Angelicon: Messenger

By Scott Sigma

The Bell Family suffers a devastating tragedy. When Ronald and his wife, Yvonne, fail to cope, they are given a gift of love from a heavenly messenger.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Scott Sigma
• Release date: May 20, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301637256

Scott Sigma

"I do not aspire to be the next great writer, a la Chaucer, Steinbeck, or T'Plana-Hath. I do, however, enjoy being a story-teller, which is why my works may be read over a campfire on a starry night to the young and young-at-heart."Scott Sigma* * * * * * * * * * * *Mr. Sigma is the author of The Angelicon Anthology–short stories about the angels in our lives.He is also the author of The Cosmodotia Saga–the stories of ten-year-old Susan Shuford's journey into the realm of Cosmodotia to find the truth about her missing parents.Mr. Sigma has also penned three Christian musical dramas: “Alive? Alive!,” “Angelicon,” and “A Carol Christmas.”He is a mathematician, logic systems designer, data scientist, and data security specialist by profession. Over the course of fifteen years, he designed and upgraded a railroad’s national Safety Information System and solely created their national Health Services Information System headquartered in Washington, DC. This newest system was declared a processing benchmark for other railroads to follow by the Federal Railroad Administration. He also created the logic design of the Health Care Quality Management Tool for a conglomerate medical corporation in Richmond, VA.Originally from Knoxville, Tennessee, he was raised in South Carolina, specifically Charleston and Florence. His literary works often include references to many southeastern state locales. "Southern charm" is highly regarded by Mr. Sigma as an epitomizing example of human interaction at its best. The inclusion of Southern references to hospitality, deference, and mutual respect to others are inherent in his writing style.Scott Sigma is a philanthropist who believes in the ability of everyone to make their dreams come true.

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ANGELICON: MESSENGER

Published by Scott Sigma at Smashwords

Copyright 2013 Scott Sigma

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MESSENGER

MESSENGER

Ronald Bell ran back into the house through the front door. On the verge of exploding into uncontrollable sobs, his face was wet with tears. He grabbed his youngest son, who was already a large young man for seventeen, by the arm.

Don’t you let your mother out of the house! Do you understand me, son? I mean it!

Sure, Dad...okay. What’s wrong? What’s going on? said Saul.

Ron? his wife, Yvonne, called from upstairs. I don’t think Sam is up here.

Don’t let her outside, he warned his son again. Ronald ran back out through the front door and turned right toward the back of the house.

Always one to be respectful of his parents, Saul wondered how he would keep his mother inside the house without physically restraining her. He also wondered where his older brother was and what was wrong with his father who displayed an obvious state of panic.

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Ronald Bell learned to accept that his eldest son, Samuel, struggled every day of his life to maintain a sense of equilibrium. The second and third grade teachers claimed the boy was an intelligent child who often became distracted and prone to bouts of fury. Ronald and his wife Yvonne, at first in denial after the principal’s recommendation that they have their son checked for hormonal imbalances, finally complied. To their surprise, eight-year-old Samuel required several medications to calm a continuous storm which dominated their son’s thought processes.

After three months over the summer trying to adjust the prescriptions to a stable level, Samuel passed by his father in the living room one Saturday morning. Ronald lowered his newspaper.

Whatcha got there, Sam?

I dug up some more daffodils from the greenhouse for Mom. Sam held a clay pot which contained three vibrant yellow flowers."

Did your mother ask you to do that?

"No, sir. I wanted