Three Weddings and a Bar Mitzvah by Melody Carlson

Author:Melody Carlson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: 86 Bloomberg Place
Publisher: David C. Cook
Published: 2012-02-17T05:00:00+00:00

Anna was curious to see a big hulking motor home parked in front of their house. And yet she was still in semishock, so nothing could surprise her too much. She parked her car in the driveway, then walked past the “campground” and into the house. She wanted to go straight to her room, where she could sit and stare at the wall and hope for the pain to subside, but Lelani was talking to her.

“Anna, you’ve got to talk to your mom about the guest list. She just keeps adding to it, and I’ve made it clear that we can only have eighty guests max. It means we all have to cut back. But it also means the wedding will be more intimate and—”

“Yes, yes,” Anna said woodenly, “eighty guests. Got it.”

“Are you okay?”

Anna forced a smile. “Of course, I’m fine. Just tired.”

“Did you see Kendall’s parents’ motor home out there?”

“How could I not see it?”

“You should see the inside. Mr. Weis just gave Emma and me the grand tour. It’s really something.”

“I can only imagine.”

“Are you sure you’re okay?”

Anna nodded. “Like I said, just tired.”

Lelani put a hand on her shoulder. “You do seem tired. I hope I’m not putting too much on you to help with the invitations. Am I?”

“No, I want to do it.”

“Oh, yeah, I almost forgot. In case you haven’t heard, Emma’s birthday party has been moved from here to your parents’ house.”

“Are you okay with that?”

Lelani shrugged. “It’s probably a good thing. So much to do. And your mother seems to thrive on being busy.”

“Yes. She’s a regular Energizer Bunny.”

“I don’t know how she does it.”

“The same way your mother does it.”

“Huh?”

“A little four-letter word.”

Lelani looked puzzled.

“H-E-L-P. She hires help. You should see her little black book. She has someone for every imaginable task—from accountants to window washers and everything in between.”

Lelani laughed like she thought Anna was joking.

“My mother’s talent is organizing, and then she takes over.” Anna smiled sweetly.

“Anna, you do seem tired. Why don’t you go have a rest?”

“That’s what I plan to do.” But Anna knew that she would have another good cry first. Hopefully she would cry herself to sleep. Then perhaps she could cry herself into such a state that she would lose her voice and call in sick in the morning.

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