Gladioli in August by Clare Revell

Author:Clare Revell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: christian Fiction
ISBN: 9781611169959
Publisher: Pelican Book Group
Published: 2016-08-23T04:00:00+00:00

7

Jael finished restacking the last of the boxes in the dispensary. She was exhausted, having only grabbed a couple of hours sleep overnight. Fortunately the never-ending supply of coffee was working wonderfully. She and Danny had joked about setting up a caffeine IV to see them through the day. But she’d found the next best thing—caffeine tablets. That combined with the coffee had her buzzing and awake enough to keep going. For now at least.

Plus the constant stream of prayers for Micah. She’d been so relieved when she’d finally spoken to him on the radio after he’d been gone hours. He’d sounded his usual abrupt self, but she’d realized that was part of what she loved about him. His curt way of doing things actually got stuff done a lot faster at times.

Finally his plane came into land and it was all she could do not to run out to greet him. Part of her longed to be in his arms, to have him kiss her again the way he had after the earthquake. But the other part of her—her common sense and sense of duty—prevailed. Perhaps he’d come and find her instead.

She headed back into the clinic and sighed. She’d been gone two minutes and the number of injured had quadrupled in that time. Just as well she hadn’t gone to find Micah. She grabbed the clipboard to call the next patient in.

Approaching footsteps from behind made her turn. An older man—mid-forties, middle age spread, and a touch of grey around his temples—stood there. His clothes were creased and his shirt stained with who-knew-what. He stuck his hand out. “I’m Dr. Melchester. And you are?”

“Jael Stevens. I’m the—”

“Temporary Red Cross nurse. Yes, I’ve heard your praises sung endlessly by everyone I’ve spoken to. But I’d rather have one of the full-time staff hand over the current medical situation, if it’s all the same to you.”

Jael shivered as his hand lingered a little too long, and his intense, dark gaze seemed to bore deep into her. She pulled off her apron. “Fine. The patients on the left have been seen. Those on the right are still waiting. If you decide you do need me, I’ll be in the medical records room.”

She walked down to the records room, which doubled as her office, closed the door, and groaned in frustration.

Micah stuck his head through the open window. “You met Kevin, then.”

“Did I ever,” Jael huffed.

“What did he do?”

“Nothing that would be bad if I hadn’t been working for twenty hours straight. Normally I’d love a break, but he’s just waltzed in and ordered me out because I’m not a full-time member of staff.” She studied his oil-stained hands and the filthy rag he clutched. “Have you got a problem with the plane?”

Micah rubbed a hand over his face, leaving a smear of oil across his brow. “Yeah—hit a pothole coming in to land. It caused some damage to the landing gear, but it’s fixed now.”

“That’s good.”

Danny came in through the door, clipboard in hand.

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