A Golden Dawn by Terri Downes

Author:Terri Downes
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: amishromance, amish romance, sweet romance, wholesome romance, clean romance
Publisher: Trellis Publishing
Published: 2021-07-14T00:00:00+00:00

ROLLING HILLS

SHELLY MCDONALD

I drove by an old torn up sign that read “Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania: Population 566.” I turned down two side streets and made a left on Trout Avenue before I found a beautiful yellow cottage that sat on Danbury Lane; outside I saw the lawns were freshly manicured and flower pots with garden gnomes took up the empty space. There were vines growing up the cottage and there was a small swing that sat by an old oak tree. I looked up at the sky and saw the sun beginning to set over the hills. I looked over at the neighboring farms and saw cows grazing in the fields nearby. I closed my eyes and listened to the animals chattering about. Other than that, silence filled the air.

I didn’t come to this small town to find a cowboy, I came here because I lack emotion. I feel that has to do with a certain woman. Although, one could think the emotions forming inside me was the start of a new relationship. I was both anxious and excited except those feelings were about finding my birth mother. I slaved many late night hours working as a waitress at a small diner making trash for tips. I was grateful for the hard work because it prepared me for college. I aced my way through grad school and ended up landing a job at the LA Times. I was pretty much the paper boy but it was something. It was all that work that got me to where I am today. I skipped any romantic entanglements because I was determined to hunt this woman down and that is hard enough because she comes from a community that doesn’t use technology. Lately, I had been feeling lonely. Most of my friends had gotten married and had children by now. I was a lost cause, I guess. I chose the thrill of a career over romance and diapers. I put off my search until recently because it made me feel weak. My only thoughts were about school and work. In order to be great, I needed to shut off my feelings. That was until I landed this job and my boss told me I'm like an onion and not in a good way. The layers are apparently thick and under ripe. He told me to take a vacation and find true emotion.

I walked through the door expecting the cottage to be full of floral arrangements, but I was welcomed by a small kitchen that was connected to the living room. The walls were painted a sky blue and trimmed in white. The pictures on the wall were of sunflowers and honeybees. I saw a small white couch and a small blue chair that faced a television set. A small table, sat between the two chairs, contained a sunflower shaped lamp. A blanket hung over the chair appeared well worn from many years of use. A small dining room table separated the two rooms. At the back of the cottage was a large bedroom.

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