Amish Park by Thomas Nye

Author:Thomas Nye [Nye, Thomas]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Amish fiction, Amish books, Amish novel, Christian fiction
Publisher: Dove Christian Publishers
Published: 2017-11-16T05:00:00+00:00

Stubborn

A soft knock at the door woke up Pete. The bed shook as Lisa stood up and got ready for chores. “Pete, they tapped on the door. It’s time for morning chores.”

“I’m not ready to get up, yet,” Pete said, and pulled the sheet over his head to keep morning light out of his eyes.

“I overheard Cephas tell Dory that you aren’t pulling your weight,” Lisa whispered.

Pete sat up and threw the covers off. “That does it; I’m going to tell that guy off!”

Lisa motioned for her husband to calm down and whispered, “Please, for our daughters’ sake, don’t say anything.”

Pete laid back on the bed and pulled the sheet back over his face. “I would have told him off already, but I like that old Jonas.”

Lisa didn’t say anything. Pete heard her shut the door as she walked out. He could hear Dory mention his name and his wife quietly responded, “Pete isn’t feeling well this morning.”

He lay still, trying to fall back to sleep, but he couldn’t. Instead, he listened to Lisa’s voice, yet couldn’t make out her words. Dory’s voice alternated with Lisa’s for a long stretch of time. Pete imagined Lisa was telling Dory what a terrible husband he was and that Dory was trying to console her. Pete sat up and worked hard to hear what Lisa was saying.

“I’ve not been a very good wife. I work in the children’s hospital as a nurse, and I know I get too involved in the lives of my patients. Instead of coming home and being a happy, supportive wife, I get down and stress about my little sick children and their families. Pete tries to talk about his company and financial issues, and I struggle to focus. After watching families battle against illness, disabilities, and even death, money just doesn’t seem like that big of a deal. If I try to talk to Pete about what is going on at work, he just tells me, ‘You need to be more professional. You can’t let yourself get so involved with your patients and their families.’ I know he’s right, but I can’t help it.”

Their conversation ended, and kitchen sounds continued as the women prepared a large breakfast. Dory began singing a hymn, and after one verse, Lisa’s voice chimed in, singing along. Just as Pete finally dozed off, he heard Lisa open the door.

“Are you going to come out for breakfast?” she asked quietly.

He didn’t answer, but sat on the edge of the bed and started getting dressed.

During breakfast, everyone talked cheerfully, except Pete and Cephas.

“We had lots of fun riding ponies while you were on a picnic,” Natalie said enthusiastically.

“You should have seen your daughter ride,” Ida told them. “Our old pony, Cob, goes out of his way to do whatever she asks of him.”

“He’s the best pony ever!” Natalie’s face was glowing brighter than a lantern. “Cob is so easy to ride, and he doesn’t go over jumps.”

“Is that good, that he doesn’t go over jumps?” Pete asked.

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