Cranberry Winter by Ruth P. Watson

Author:Ruth P. Watson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Strebor Books

Chapter 15

Hester came over to the house early one Saturday morning. The sun had just begun to ascend into the sky. She’d always been an early riser, so seeing her at that time in the morning was no surprise to me. Country folks got up with the chickens and went to bed with the sun. Simon had gotten up early too, washed, made a pot of strong coffee, dressed and was out the door before 7:30 a.m. He said he was headed to the club because he had business to take care of. The club didn’t open before noon. Folks who stay up at night, often sleep most of the day. It is why Momma called them “all-night ramblers.”

Hester and I decided to spend the entire day together. We started to act like we had in secondary school. We sat down at the kitchen table beside each other and discussed the men in our lives.

We started off with my brother, John, who had been dating Hester. John had been spending more time around Ms. Pearl, a woman too old for him. He claimed to be handling some legal things for her, coming down from Washington, D.C. to settle some of her business, or so Hester had said. “Ever since he helped her get out of jail, he has felt as if he was her adviser or something,” I said.

“Ms. Pearl doesn’t need John. He is like all the rest of the men around; they fall for her. They like the glamour and just being in her presence.”

“She is too old for him, and besides, I think you are making too much of it,” I told her. My brother felt he could save the world. He had always been softhearted for the derelicts and unfortunate. It seemed to work for everyone except me.

“I am just not going to stand back and let Ms. Pearl steal my man. She already has her share and more. It is the reason most of the women around can’t stand her.”

We both giggled, knowing it was the truth. Ms. Pearl had every man in town wishing he could be with her. She knew it, and ignored most of them. She was very selective, and catered to only a few close male friends, even though other men were praying she would give them a chance.

“What is Simon up to these days?” Hester asked between chuckles and sips of coffee. “Your Simon used to be a good man. He was different than the rest of the boys we knew,” Hester said, after asking where Simon had gone so early in the morning.

“He is still different. And, he is good, but there is the side that remains a mystery to me. He has a lot of secrets.”

“Is it Nadine that you worry about?”

I paused to think about her question. “Not really, even though I find myself thinking about how much I don’t know about my husband. I worry more about Kindred being Mr. Camm. He is the one keeping me looking over my shoulder.

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