The Simplicity of Cider by Amy E. Reichert

Author:Amy E. Reichert
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Gallery Books

CHAPTER TWENTY

Sanna dumped the ingredients into the casserole dish. If she could get this made now, then she’d only need to put it in the oven after her dad’s physical therapy appointment this afternoon, but before changing the sheets on both their beds. Anders could change his own sheets. She added the water too quickly, sloshing some onto the counter. She reached for the paper towels but only found air.

“Pa, where are the paper towels?” Sanna said after looking in all the usual spots in the kitchen.

Einars sat at the table next to Anders, going over the paperwork he’d refused to look at last night.

“I stopped buying them. Just use a regular towel. Silly to waste all that paper when a towel works just fine.”

She grabbed the washcloth and wiped it up, rinsing the rag and hanging it to dry. Using a spatula, she stirred the dish, then covered it with plastic wrap and set it in the fridge. She gave the counter one last wipe.

“I’m going to the store later, where’s the credit card? It’s not in the usual spot.”

He pulled out his wallet and handed her three twenties.

“Here, use this instead.”

Sanna took the cash, confused. They rarely used cash.

“I can get cash from the ATM.” She tried to hand it back.

“Just use this.”

She shrugged and stuffed it in her jeans pocket as Isaac and Bass entered the kitchen.

“Great, right on time.” She pulled out a stack of papers and handed one to each person. “These are your schedules. I’ve mapped out everything I need you to do and how much time you have to accomplish it.”

Yesterday had been her first full day in charge, and they hadn’t gotten nearly enough work done. Due to her dad’s accident, they were behind on everything. Yesterday, they needed to thin the eating apples, spray the late-harvest apples, and mow the orchard, but they only finished half the mowing and a third of the thinning, and didn’t get to the spraying. Never mind she had two batches of cider that needed bottling. From now on, she’d be more on top of everyone’s job list to make sure everything was accomplished.

“Mine just says ‘Whatever,’ ” Anders said, holding up his paper.

“I don’t know what you do, so you can keep doing that.” Anders crumpled the paper, then picked up his stack of papers. “I’ll be in my room if you need me, Pa.”

“When do we pee?” Bass asked.

“When you need to,” Isaac said, rubbing his hair. “But seriously, I don’t see lunch on here. I’m okay with eating as I work, but Bass needs breaks.”

Sanna looked at her master list.

“Damn it.”

She collected all their schedules and laid them out on the counter. Isaac stood behind her shoulder and pointed.

“Here. If I take Einars to his PT, he and I can eat something in the car. Then you and Bass can have a lunch. Would that work?”

Sanna nodded, not trusting herself to be pleasant. She should have seen that error. She needed everything to go perfectly today.

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