My Life As a Merchant V1: Reborn by Kathy Rose

Author:Kathy Rose [Rose, Kathy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kathy Press Publishing
Published: 2021-07-26T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17: The Fight

The next day when the family woke up, they each had the festival on their minds. Cam had won a knife, which he played with for what Gil thought was hours on end. With William’s help, Cam learned to flip it in his hand and was practicing to get it perfect. That was harder than it appeared, as the tiny blade was not well balanced.

“Look at this, Gil,” Cam said. “This is something I got to show Tom next time I see him.”

Gil looked at his brother and smiled, finding his new trick impressive. The day passed quickly for everyone. Distracted while working, the boys played the festival games over in their heads and saw the parade repeatedly. When their work ended, it was earlier than usual.

“Cam, you go ahead and go inside. I want to talk to Gil alone for a moment.” William said.

Those words set off red flags in Gil’s mind, and he quickly went over the day to see where he had messed up and gotten in trouble. Nothing came to mind that he did wrong, so he looked up at his father, confused. Breathing deeply, he prepared for a lecture he felt sure was coming.

Looking down at his youngest, William had a somber look on his face. “Gil, I want to talk to you about what happened at the festival and what Mr. Holms said.” William kneeled to Gil’s height and looked him straight in the eyes.

Oh, I’m not in trouble, that’s a relief, but why does what Mr. Holms said matter? While Gil hadn’t enjoyed being called crippled, he felt it came out of ignorance rather than hate. Gil wasn’t interested in Judy like that anyways, so he didn’t care what Mr. Holms' opinion of him was.

“Okay,” Gil replied hesitantly, unsure he wanted to have that conversation. William was wearing far too serious an expression, which still made Gil feel as if he were in trouble.

“Your right leg makes you different from everyone else,” William started.

“Yea,” Gil spoke in a hushed tone and looked down at the ground, suddenly feeling uncomfortable.

“In some ways, it means you won’t be able to do what they do, but that doesn't define you. You are not just your injury. You are so much more than that.” William's face changed as he spoke, from serious to one more understanding.

Gil was surprised. That was the most open William had been to either of the boys since Gil arrived in the world. Initially, Gil had thought William wasn’t capable of such loving emotion. Gil looked up at his father and managed a small smile.

“I know you’re a bright kid, Gil, and I know you’re going to find your own way. Woodworking probably won’t be your job when you get older, and that’s okay. There may be times you have to work harder at what you’re doing to keep up with everyone else, but I know with that head of yours, you’ll always find a way.” William paused here a moment to let the words sink in.

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