Enza by Kristy K. James

Author:Kristy K. James [James, Kristy K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-01-09T00:00:00+00:00

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“Are you sure we should?” Nina gasped, her eyes alight with excitement. Daniel chuckled and almost dragged her to the starting line.

“If we don’t hurry they’ll run out of gunny sacks and we’ll have to wait for the next race,” he told her, unable to hide the enthusiasm in his voice. Nina had missed out on so much in her life that he wanted her to experience everything there was to experience.

“But your leg-”

“I’m already used to using the cane, and you know it hasn’t stopped me from playing baseball. If you stand on my right, we’ll be fine. I’ll lean on you instead of it.”

“If you’re sure.”

“I’m positive,” he declared as they reached the line just in the nick of time.

It was in moments like this that he felt a sense of sadness because, though she hadn’t talk much about her childhood since the day he’d proposed, he suspected that life in an orphanage had lacked much in the way of fun. He also suspected she hadn’t had a whole lot of it since leaving that place either. Not that he knew anything for a fact. It was just a feeling he had based on her reaction to other things they’d done together. Like the first time he’d taken her fishing off the dam. Such simple pleasures, things he’d always taken for granted, seemed new and exciting to her.

Knowing that broke his heart. If orphanages denied the children who had nowhere else to go all of these things, what sort of life must it be? Even after his father had died, Daniel’s mother still managed to find ways to make life special.

He would spend his life doing the same for Nina, he vowed.

She was giggling as they each worked a leg into the burlap bag someone handed them, her face flushed with excitement, and Daniel could hardly tear his eyes away from her.

She’d surprised him this morning, appearing at the door in a jaunty shirtwaist dress, its top a brilliant yellow, the skirt yellow and white stripes. When he complimented her, she told him she’d made it herself, then produced a straw hat, which she’d trimmed with the striped fabric and finished with off with a big white silk flower.

Stunning was the only word that came to mind then. As well as now.

“On your mark! Get set!” shouted the mayor. “Go!”

Though Nina’s arm was wrapped tightly around his waist, with his around her shoulders, it still took several long moments to find their stride. A quick glance around him confirmed that most everyone else was having the same trouble. Not that it mattered because they, like he and Nina, were laughing themselves silly.

“Oh my goodness!” Nina squealed when another couple tumbled into them, nearly knocking them off their feet.

Daniel quickly maneuvered to his left and out of harm’s way. Or so he thought. Another couple fell directly in front of them. There was no way to avoid them and they, too, tumbled to the ground. He had folded Nina

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