A Sister's Secret by Wanda E. Brunstetter

Author:Wanda E. Brunstetter [Brunstetter, Wanda E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Christian, Romance, Fiction/Christian Romance
ISBN: 9781607420101
Google: KnVNRDWuYQEC
Amazon: 1620291770
Publisher: Barbour Publishing
Published: 2009-08-14T16:00:00+00:00

“Where’s Anna?” Grace asked, as she rushed into the kitchen, hoping to find comfort in her daughter’s arms.

“She’s gone out to the barn with Martha to look at the puppies.” Mom turned from the stove, where she had poured some green beans into a kettle. “Where’s Cleon? Is he still in the living room?”

Grace winced. “He’s gone.”

“Gone where?”

“I–I’m not sure. Just said he was leaving and rushed out of the house.”

“Did you tell him about Anna?” Ruth, who had been setting the table, questioned.

Grace nodded and steadied herself against the cupboard door. “He ... he didn’t take the news well.” With a childlike cry, she hurried across the room, burying her face against her mother’s chest. “Oh, Mom, I’m afraid I’ve ruined things between me and Cleon. I–I’m sorry I didn’t tell everyone the truth right away. How I wish I could change the past, for if I could, I would never have let Wade’s folks take Anna away. I would have raised her myself, no matter how hard it might have been.”

Mom massaged Grace’s shoulders as she rocked her gently back and forth, the way she’d done when she was a child in need of comfort. “It’s going to be all right; you’ll see. We’ll get through this together.”

“But you didn’t see Cleon’s face when I told him the news. He looked so angry and hurt.”

“I’m sure in time Cleon will realize that you didn’t keep your secret in order to hurt him,” Ruth interjected.

Grace stepped back and wiped her nose on the handkerchief Mom handed her. “No, I didn’t, but that doesn’t mean he’ll ever forgive me.”

“Cleon loves you, Grace, and I doubt he’ll stay mad for long. If he’s the kind of man he seems to be, then he’ll not only forgive as the Bible says we should do, but he’ll be willing to help you raise Anna.”

Grace tried to smile but failed miserably. She was so happy to have Anna back, but it seemed like nothing in her life would ever be right again.

“Come, have a seat at the table, and I’ll fix you a cup of tea,” her mother said.

Grace nodded numbly and pulled out a chair. She’d just taken a seat when the back door opened, and her father stepped into the kitchen followed by Bishop King. Her heart pounded. Had Dad told the bishop about Anna? Had he come here to reprimand Grace for keeping such a secret?

“ Gut-n-owed, Grace,” the bishop said, moving across the room to the table.

“Good evening, Bishop King.”

“I came by your daed’s shop to tell him about an article that has your picture in it.”

Dad stepped forward, waving a magazine in the air. “Did you pose for this, Grace?” he asked accusingly. He plunked the magazine on the table, and Grace gasped.

“I—I didn’t pose for that picture. The reporter just snapped it without my permission.” She swallowed hard. “I didn’t know he was going to use it in a magazine article, either.”

“Many people take pictures of us Amish without asking, especially reporters.

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