Glass Girl by Laura Anderson Kurk

Author:Laura Anderson Kurk
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: WestBowPress
Published: 0100-12-31T22:00:00+00:00

To: [email protected]

Subject: Hi Mom

I don’t know why I bother since you haven’t replied to my other emails. Are you even reading them? I just wanted to talk to you about Henry and his family. Today I’m going to church with them, and it feels kind of strange, but nice. I have to get ready now. Wish you were here to tell me what to wear. Hope you’re doing okay.

I’ve been trying to remember how old I was when I last went to church. I couldn’t have been more than twelve. Mostly, my family would go to Easter and Christmas Eve services. Mom would come home one day with a new dress for me, and the next morning we would go to church. No one prayed before dinner at my house; in fact, I don’t think I’ve ever heard either of my parents pray.

I stood at the door of my closet this morning with dripping wet hair surveying my clothes for a long time. I finally pulled out a black denim skirt that came to the top of my knees, and a shiny charcoal gray tunic that tied around my waist. I pulled on black tights and my tall black leather boots. I dried my hair and waited with Dad in the living room, trying to quell my nerves.

When I heard my Jeep pull in, I kissed Dad goodbye, grabbed my coat, and stepped out the front door into the frosty air. Henry smiled when he saw me. He put the Jeep in park and stepped out to open the passenger door for me.

“Well, if your dad wasn’t waving at me through the window,” he said under his breath, “I would grab you.”

I laughed, turned around and waved, and then kissed Henry on the cheek. Henry shook his head and blushed. As we backed out of the drive, he leaned forward with his left arm covering the steering wheel so he could look at me. “You know I’m not going to be able to concentrate on anything Robert says this morning.”

“Do you want me to go with you, or do you want to listen to the sermon?”

“Well, I’m actually really conflicted about that,” he said grinning. “The problem is I’m not sure any of the other guys will be able to concentrate with you there. You might just be what we call a ‘stumbling block’.”

“Well, you’ll have to set an example, won’t you?”

“I’m not making any promises.”

We pulled in and parked next to Henry’s family and walked in with them. There were nine of us, so Henry went ahead of us to find an empty pew. Amelia and Leah talked to me about last night, and my outfit, and their boyfriends. They were both easy to be with, and they treated me like a member of the family. Henry motioned to us and I realized we were going to have to walk to the front of the church. On the way to the pew Henry saved, the Whitmires introduced me to everyone we passed, and my head was spinning when I felt Henry’s arm circle around my waist.

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