Rorey's Secret by Leisha Kelly

Author:Leisha Kelly
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: ebook, book
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2005-07-31T20:00:00+00:00

14

Sarah

It made me feel all strange inside for Mom to put off talking to me and go see Franky first. I shouldn’t have wondered, since he’d run off into the woods and all. She’d want to check on him after that. Of course she would. But she knew I was wanting to say something about Rorey, and she was looking at me kind of different.

Janie May wouldn’t stand still for us, and I had to hold her real tight with one hand and try to help Emmie bandage her with the other. Good thing this wasn’t a billy. I didn’t even know where their billy was. Maybe they’d lost him in the fire along with so much else.

“Is our animals yours now?” Emmie asked me.

“No more than they ever was.”

“But they’s over here now.”

“Just for a while. Till your pa gets another barn and pen built back up.”

“I don’t think Pa knows how to build us a barn,” she said sadly. “An’ your pa can’t help. He’s still in bed.”

“Yeah. I know.”

Finally we got the little goat all fixed up. She hopped away from us and immediately started stretching her neck, trying to chew on that bandage. All that trouble to doctor her, and it wouldn’t last ten minutes, I’d just about bet.

“What’s a puritan?” Emmie suddenly asked.

“What?”

“A puritan. Yesterday Rorey said Franky was one, remember? Is it some kinda stupid guy?”

I shook my head, wishing she hadn’t heard a word of all that. “No. Puritans weren’t stupid. They were just . . . real strict. And real religious. Rorey just meant that Franky don’t think like a kid sometimes, that he don’t approve of shenanigans.”

“Oh,” she said, thinking it over. “That ain’t so bad. Rorey won’t even get in no trouble over sayin’ somethin’ like that. I wonder how come your mama didn’t go ahead an’ esplain when I tol’ her I didn’t know what it meant.”

“You told Mom that Rorey said that?” My heart suddenly pounded harder. “What else did you tell her?” What else did she hear? Oh, Lord! Now Mom’ll think I was trying to hide stuff from her! Now Mom’ll think I’m in on what Rorey’s been doing.

“I jus’ wanted to know how come folks is mad at Franky. Rorey was even mad at him yesterday—”

“And you told Mom that?”

“Yeah.” She looked at me with her eyes getting damp. “I’m sorry, Sarah. Was I not s’posed to?”

I sighed. “It’s okay. We’re not supposed to keep secrets from our folks anyway.”

“I didn’t know it was a secret.”

“I know. It’s okay.”

“Will Rorey get in trouble?”

“I don’t know. Maybe.”

“Then she’s gonna be real mad at me.”

“She might be real mad at me too, before it’s all done.”

“Will you still play with me, even if Rorey gets mad?” “Yes. I’ll play with you.”

She took my hand. Apparently, my promise was enough to make her feel better about the whole thing. She bounced a couple of steps, leading me over toward the corner where we could see Janie May a little better.

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