The Unfinished Gift by Dan Walsh

Author:Dan Walsh
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Christian, ebook, Christmas stories, General, Romance, Grandfathers, Historical, Fiction, Religious
ISBN: 9780800719593
Publisher: Revell
Published: 2010-05-31T10:00:00+00:00

So far, it hadn’t even occurred to Ian Collins that Patrick might not be in the house. The shock from the telegram still ruled the moment. His tears had dried temporarily, leaving him with puffy eyes. A heaviness, deeper than the heaviness that had visited him after Ida died, descended upon him.

His normal shuffle across the living room rug had slowed to a crawl. Presently, he was scouring the dining room pantry for a bottle of whiskey he knew he’d stashed somewhere for special occasions. It had never been opened. He certainly didn’t consider this occasion special. He simply wanted relief, actually to get drunk, and that as quickly as possible.

His trembling hands bumped a glass bottle of cooking oil. It tumbled from the shelf and shattered on the wooden floor. He swore as he heard the crash, looked down for a moment, but continued fingering the upper shelves in search of his prize. He finally located the whiskey bottle and carefully lifted it from its hold. He heard a loud pounding on the door and wondered why someone would be knocking so rudely. He sighed as he turned from his mission and stepped carefully over the puddle of broken glass and oil.

He suspected it to be Mrs. Fortini. He nervously wiped his eyes and stretched his face in a variety of exercises, hoping to achieve a normal expression. He looked out the front window and groaned. “Not now.”

It was that nosey Townsend woman.

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