Grantville Gazette Volume 95 by Bjorn Hasseler

Author:Bjorn Hasseler
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Grantville Gazette
Published: 2021-04-29T04:00:00+00:00

Sam shook the snow flurries off his coat and hat before going inside to talk to Krystal. "The Refugee Center is sending over a new family to live with us. You need to let them use the old master bedroom since the other bedrooms are still being used. Don't get mad! I know you believe they are coming back, but Aunt Sophia and Uncle Donnie Joe aren't here right now, and Grannie B and Grandpa Eli need the extra rent money. The new family was living in one of those houses that burnt down on New Year's Eve, so they won't pay much, but it's better than nothing. They are planning to build their own house, but they need a place to stay until it's warm enough outside for building. If your parents come back and these folks are still here, we can kick them out. Okay?"

It was not 'okay' with Krystal. No matter what anyone else said, she still believed they might come back. She didn't say a word as she stood up, left the room, put on all her outdoor layers, then slammed the door on her way out. If bike tires could squeal, hers would've squealed as she turned onto their street from the driveway, grateful they had only had flurries and not a real storm that week.

She thought about going to St. Mary's and talking to Father Larry, but he was busy with all the new Catholics in town. Besides, the best people she knew to help her calm down when she was this mad were Grannie B and Grandpa Eli, even if it was a lot further to the Assisted Living Home than to St. Mary's. By the time she got there, she was calmer, but she still had to make a decision. "Grannie B, I know my parents are still out there. I can't give up on seeing them again. You know I can't. And my friends at college! But mostly Mom and Dad, and all my grandparents, and all my relatives on Mom's side. I can't give someone else the last bedroom. Where will they stay when they get here? It's like I don't believe I'll see them again if I do that!" By now, Krystal was practically crying in frustration, anger, fear, and all the other emotions she tried to keep hidden away.

"Baby girl, what would your parents want?"

"What?"

"It's a simple question, my not-so-little-great-grandbaby. If you could call your parents and ask, would they want our old bedroom to be kept empty waiting for them, or would they want you to let a family whose home just burnt down, with what little they owned in it, use the room?"

Krystal tensed up, then let out a big sigh. She finally had an answer she could live with. "Since they can't use it, they would want someone in need to use it. Thank you, Grannie B."

"I heard the only person in town who isn't taking in refugees is Jimmy Dick Shaver. You do not want to be like Jimmy Dick.

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