A Quiet Love by Kathleen Fuller

Author:Kathleen Fuller [Fuller, Kathleen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Published: 2016-07-02T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Dinah spent the rest of the afternoon raking hay. Jeremiah and Anna Mae had been right—it was a lot of work. Amos continued to mow the hay while she was still getting the hang of how to make a loose roll that also stuck together. She was getting tired. She was also thinking about Amos. She’d been surprised by what he’d said, and she was more surprised that she admitted her own feelings. But then again, why wouldn’t she like Amos? He was so easy to like.

What she didn’t understand was why he liked her.

She finished one more roll of hay as the sun started to set. They had put in more than a full day. Her back hurt. Her whole body was damp with perspiration. Her arms ached from the repetitive motion of moving the hay rake. When she was done, she leaned on the rake. She should probably help Aenti Judith with supper since they were eating late tonight, but right now all she wanted to do was rest for a minute.

“You’re tired, Dinah Keim. You need to geh inside.”

“I can wait for you.”

He took the hay rake from her. “I’ll be finished in a little while.”

She didn’t argue and went back to the house. When she went inside, Aenti Judith was making supper. David wasn’t in the kitchen and Dinah was relieved. She was too tired to face him right now.

“Dinah,” her aunt said, “geh upstairs and take a shower.”

“I-I c-can h-help w-with s-supper.” Her stutter always worsened when she was tired.

“It’s almost done. Geh on,” she said, ushering Dinah out of the kitchen. “A shower will help those sore muscles.”

Her aunt was right. Dinah took a long, hot shower—probably longer than she should have. But the water had felt so good. She was still tired, but she wasn’t as sore. She dressed quickly, combed and pinned up her damp hair, and put on a light yellow kerchief before going downstairs for supper.

Amos and David weren’t in the kitchen, and Dinah saw that they had eaten already. “I took too long,” she lamented.

“Nee worries. You’ve had a busy couple of days. We all have. I saved a plate for you.” Her aunt gestured to a foil-covered plate on the table among the other dishes.

When Dinah sat down to eat, she noticed her aunt didn’t get up to clear the table. She looked tired, and Dinah could see the toll David’s injury had taken on her. “I’ll clean up after I’m finished,” Dinah said.

“Nonsense. I just need a few minutes of rest. You’re our guest and you’ve been working harder than me.”

Dinah knew she hadn’t, but she didn’t argue. She was hungry and she dug into the food, not caring that it was slightly cold.

“You’re different.”

Looking up from her plate, Dinah met her aunt’s eyes. “What?”

“You have been since you arrived. First you stitch up David’s leg like you’ve been doing it all yer life, and then you stand up to him.” Aenti Judith smiled. “I like the new sense of confidence.

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