Promising Angela by Kim Vogel Sawyer

Author:Kim Vogel Sawyer [Sawyer, Kim Vogel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Christian, Romance
ISBN: 9781410412263
Google: 87bgK2p-6p8C
Amazon: 1597892769
Barnesnoble: 1597892769
Goodreads: 16475984
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Published: 2006-01-01T05:00:00+00:00

Angela consulted the clipboard that held the day’s schedule, using her finger to scan the list to locate her name. In the task column across from her name she read “mopping/table cleaning with Randy, Doris, and Anton.” She sighed. Her least favorite tasks, and two of those delegated to her area were brand-new clients, which meant she would have a stressful day. Any change in routine was difficult for many of the New Beginnings clients.

Turning from the assignment board, she headed to her locker, her gaze bouncing past Ben. He kept his head down, just as he’d done the previous two days this week. His rejection hurt more than she wanted to admit.

She couldn’t blame him for his disapproval. She certainly deserved it after the poor choices she’d made. Yet Ben’s disapproval was harder to bear than any other—even more than her parents’. Their anger and disappointment was largely due to the fact that she had been foolish enough to get caught, thereby causing them embarrassment. Ben’s disappointment was directly related to her behavior.

Placing her purse in the locker, she rested her hand on the Bible waiting on the shelf. Through prayer, she’d been able to find comfort for her aching heart each night as she stretched out on the bed in Aunt Eileen’s spare room. But during the day, even though she was busy, the ache returned.

Loneliness hit hard. The last two evenings the caretaker for Kent’s floor had turned her away when she’d come to visit Kent. Aunt Eileen was tied up in something with other ladies at her church and had been out. She’d consulted her list of “supporters” and refrained from bothering Carrie. What newlywed wants to spend evenings away from her husband? And she didn’t know anyone from the Sunday school class at church well enough to call out of the blue to do something.

So she had been alone. Giving the locker a firmer slam than was necessary, she headed to the cleaning area. The tinkle of the bell announced the arrival of clients, and she greeted those with whom she would be working. Of the three, Anton seemed the most nervous. He hung back, peeking over Randy’s shoulder, his round eyes wide behind his thick glasses.

Angela’s heart went out to him. She smiled and offered a kind welcome, but he shrank away, making a noise of distress. Angela turned to Doris, the one familiar face among the three.

“Doris, would you like to show Randy and Anton where to find the mop buckets? We’ll be scrubbing the floors today.”

Doris nodded and looked at the two waiting men. “C’mon, you guys.” She waved her chubby hand then scuttled toward the supply closet. With one more apprehensive look thrown at Angela, Anton followed. Randy trailed more slowly, his gait swaying. Angela walked beside him.

She worked with the trio all morning, showing them how to fill the bucket to the waterline and measure the cleaning agent, how to wring the excess water from the mop, and how to push the mop head across the floor.

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