An Unforgivable Secret by Jennifer Spredemann

Author:Jennifer Spredemann
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Blessed Publishing

Chapter 21

Deborah sat next to Peter in their buggy as they traveled back home from the hospital. She was thankful that her mother had agreed to watch the kinner while they went to see Hannah. They were surprised that she'd been released so soon, and even more surprised that Christian hadn't told them. Of course, she knew Hannah didn't care much for hospitals and would have been longing for home.

Deb was astonished when Mamm said that Hannah'd had another miscarriage. Deborah could usually detect when her sister was in the family way, but it seemed she'd been able to conceal this pregnancy well. Deborah's heart ached for Hannah. To have been in the family way three times and still have no boppli to hold must be hard. Deborah felt somewhat guilty that she had two healthy kinner, and Hannah still had none. And now that she was expecting again, she was hesitant to tell Hannah, especially in light of another miscarriage.

The shrill of an ambulance in the distance sent chills up Deborah's spine. Ever since she'd been a child, she'd hated that sound. It had always been a symbol of sadness and pain. Somebody's someone was in that ambulance and somebody's heart was breaking. As she always did, she sent up a quick prayer for whomever was in distress at the moment.

The traffic ahead of them seemed to be going even slower than their horse. Deborah tried to stand up a bit to see around the vehicle in front of her, but Peter quickly pulled her back into the seat. He'd always been overprotective.

“Ach, what do you think is happening up there?” Deborah asked.

“I don't know,” Peter yelled, as two screaming ambulances passed their buggy heading in the opposite direction. “Must've been an accident of some kind.”

Deborah waited anxiously as the traffic inched forward at painstakingly slow speeds. She couldn't imagine how impatient the Englisch drivers in their fast automobiles must be. After another twenty minutes, she could finally see where a police officer stood waving traffic through. When they reached the officer, he asked them to pull off to the side of the road.

“Excuse me, Sir, but yours is the first Amish buggy to drive by. I was hoping you could possibly help us identify the driver of the buggy that was in the accident,” the officer requested.

“Jah, I will see if I know who it is.” Peter descended the carriage. “Deborah, why don't you stay here?”

Deborah nodded, not sure her stomach would be able to handle seeing wreckage. She watched as Peter walked across the street with the officer. Up ahead, a mangled buggy, turned over on its side, littered the road's shoulder with a detached buggy wheel fifty feet away. Dear God, please let the people be okay. Please don't let it be anybody we know, she prayed quietly while keeping an eye on Peter.

Peter and the officer crouched down next to a long white sheet. As the officer lifted the sheet, Deborah saw her husband immediately look away.

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