Bethy's Heart's Hideout (Amish Circle Series Book 4) by Esther Weaver

Author:Esther Weaver [Weaver, Esther]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-05-02T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

The store was closed for the day. Elizabeth stood outside on the wide, covered front step and locked the door. The area under the low, sloping porch roof was gloomy as the sun was positioned behind the building. Suddenly, just as she was taking the key out of the lock and putting it in a pocket in her cloak, she felt someone grab her shoulders. She jumped forward and let out a scream, then turned around to see who had grabbed her. She laughed when she saw it was Mark. He had looked worried that he had upset her but when she began to chuckle he did too.

She looked up and down the street, expecting to see the car but it was nowhere to be seen. Instead, there was a horse and buggy tied up at one of the hitching posts. He saw her brief look of disappointment and chuckled again but this time it wasn’t a totally happy laugh.

“Nope, the car’s gone. My parents have fully committed to this going Amish thing. You know, the Ordnung and its rules and all that renouncing the modern world stuff. I get to drive a buggy like a gut Amish man would. Mind you, I haven’t had as much practice with the horses as I had with the car but heck. It’s all about living the gut life, right?”

“What do you mean, this ‘going Amish thing’? I don’t quite understand what your parents are trying to do. You’re Amish but you’re not? Aren’t you either all Amish or all Englisch?” Elizabeth shook her head. She had heard about people leaving the Ordnung and she knew that sometimes people either came back or decided to join but she had never really heard of someone who wanted to be a part of the community but still drive cars and be a part of the modern world. Elizabeth didn’t really understand how the Mennonites fit in to her world and was desperately trying to understand this strange man and his odd ways.

“My familye is Mennonite. Well, we were. We came from the same place that you guys did and we still speak the same language and stuff. But, like, we use electricity and can listen to modern music and drive cars. We have more fun. You know, fun? It’s that thing that seems seriously lacking around here?” Mark seemed angry and a little bitter although Elizabeth thought she might feel the same way if she was forced to move and join the lifestyle without really wanting to.

“I know you said you thought corn sounded boring and it can be,” Elizabeth said. “I may not be able to make it any more interesting but I can show you one of the more fun-filled areas around. Do you want to take a bit of a detour on our way home?” She looked over at Mark and saw that he was considering her offer. He nodded and the two youngsters made plans to head off in the opposite direction from home.

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