A Family Shattered: Book Two in the Michal's Destiny Series by Roberta Kagan & Roberta Kagan

Author:Roberta Kagan & Roberta Kagan [Kagan, Roberta]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Published: 2017-01-31T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 30

Alina

After Adelheid passed through Ellis Island, she found herself walking through a crowded park filled with people reuniting with their loved ones. They were laughing and crying and hugging all at the same time. No one awaited Alina.

Adelheid Strombeck. I am going to have a difficult time getting used to this new name, she thought, but she continued to walk, trying not to let her fear get the best of her. Alina saw Ugo across the walkway. He was waving to a man who looked strong but aged. The man ran over to greet him. Then a young woman came walking over to Ugo. She was pretty and slender with striking wavy red hair. The dress she wore was fitted and modern, making Alina feel frumpy in her old-fashioned, dirty traveling dress. Alina was lost and sick to her stomach just looking at the redheaded woman as she embraced Ugo. She must be his wife, Alina thought.

The line for inspection had been long and it had been hours since Alina had sat down. She was exhausted and hungry, very hungry. She had nowhere to go. No one to meet. When she’d taken the money, she’d also taken Johan’s father’s address, but how could she appear at his door? She wasn’t even Johan’s wife. And worse yet, Johan had made it clear that his father didn’t want to see either of them. What was she going to do? Finally she saw a bench. She plopped down and set her small suitcase beside her. There was a big sign with black lettering, but because her English was so limited she was only able to read the word “Park.”

So, she thought sadly, I’ve come all the way to America to sit on a bench in the park. She noticed that there were other people around her. People who seemed to be living in the park. They were mostly men, but a few were women and children too. Some had piles of dirty belongings that they were using as pillows. Some of them walked up to her and asked her something. By their gestures it appeared to Alina that they were begging for money. But since she didn’t speak English she wasn’t sure that she even had enough to share. She had to hold on to every penny. The men living in the park looked rough and she wondered how safe she would be once night fell. In the darkness would one of these desperate people rob her, or worse? Alina wiped the sweat from her brow. Groups of immigrants who had come in from the harbor rushed by her with their suitcases. Perhaps she should just use the address that Johan had given her for his father. He might throw her out. It was very possible, but what else was she to do? The sun was low in the sky and soon it would be night. She was a young woman alone in a park surrounded by what appeared to be hungry, homeless people.

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