A Sister's Wish by Shelley Shepard Gray

Author:Shelley Shepard Gray
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2016-08-01T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Friday, October 9

Amelia was far too old to spend much more time lazing about on the couch and watching the world go by out the living room window. It was now Friday, officially over a week since she’d had her accident.

During that time, she’d slept a lot. At first, she’d been in pain, too. But now she was feeling a bit better physically . . . but becoming increasingly restless.

She had always been the person to take care of their farm. She’d gardened and cooked, cleaned and laundered. Now all she could do was sit.

Shifting uncomfortably, Amelia watched Darla’s sisters Maisie and Gretel play with Oscar outside. Over and over again, they tossed a stuffed squeaky toy a short distance. The motion was met with a happy yip and then little Oscar would lumber toward the toy, somehow pick it up with his under bite, and bring it to the girls.

It was a sweet scene. Even sweeter was seeing Darla’s other siblings working in the yard. Samuel and Evan pulled weeds while Patsy gathered eggs and swept off the front porch. Just beyond them, Darla’s brother Aaron had their two horses tied up to some posts and was giving them a good brushing and rubdown. His fiancée, Hope, was by his side, giving Princess attention. Now that things had settled down at the Kurtz house, the siblings seemed more relaxed and like their old selves.

All of these chores were things that Amelia did over the course of one day. It was slightly alarming to see so many hands doing them at one time. It also made her feel kind of good about herself. She knew she’d done a lot around the house and farm. Now perhaps the rest of the family realized it, too!

“How is everyone doing out there? Does anyone need better instruction?” Darla asked Amelia as she entered the living room with a tray loaded with soup, saltines, and a tall glass of apple juice.

“All any of them needs is my thanks.” Smiling as she watched the small crowd work so industriously, Amelia added, “I think they are all doing a fine job. It’s kind of them to come over to do so much work.”

After setting the tray on the coffee table, Darla peeked out the window. “I promise, they were happy to help. Besides, the girls wanted to see the puppy, and Hope is almost as smitten with Princess as you are.”

“Princess is a gut goat, for sure. But if Hope is smitten, Aaron should get her one.”

Darla chuckled. “Ah, you can be the one to tell him that! They just set a wedding date, so I think they have enough on their plate.”

“When is the wedding?”

“January sixth.”

“A New Year’s bride. A wonderful blessing.”

“I think so,” Darla said with a sweet smile. “After all the tragedies we’ve had in the last year, it will be wonderful to begin the year in a better way. I cannot wait to celebrate their union, too. Aaron and Hope have had to overcome so many challenges.

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