Faith by Amy Field

Author:Amy Field [Field, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: The Romance Reading Room
Published: 2018-03-02T05:00:00+00:00

Mary felt parched and her head pounded as if someone was beating it with a hammer continually. Her eyes felt heavy as if laden with scales and no matter how she tried they wouldn’t budge.

“Mary can you hear me?” came a voice that sounded to be above her head yet quite distant. She tried to respond, but even her mouth wouldn’t work; her lips felt as if they had been stapled shut.

The voice continued to ask her the same question and after a few more attempts her eyes fluttered open but quickly closed as the light was too bright and burned her eyes. Cautiously, she half opened them to see a hazy figure looming over her.

“Can you hear me Mary?” the person asked again.

“Water,” was the first word that slipped from her parched throat.

Quickly the person brought the liquid of choice to her lips. After a few gulps, her throat felt slightly better and she was now able to focus more. It was her aunt who stood by the bedside looking down at her through half concerned and half relieved eyes.

“What happened?” she managed to ask. She tried to bring herself into a sitting position but winced at the sharp pain she felt to her right side. She chose to remain flat on her back.

“You were mowed down by a horse and buggy,” her aunt gave as way of explanation.

She tried to remember what happened, but her head pounded even more at her effort.

“Relax. It will all come to you,” Sarah reassured her.

“There are some people who would like to see you,” she continued in a cautious tone.

“Like who?” she asked, confused as her thoughts were still mudded.

“Like the Grabers,” she mentioned slowly.

At the mention of their names it all came rushing back to her and she took in a sharp breath.

“What for?” she asked warily.

“They thought about what you said and realized that their actions were irrational. They wanted to apologize.”

“They want to apologize to me?” she asked incredulously.

“I know it sounds bizarre,” her aunt replied, making a funny smile.

This earned a chuckle from Mary at her silliness but then she winced in pain. The sobering reality of what happened returned and she clamped up once more.

“I don’t want to see them,” she told Sarah.

“Listen, I know it’s hard to face them after what they said about you but after all you said and what happened to you they took to the streets to spread your praise to everyone who would listen,” she explained, trying to get Mary to understand that they were genuinely sorry for how they treated her.

“Even mom and dad are downstairs to see you, as well as Anna and her dad,” Sarah revealed.

At this Mary’s eyes widened in surprise.

“Okay, but let me see my grandparents first,” she requested.

Her grandmother came in the room with tears in her eyes and rushed towards her, all the while apologizing for the way she had treated her. Mary assured her that it was all under the bridge and forgotten as long as they were willing to get to know her.

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