Invisible by Yttrup Ginny L

Author:Yttrup, Ginny L. [Yttrup, Ginny L.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Contemporary, Christian fiction, Inspirational, Romance
ISBN: 9781433678776
Goodreads: 18893420
Publisher: Not Avail
Published: 2013-03-31T00:00:00+00:00

Most high . . . deeply hidden yet intimately present, perfection of both beauty and strength, stable and incomprehensible, immutable and yet changing all things.

Saint Augustine

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Twila

“How were things at the store?”

I set my backpack down on a chair in the kitchen. “The usual. How was your morning?”

My mom is sitting at the kitchen table taking notes from a book on healing foods that she picked up at the conference.

“The usual.” She smiles and winks. “I called Ellyn and thanked her for letting you stay at her place the other night.”

“Nice.” I walk into the kitchen, grab an apple, wash it, and then take it, a knife, and a small cutting board back to the table. I sit across from my mom and begin slicing the apple into paper-thin slices. “Want some?”

“No, thanks.” She smiles. “I’m glad you’re home. I’ve wanted to talk to you since my conversation with Ellyn.”

“Why?” I nibble one of the apple slices.

“Because she said some kind things about you. She’s an insightful lady. Also, as I’ve pondered some of what she said this morning, I’ve wanted to ask you something.”

I set the knife and the rest of the apple on the cutting board so I can focus on my mom. “Okay, what?”

She sets her pen down and looks past me for a minute like she’s thinking about what she wants to say. “I’m wondering if you see a specific purpose in your friendship with Ellyn?”

“Um . . .” I pick up the slice of apple again and take another tiny bite. My mom and I are tight, like friends, you know? So I know what she’s getting at. “So you think there’s a specific purpose and you’re wondering if I’ve figured it out or not?”

“I didn’t say that.”

I smile at her. “Yeah, right.” I take another bite and think while I chew. “The first time I met Ellyn at the store, I knew she was in pain—physically—but also emotionally. You know how sometimes I just know?”

She nods.

“It wasn’t hard to figure out because she’s the same as me, only opposite.”

“What do you mean?”

“We’re opposites. Like, we have similar issues but they look different. I’m . . .” I swallow. “I’m . . . sm . . . small.” My mom nods her encouragement. “And Ellyn’s large. But on the inside, I think we’re more alike than different. But, I don’t know why. I mean, I don’t know what her emotional pain is about.”

“You’ve come a long way, Twila. I’m so proud of you—of your courage and strength.”

I don’t feel courageous or strong. “I want to get better—like finally, I want that. You know?”

She nods and I see the tears she’s trying to hold back.

“Anyway, I’m not sure if there’s a specific reason Ellyn and I are becoming friends. But if there is, I think it has something to do with the body image stuff.” I finish eating the slice of apple I’ve been working on and then pick up another slice. “So do you think there’s more to it than that?”

She seems to think for a minute.

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