The Kissing Bridge by Tricia Goyer

Author:Tricia Goyer [Goyer, Tricia]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780310335160
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2014-01-01T08:00:00+00:00

Rebecca didn’t have to be told twice. She scrambled over him and jumped to the ground.

“Unhitch the horses!” he called to her before he followed, also jumping down to the ground.

Rebecca understood. If the wagon continued to tip, both the double tree and the shaft would be broken.

Instead of running up to the front of the wagon to help her, Caleb ran to the back and began unloading the bins and barrels. He worked as one man, but did the job of two with speed and efficiency. Rebecca unhitched the horses and led them back down the hill toward the pasture area. They seemed surprised, but happy that they were free to graze.

She returned back up the hill and found that the back of the wagon was unloaded. Not only that, but Caleb had already stabilized the wagon with a log and removed the wheel.

Sweat beaded his brow, and she quickly hurried to the tote with the bottled water and pulled one out. She handed it to him. “This isn’t cold, but it should help.”

Caleb glanced up, surprised. “Danki. I appreciate that, Rebecca.”

“It’s just water.” She shrugged and sat down beside him. She pointed to the wheel. “Is it bad?”

“The good news is that it’s just cracked. The bad news is that I don’t have any wood glue to fix it.” He leaned forward and studied the wheel closer. “I think the best thing would be to create a new spoke, but that’ll take some time . . . and skill.”

“I think you can do it.” She tried to stay upbeat.

He turned to her, and she focused on his eyes. “I mean, if you can build a house, you can make a spoke, right?”

Caleb sucked in a deep breath, and his chest expanded. His eyes brightened, too, and she smiled. “What do you need? I can help.”

He eyed the wagon wheel and then glanced back at her. “A solid piece of wood and the ax. Although I’m not sure I can engineer it good enough to fit right. People spend years studying the trade, and—”

Rebecca held up a hand, halting his words. “You’ll never know until you try. And if you can jump off a huge cliff, you can do this, Caleb. I believe in you.”

Caleb stood and straightened his shoulders. “Ja, I’ll try, Rebecca. For you I’ll try anything.”

Rebecca stayed by Caleb’s side as he found a branch and began to shape it with the ax. It was slow work, and as time passed, her stomach began to rumble. What was taking the others so long? If she was hungry, Caleb had to be too.

Without telling him what she was doing, Rebecca went down the hill and found a good spot for a campfire, and then gathered wood and got it started. It had helped that she’d watched the others over the last day. She then opened a few cans of beans and cut up some sausages. It wasn’t a fancy meal, but it smelled good. Unable to hide her smile, she took it up to Caleb.

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