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LEAP OF FAITH
“You’ve got no shadow,” Martina informs me, gazing down at my feet and
then shifting her eyes back up to mine.
I check, and sure enough my friend is largely correct. Thanks to the
afternoon sun hanging directly overhead, it appears my shadow has mostly
disappeared. It’s a subtle observation, a phenomenon you’d never really
notice unless you were looking for it, and yet Martina has pointed it out
with an excited grin.
Of course, closer examination would reveal that my shadow, while
small, is still there. Hawai’i is the only state where your shadows do
completely disappear, and this rare event only happens twice a year. It’s
called Lahaina Noon.
I don’t say this, though.
I think to ask why Martina is so excited about her flawed discovery, one
that immediately falls apart after the slightest direct inspection, but I
quickly realize I don’t have to. I too notice the little things Martina does,
logging every tiny quirk of the world regardless of whether anyone else
finds it worthy of comment. There are so many beautiful pieces in God’s
grand puzzle, and you can miss them if you’re not careful.
“Yeah, I guess you’re right,” I offer.
“Like Peter Pan,” Martina continues, the smile curling wider across her
overwhelmingly freckled face.
With anyone else, this unhinged friendliness might signal a touch of
sarcasm lurking somewhere behind their large green eyes, but I know better.
At least, I hope I do.
I nod along, smiling happily despite suddenly finding myself in the pop
culture deep end with little understanding of what she’s talking about. I’ve
never read the book, nor seen any films related to this antique story with
questionable motives. There’s enchantment involved, so I know enough to
stay far, far away.
For a brief moment I consider telling Martina she shouldn’t read that
stuff, that the only magic she needs is the love of Christ, but I hesitate.
I’ve had these conversations before, and even in a town as God-fearing
as Neverton, there are only so many who want to hear it. Most Christian
folks are friendly enough, but the second you start rubbing their faces in
these little indiscretions they bristle.
The last thing I want to do is make Martina bristle.
“Did you have to read that freshman year?” she asks, clearly noting the
pained expression on my face I’m so desperately struggling to avoid.
I shake my head. “No,” I reply flatly, rejecting explanation.
The truth is, I do remember Peter Pan being assigned in English class,
and I remember the reports that accompanied this classic secular tale from
James Matthew Barrie. I could easily tell you where the author was born
(Scotland), how he died (pneumonia), or even let you in on the fact that he
killed off an equally profane and godless character, Sherlock Holmes, in a
noncanonical short story well before Sir Arthur Conan Doyle ever had the
chance.
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