A Place of Peace by Amy Clipston

Author:Amy Clipston [Clipston, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Fiction, Contemporary, General, Loss, Arranged marriage, Custody of children, California, Adult, Mayors, Social workers
ISBN: 9780310413059
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2010-12-06T18:30:00+00:00

Miriam nosed her Honda into a parking space and glanced at the clock on the dashboard. “Four in the morning,” she mumbled.

After gathering up her purse, she made the trek into the main lobby at Lancaster General. She found her way to the ICU waiting area, where Hannah sat slumped in her seat, asleep with her head resting on Gerald’s shoulder.

“Miriam,” Gerald said. “You made it.”

Hannah yawned and opened her eyes. “Miriam!” She rose and pulled Miriam into a tight hug. “Danki for coming.”

Miriam held onto her sister. “You’re welcome.”

“The nurses know what’s going on, so they’re going to let you go back to see him,” Hannah said. Looping an arm around Miriam’s shoulder, she led her toward the rooms.

“Wait,” Gerald said, rushing over to them.

Miriam gave him a confused look.

“I wanted to say I’m sorry for treating you badly. I see how quickly we can lose our family and how precious they are. Hannah’s been trying to tell us that, but it took Daed getting sick for us to realize it.” He opened his arms to Miriam. “Would you please forgive me?”

“Ya,” Miriam whispered, giving him a hug. “It’s good to have a brother again.”

“I’m glad to have my sister too,” he said.

“Okay you two,” Hannah said, taking Miriam’s arm. “It’s four in the morning. We can save this happy reunion for later, ya?”

“Ya,” Gerald agreed. “I’ll wait here while you two go see Daed.”

Miriam followed Hannah back to a small room, where Abraham lay hooked up to a host of machines. He looked so pale, and the machines surrounding him clicked and hummed as if they were working hard to keep him alive.

She said a silent prayer he’d somehow make it through. Despite the hurt he’d caused her, Miriam couldn’t bear the idea of losing him after losing her mother and Timothy.

“Daed,” Hannah said, touching his arm. “Daed, Miriam is here. I told her you wanted to see her, and she drove all the way from Indiana.”

Abraham’s eyes blinked, and he stared at Hannah as if trying to focus on her words. His eyes then cut to Miriam’s, and he held his hand out, beckoning her.

Miriam felt a lump swell in her throat as she moved over to him. All of the hurt and anger she’d felt for him dissipated as she stared at the sick, broken man before her on the bed.

He touched her hand and opened his mouth to speak. “M-m-m-ir-ium.” His voice was hoarse and his words were garbled. “I’m s-s-s-sorry.” He paused as if searching for the words to say. “You’re … doch-der. Ich lieb … I … I wuv … y-y-you.”

“It’s okay, Daed,” she said, patting his hand. “Just get well, okay? Don’t worry about me.”

“No,” he said. “I … wrong. Hannah … right.” He paused and reached out, as if trying to grab the words out of the air before him. “I … wr-r-rong.”

“Please, Daed,” Miriam said, wiping a tear. “You just get better. I forgive you. You concentrate on getting better.”

“You … stay,” her father said.

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