Pirate's Prize by Dooley Lena Nelson

Author:Dooley, Lena Nelson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2012-11-08T05:00:00+00:00

Ten

The morning after Etienne Badeau said he was going to New Orleans, Walter brought breakfast for two to the women’s room. Angelina asked him in Spanish where Brian was, but the Englishman just shook his head, not understanding what she said to him.

Except when Walter brought their meals, she and Aunt Elena were alone in their rooms. No more excursions into the yard, not even to wash their clothes. Oh, how she missed Brian O’Doule. And not just because his presence allowed them to leave their room. The twinkle that always lit his eyes brought a sparkle to her life that nothing else could.

Often when Brian translated the pirate captain’s words, it sounded as if Brian were speaking to her for himself. Angelina knew he wanted to protect her and Aunt Elena, but it was more than that. Something in Brian called to something in Angelina’s own heart. Since he had been gone, Angelina experienced a loneliness she had never felt before. One way she felt closer to him was by reading his beloved Bible.

“Mi ángel.” Aunt Elena stood in the doorway of the parlor fanning herself with her handkerchief. “What are you doing out here?”

Angelina sat in a chair on the balcony with Brian’s Bible open on her lap. “I’m reading.” Her right hand smoothed the corners of the pages that flapped in the breeze.

“What are you reading?” Elena glided across the floor and leaned against the railing. “You seemed so engrossed.”

Angelina smiled up at her. “Brian O’Doule had a different kind of relationship with God from the one I’ve had. I wanted to find out why.”

Her duenna came close enough to look at the words. “Does this book tell you about it?”

“Yes.” A gentle breeze once again ruffled the pages of the book in Angelina’s lap. “I’ve always believed there is a God, and I’ve known Jesus was His Son; but I’ve never felt a connection to Him.”

Aunt Elena nodded. “He’s up in heaven, and we’re down here, so you wouldn’t feel really close to Him, now, would you?”

After closing the book, Angelina stood and joined her aunt beside the railing. “I’ve been reading that Jesus came to earth to die for us.”

“Yes, I’ve heard about that.”

“But He wants to be part of our lives, too.” Angelina didn’t know how else to express what she felt deep in her soul.

“I’m not sure I know what you mean.” Aunt Elena shook her head. “How could He be part of our lives?”

Angelina turned her face into the wind to let the breeze blow through her hair. It felt almost as if someone were running their fingers through the strands. “Do you feel the wind?”

“What a silly question. How could I not? It is the only thing that keeps us from melting in this place.” Aunt Elena dabbed her sticky forehead with her handkerchief.

“I can’t see the wind, but I know it’s here, because I feel it.” Angelina picked up the book and clasped it to her chest. “When I read the words Jesus spoke when He was on earth, I feel Him around me just as much as I feel this breeze.

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