I Promise by Robin Jones Gunn

Author:Robin Jones Gunn [Robin Jones Gunn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781441233127
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group

11 The first week of February turned out to be one of the worst weeks of Christy’s life but, strangely, I I one of the best weeks, too.

On Monday she started classes for her last semester, only to find that one of the classes she needed to graduate had been cancelled. To take the class at the only other offered time meant readjusting her work schedule at the campus bookstore. She was cut back from twelve hours a week to eight, which meant less money.

On Tuesday, Todd didn’t show up for their second premarital counseling session at church. He left a message with Pastor Ross saying he couldn’t break away from his painting job and to please tell Christy he was sorry, but he would be there for sure next Tuesday.

Christy was stuck at church because she had gotten a ride there with Katie and then expected Todd to take her back to school. She decided against staying with Pastor Ross and discussing anything because she was so mad at Todd, she was certain she would later regret anything she said in the counseling session. She hadn’t figured out how to express her feelings without exploding in a burst of pent-up fury.

Being too upset and too proud to ask for a ride back to campus, Christy decided to walk the five miles. She had walked everywhere during her year at school in Switzerland and felt certain the trek would help her to release her anger. All it gave her were blisters and more anger toward Todd for putting his job above her.

She rehearsed all kinds of conversations she planned to have with Todd once he showed his face. None of them were pretty.

To make matters worse, Todd didn’t call her Tuesday night. Since he had moved in with Rick the day before he graduated, each time Christy called, she got Rick’s voice mail. Finally she gave up and went to bed early. Katie was at work, and Christy was too upset to do homework or to embroider her wedding dress bodice.

Wednesday morning the phone rang at 6:30. Christy was certain Todd was calling with an apology. But it was her mom, and her voice was low.

“Grandpa passed away last night,” she said. “He had been complaining of stomach pains, and Grandma took him to the hospital yesterday afternoon. He died while they were doing exploratory surgery.”

Christy already felt drained. This news sent her into a flood of tears. She loved her grandparents and suddenly regretted that she hadn’t seen them since their fiftieth wedding anniversary back in Wisconsin the summer after she graduated from high school.

Marti called an hour later and said she had plane tickets reserved for Todd and Christy to attend the funeral on Saturday.

Friday night Todd and Christy took a red-eye flight with her parents, her brother, and Bob and Marti. They landed at O’Hare airport in Chicago at five o’clock in the morning. Their connecting flight to Madison left at six. After renting a van, they

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