Chapter Ten
"Mme. David, I'm so glad you could come over today." Beth had been surprised and relieved when Kara's mother had agreed to come to the house for lunch.
"With pleasure, Madame St. John. Please call me Sophie. I was just plain Sophia Carraba from Boca Raton, Florida before I met Jean-Louis."
"And I'm Beth Turner, born and raised in Los Angeles. Have you lived in Paris since you're marriage?"
"Oh, yes. It seemed I couldn't get out of Florida and the United States fast enough when I was a young girl of 20. And Paris. What girl does not dream of living here, yes?"
"Well, my daughter, Colleen, certainly has looked forward to it. At least until recently. Which brings me to an uncomfortable subject."
"Ah, yes, La Reine Collie, of whom I have heard so much from Karolina. I must apologize if she has been inappropriate. But you see, my daughter has what we used to call "the sight". She sees things in the past and the future."
"And just what has she seen that could possibly make her believe my daughter is a reincarnated queen of Egypt?"
"Perhaps you have heard of my brother, Christopher Carraba? He became somewhat famous for his musical group Dashboard Confessional. You know of it?"
Oh, my God, thought Beth. Spike was right on. There is a connection. I guess I owe an apology for not believing him.
"Why yes, I have always loved his music. I believe I was listening to it as I was falling in love. He inspired me to write in a journal about my feelings which lead to following my passion into being an investigative journalist where I met my husband. But what does this have to do with anything?"
"My family was always extremely private. Although we are Italian-Americans now, we have lived with a miraculous secret for untold generations first in the Middle East then to Europe and finally the United States. For him and for me, we rebelled against such restraints that caused us to not be able to show our feelings."
"You became part of the punk rock scene that went from screaming and loud disharmonic chords to the more touchy/feely emotional music. You were both Emos."
"Yes. Kara has seen and felt all this from her visions."
"But, Sophie, I still don't understand."
"When she and Heather Chapman connected, it was like the pieces of a puzzle finally came together. Kara suddenly knew our deepest, darkest secret."