Return to the Big Valley by Wanda E. Brunstetter

Author:Wanda E. Brunstetter [Brunstetter, Wanda E.; Brunstetter, Jean; Brunstetter, Richelle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781643528731
Publisher: Barbour Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2021-10-14T16:00:00+00:00

I hope Mom is happy that I went to one of these again. Martha sat with a headache, waiting in the back of her mom’s buggy after a lady’s work frolic the next day. She was tired and couldn’t wait to get home. Martha, Mom, Christine, Jeanna, and some other Amish women had helped clean a house for a widow friend of one of the women.

Martha would have preferred to be working at the bed-and-breakfast, but they had no guests, which meant they didn’t have much to do. So Mom had insisted they help out. Martha didn’t feel that she had much to contribute in the way of socializing and would have liked to skip out, but Lori wasn’t available for a visit.

Finally Martha’s mom and sisters came out and headed to their buggy. I’m glad we’re done, because my head is hurting, and I can’t wait to go lie down. Hopefully this will be gone by tomorrow when my double date with Glen, Lori, and Ronald is scheduled to start.

The movement of her sister stepping on the foot peg brought Martha out of her thoughts.

“I’m beat.” Christine climbed in and sat next to Martha.

Mom sat in the driver’s seat. “I’m sorry your head hurts, Martha. I should have something at home for you to take for it.”

“That would be nice.”

“I think we all did a good job today for the nice widow lady.”

“I agree.” Jeanna untied Dolly and stepped up into the rig next to Mom. “What are we having for supper?”

“I set out a frozen chicken-and-rice casserole. Your father agreed to put it in the oven at the appropriate time. We’ve got plenty of macaroni salad from yesterday too, and I can heat up a jar of green beans to have with our meal.”

“I can’t wait, and the mention of food isn’t helping.” Jeanna opened her bag and dug through it.

“What are you looking for Jeanna?” Christine’s brows knitted together.

“I’m hoping there’s something in here I can eat.”

“How can you be that desperate? We did have lunch, you know.” Martha massaged her temples.

“Aha, I found some gum. Does anyone else want a piece?”

Mom smiled as she held the reins. “Sure, I’ll take one.”

“Why not? Please pass it back here.” Christine took one and offered it to Martha.

Martha shook her head. Her headache was making her nauseous. She tried listening to her mother and sisters chat, but her mind wandered. I can’t wait for this pain to go away. Also, I can’t wait until I get to go out tomorrow with Glen, Lori, and Ronald. I like to be outdoors, and going hiking will be fun. We’ll go out for burgers later on. It’ll be nice to hang out with my friends.

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