Rebekah's Quilt by Sara Barnard

Author:Sara Barnard [Barnard, Sara]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Romance, Amish, Novella, Fiction
Publisher: 5 Prince Publishing
Published: 2013-11-04T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVEN

Beanie Bull’s shrill squall met Rebekah’s sleepy ears. When she was finally able to force her eyelids open, her room was fuzzy and bright. Pushing herself up in the bed, her heart pounded in time with Beanie’s urgent cries. As quickly as he began, he quieted.

As the surge of adrenaline ebbed within her, slowing her heartbeat in the sudden quiet, her muscles relaxed.

Rebekah rubbed her eyes. “Ma must be feeding Beanie.”

A smell wafting upstairs, though not entirely pleasant, made her lick her lips. Her stomach rumbled.

Flinging back the covers, she pushed herself to the side of the bed. Her feet met the floor, which was warmed from the rays of sunshine that fell across it. Much to her surprise, the ache in her bruised foot had lessened overnight.

“It’s actually bearable,” she said aloud to an absent audience.

She lifted her leg to take a closer look. The purple mottling had faded, revealing her own skin color visible where what yesterday had been a mess of black. Only a dark outline remained. Her tiny toe wasn’t as swollen, but the nail was solid black. It actually looked a bit loose, like it might fall off if touched. She wrinkled her nose.

Leaning on the bed frame for support, she stood. After a brief rush of tingles in her bad leg, she let go of her support.

“I might not fall,” she mumbled, shifting her weight from foot to foot. Sure, it was uncomfortable, but not painful. Stepping lightly, and being careful to give a wide berth to her doorframe, Rebekah shuffled to her parent’s room.

Elnora’s chipper voice surprised her. “Well, there’s my best girl.” Beanie lay, curled like a newborn pup, in the cradle next to the bed.

“Ma, you look so well!” Rebekah couldn’t hide her astonishment. Her mother’s color had returned and, well, she simply beamed. “You had me quite scared last night.” She eased herself down at the foot of the bed.

Her mother smiled, looking girlish despite her forty years. “It’s simply a miracle that you were able to turn your brother.” Her eyes filled with love, Elnora shifted her gaze to the sleeping baby. He sighed in his sleep.

Rebekah stepped quietly to the cradle. With one finger, she traced his velvety cheek. He suckled without waking. “Ma, does he look a little yellow?”

“All the boys were yellow, each one a little more so than the last. Remember?”

Rebekah searched back through her memory. There were very few that didn’t contain Joseph in some aspect. Finally, her mind grabbed on to a memory. “Yes, I remember! We sit them in the window, right?”

Elnora nodded. “I will have to put him into the sunlight often.”

“Yes ma’am, but the winter is over. It has been warm for some time now.”

Her mother never shifted her gaze from the window. “Your father thinks it will be a mild rest of the season, but I don’t think so. I have seen this early warm weather before.” Elnora turned her attention to Rebekah. After a brief silence, she rose from her bed.

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