A Plain Disappearance by Amanda Flower

Author:Amanda Flower
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Mystery, Christian, General Fiction
ISBN: 9781433676994
Publisher: B&H Books
Published: 2013-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nineteen

The first salad I made, which had disappeared from the bar by time that I had gotten back there, was much healthier than the one Thomas helped me create. I believe he dumped the entire container of croutons onto my plate when I wasn’t looking. We reached the table just as the waitress placed the rest of the group’s meals in front of them.

Tanisha was gap-mouthed when she saw the pieces of chicken, roast beef, and ham along with the green beans and mashed potatoes on her plate. She pulled her camera out of her bag. “I need a picture of this to show my friends in Italy.”

Thomas pointed at his drum leg. “Take a photograph of mine. They will want to see it too.”

Naomi, too, pointed at her plate.

In the end, Tanisha took photographs of everyone’s plate for her friends back in Milan to enjoy. “They will love seeing real Amish home cooking. Most of them have never heard of the Amish before.”

Thomas’s fork stopped halfway to his month. “They don’t know the Amish?”

Tanisha cut into her roast beef. “There aren’t any Amish living in Europe.”

Thomas seemed to consider this. “But most of the people I know are Amish.”

Tanisha laughed. “That’s because you live here.”

Grandfather Zook chuckled. “Let’s bow our heads and thank Gott for this, His beautiful meal.”

Thomas sat between Tanisha and Grandfather Zook. He folded one hand into Tanisha’s slim brown one and the other into his grandfather’s white wrinkled one. I took Tanisha and Naomi’s hands and bowed my head too.

Grandfather Zook said the prayer in English. “Gott, please bless this food we are about to receive to our bodies, and let us remember Your birthday every day, not just during Christmas. We pray for continued comfort for Katie Lambright’s family and friends. Amen.” He picked up a knife and fork and began cutting Naomi’s ham slice into tiny pieces. Thomas advised him where to make the cuts.

Tanisha leaned toward me. “What took you so long over there? Couldn’t you decide between the crumbled blue cheese and the shredded cheddar?” She examined my plate. “I see you went for both.”

“I saw one of the boys who courted Katie Lambright,” I whispered. “I wanted to talk to him.”

Her eyes widened. “What did he say?”

I placed my napkin on my lap. “He knows who killed her.”

Tanisha jumped up in her seat, her hip hitting the underside of the table. I saved her water glass before it tipped over. Grandfather Zook and Naomi stared at Tanisha, while Thomas held the drumstick in his teeth, about to bite down.

“Oops,” Tee said with a laugh.

Thomas lowered the drumstick. “Did you get stung by a bee? I jumped like that when I was stung.” He leaned across the table. “It stung me in the behind when I was going down the slide.”

Grandfather Zook chuckled. “There are no bees this time of year. Maybe it was a spider.” He lowered his voice. “Don’t tell Ellie I said that. She’d chase me with a wooden spoon if she thought I told folks there were pests in her place.

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