Noah's Sweetheart by Rebecca Kertz

Author:Rebecca Kertz
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2013-07-06T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Rachel stood by the window, studying the storm clouds. As it turned out, they had reached home in plenty of time. The thunderstorm was moving slowly. The residents of the King farm had just finished a simple supper of eggs, toast and ham. Now they could hear the wind pick up, rattling against the windowpanes. Lightning streaked the evening sky, followed by a deep rolling rumble of thunder.

A lightning bolt zigzagged down to earth, creating a loud bang and pop.

“Did ya see that?” Rachel asked, her eyes widening.

“I did,” Charlotte said. She had returned earlier with Grandma Emma and Grandpa Harley. With the imminent arrival of the storm, she said she didn’t want them to be alone in their house, even though their residence was less than an acre away on the same property. “Will it ever rain?”

There’d been a lot of bright flashes and loud booms, but so far there had been no rain, although the sky remained dark and ominous.

“I hope it does.” Rachel flinched as another bright bolt fell to earth, creating a loud boom. “We need it. I’m afraid of what the storm will bring if it doesn’t rain soon.”

“It’s an unusual summer storm.” Charlotte left the window to sit at the kitchen table. “I’ve never seen anything like this.”

“Me neither.” Rachel flinched at a clap of thunder. “I was hoping that this wasn’t your average thunderstorm.”

“We do get bad storms, but it’s the flooding that sometimes concerns us. Not so much here on the farm, but hours of heavy rain can wreak havoc in the stores and shops in Lancaster and nearby villages.”

“You all right in here?” Aunt Mae entered the kitchen to see the supper dishes had been washed and put away. “I’m glad you brought your grosselders here, Charlotte. Grandma Emma is terribly bothered by the storm. She has been praying nonstop since the wind kicked up and the thunder grew louder.”

“Where are John and Joshua?” Rachel asked. She wondered if they were frightened by the storm.

“They’re upstairs in their room. They love the adventure of a thunderstorm.”

“Not me,” Rachel said.

“Nor me,” Aunt Mae replied, surprising her. She took a plate of cookies from the kitchen worktable. “I’ll see if these will cheer Grandma Emma. She does love her sweets.”

“Like you enjoyed your licorice?” Charlotte teased.

Aunt Mae had gotten into the licorice as soon as Noah had given it to her. In fact, she and Uncle Amos had eaten all of it in one sitting. Was it any wonder that neither one of them had wanted much to eat for supper? They had been content with breakfast food for the late meal. It had worked well for everyone. Rachel had been full from dinner out and their ice cream treat, as had her two young cousins who’d shared the day with her and Noah. Charlotte had made her grandparents a late dinner so none of them wanted to eat, either. Only Nancy had been hungry enough to eat two biscuits with her eggs and ham.

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