Words by Ginny L Yttrup

Author:Ginny L Yttrup [Yttrup, Ginny L]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 1433671700
Publisher: B&H Books
Published: 2011-02-02T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX

Kaylee

Sorry, I forgot. If you do something—you do it all the way. There's never any middle ground with you!"

"Shh . . . you're going to wake her up. Good grief, Ruby! One minute you're bothered because I've shut down, the next minute you're upset because I've opened up—because I'm willing to try again—to love again."

"It's not that. You know it's not that. I just think you should take it slow. I don't want to see you hurt again. Oh, Sierra, this all happened so fast. You just got a dog. Give yourself some time. A child is a huge responsibility."

Sierra and someone named Ruby are sitting in the corner of the room. They're whispering, but they're not very quiet. I feel bad pretending to be asleep when I'm really not, but they're talking about me. About what's going to happen to me. I want to open my eyes and see what Ruby looks like, but I can't. Not yet.

Sierra's talking again. She's harder to hear than Ruby.

"I know it's fast. But remember what you told me, 'God has a plan. Why not just go with it this time and see what happens?' I think this is what happens. I can't explain it, Ruby, but I think He's given me glimpses today of what He's doing—how He's drawn Kaylee to me, drawn us together for . . . for . . . His purpose."

Sierra laughs a little and I hear her chair scoot back.

"Ruby, listen to me, I sound like my mother!"

"Your mother's a very wise woman, you know. And so are you."

I hear Ruby take a deep breath. She doesn't say anything for a minute. Then I hear her again.

"I'm sorry I got upset. It's just that I love you and want the best for you. I do trust your judgment. You've taken a risk following God again. You have. But He loves you so much . . . even more than I do. Sierra, this is real progress!"

I hear them both laugh.

"What? Better progress than Van? Hey, speaking of progress, did I mention the Viking?"

"The what?"

"Kaylee's social worker—he's a Viking."

A Viking? I picture a big man with blond hair and horns on the sides of his head. I don't know what a social worker does, but I don't think I want one with horns.

"Dare I ask how a Viking is progress?"

"He's a cute Viking."

They both giggle. The sound fills the room and makes me feel . . . happy.

"No, Sierra. No. That's too much in one day. Not a child and a man."

"I'm kidding. Anyway, there's probably a Mrs. Viking and little Vikings. And a man is the last thing I need." Sierra's voice gets serious again. "But he did seem . . . I don't know . . . like he'll be good for Kaylee. Like he really cares."

Good for me? How will he be good for me? What's he going to do to me? Why do I need a social worker?

I'm tired of listening.

I sit up and push the button on the side of the bed with a picture of a light bulb on it.

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