title: Remember the Dragonflies: A Memoir of Grief and Healing
author:  Kathy Rhodes 
description: Kathy Rhodes is author/editor of three books. She is founder of TurnStyle Writing, Editing &amp; Publishing Solutions. She earned a BA in English from Delta State University, did graduate studies at the University of Memphis, teaches creative nonfiction workshops, and speaks to grief groups. Rhodes lives in Williamson County, Tennessee, where she kayaks on slow, twisting rivers and gardens in her back yard.
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  There You Are
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Book Forty-Eight of The Forever and Ever Series
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  E. L. Todd
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
    
  
  
  Chapter One
  
  
  Conrad
  
  
  My body was still a little sore from the trauma but I couldn’t feel any pain
  at the moment. Everything changed overnight. I was broken in places that
  couldn’t be seen and I was still struggling to breathe. But when I opened my
  eyes that morning I was healed.
  
  
  Lexie lay beside me, tucked under the sheets and keeping warm next to my body
  heat. Her hair was all over the place, tangled from my fingers gripping it.
  She looked peaceful, taking small breaths as she continued to dream away.
  
  
  I watched her for minutes, appreciating the tranquility of the moment. Most
  mornings I woke up to a face I hardly recognized. And I certainly couldn’t
  remember their name.
  
  
  But now Lexie was beside me.
  
  
  I fell down a dark path for a very long time. I wasn’t myself at all. All I
  cared about was fucking and pretending not to care a