In His Time by Stefanie Bridges-Mikota

Author:Stefanie Bridges-Mikota [Bridges-Mikota, Stefanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-06-18T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 22

In reality only a handful of weeks had past, but Allie felt as though months had gone by. Allie was worn out. She didn’t want to leave Pa and Drew but knew she must head home with Frank.

Blinne came by to spend the last little bit with her, which she was grateful for. Allie had been working to make sure Pa was stocked up with bread and with a few meals put together as well as getting all of the chores for the week done. His work load would greatly increase when she left. Blinne was helping her with the last of it all.

“I’ll take these blankets in from the line and get the beds made up,” Blinne said, pulling them off the clothes line. She carried them into the house leaving Allie tending to the neglected garden.

Ma and Pa had been able to get it in together and Pa kept it watered, but with everything going on, the weeds were not a priority. They were putting in a fair attempt at taking over space. Pa would need this food to put up for the winter. If there were only weeds, they would be mighty hungry.

Frank headed to town to say his goodbyes to his family and Doc. He also needed to purchase their fare for the train. Later he would be back and would also pitch in and help with the last minute chores.

Company had slowed now that Ma passed. What was once a revolving front door of friends, neighbors, and community members turned into a wooden shield that very few tried to penetrate. She supposed they were just giving her family some grieving space, but the quiet only added to drawing out the length of the day.

Going home to Wiley City would be a nice break. Moving about and doing daily activities without anyone giving her looks of pity or empty words of condolences would be a breath of fresh air.

Allie didn’t need anyone’s help in making her feel horrible, she did that all on her own. She deeply missed her ma and knew the hole that formed when she passed would get bigger before it could start to heal. She couldn’t help thinking about herself though. Losing her ma wasn’t the real creator of the empty space within her. It just opened it up more. She had been feeling empty for too long to count now.

“Hello, sweetie. How’s my wonderful wife doing?”

Oh, how she loved that voice!

Allie looked up and blocked the sun that was brightly shining in her eyes to see Frank standing before her. He was smiling and offering her his hand. She took it and pulled herself up.

“I’m all right. How are your parents?”

He wrapped her in a hug and kissed her temple.

“They’re great. Both will miss us, though. They enjoy having us in town, but understand that we need to get back. I was able to see Doc for a bit. Glad, too. I picked his brain on typhoid. We have to figure out where it’s coming from.

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