the older woman had in her younger companion. Or so she thought.

      Short tempered and uneasy herself most of the time, she was aging well. This annoyance of late was a result of frequent headaches assailing her from the heat. When the business she attended there was over, she planned on moving back to the island where she loved the weather and basked in the warmth and easy atmosphere.

      The wealthy lady sat on the settee, comfortable and at ease with her companion who sat on the couch, legs outstretched watching her friend with fond eyes. This was the best friendship she had in the whole world. The woman treated her like gold and she basked in the kindness shown her by the older lady.

      Every once in a while, she lost her temper and screamed but those were rare times getting rarer as they got closer.

      When I am gone Gem, I will leave you enough so you would need no one for the rest of your life, said the lady looking over her wine glass at her favorite employee.

      Really Evika that's not necessary, said the woman slow now with the wine on her tongue. You have done so much for me already.

      "I want to

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