Forgotten Soul by Sandra Edwards

Author:Sandra Edwards [Edwards, Sandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
Publisher: SE Press
Published: 2010-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

PART FOUR

The Reunion

CHAPTER 22

MAGGIE AND HER sisters grew up on their grandfather’s farm in central California. Their father had run off when her mother was pregnant with Mary. At the time, Maggie was six and Molly was three. As a result, Maggie was the only one who had any real memories of their father. Their mother died of a fever when Maggie was ten. Being the eldest, it was put upon her to take on part of the responsibilities for her younger sisters, right alongside her grandfather.

But things had changed. Maggie was all grown up and Molly was dead. Carrying on without Molly was one of the hardest undertakings Maggie and Mary would ever face. They weren’t weak women though, so they mourned their sister and then got on with the business of living.

The first few weeks back home were pure hell for Maggie. She missed Tajan something fierce. It was hard not talking to him, or seeing his smile, or feeling his touch. Lost and alone, she was sure she was destined to live a lifetime of emptiness.

Then something wonderful happened. Like a gift from heaven, she discovered she was pregnant. She saw the baby as a gift from God, sent specifically to help ease the pain of her loss.

In February of 1864, Maggie gave birth to a baby boy whom she named Tajan, after his father. Because her own father had disappeared from her life, not a day went by that she didn’t feel guilty and remorseful for depriving her son of his father.

She missed Tajan so much that her misery was like a steel weight. But every time she looked into her baby’s eyes, the child did help to ease the sorrow. If only a little bit.

While Maggie had spent the entire winter preparing for the birth of her child, Tajan had spent it trying to get over losing her. He hadn’t had much success. The thing that had made it so hard was he was trapped. During the winter months the mountainous terrain was harsh on the tribe. Every year, as the fall brought on cooler weather, the people began their preparations for the unforgiving snowbound winter to come. The entire camp would pack up, disperse and move down into the valley areas along the Nevada side of the lake. Trekking over that mountain wasn’t an option during the winter.

By the time spring broke, the snow had eased up in the hills and Tajan talked himself into going after Maggie. He’d made up his mind. He was either going to bring her back here to live with him among his people, or they would strike out on their own. But either way they’d be together, and she’d be back where she belonged. With him.

On a spring day in April, when baby Tajan was about two months old, Maggie was outside tending to the task of hanging the freshly washed laundry out in the warm California sun. Several rows of clothing, including baby articles and sheets, swayed in the wind.

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