The Atonement by Beverly Lewis

Author:Beverly Lewis
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Amish—Pennsylvania—Lancaster County—Fiction, FIC026000, Christian Fiction, Love Stories, FIC042000, FIC053000, Man-woman relationships—Fiction
ISBN: 9781441229373
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2016-02-29T08:00:00+00:00

Lucy was thankful for such a pleasant and grandfatherly jeweler to assist her midmorning, when she quietly revealed that her fiancé had purchased the necklace less than four years ago. “I’ve scarcely worn it, and I’d like to sell it today.”

Nodding cordially, the white-haired gentleman reached for his jeweler’s loupe and held it up to one eye. Leaning forward, he took his time examining the solitaire diamond for its size, color, and quality.

Lucy had decided on the ride over in the Mennonite driver’s van to accept whatever amount might be offered. It wasn’t her nature to haggle over price.

The jeweler looked at her with kind, even sympathetic eyes as he lowered the loupe and placed the necklace carefully on a navy blue velvet cloth. “This is a remarkable gem—a brilliant stone with no flaws,” he said. “The gold is also of exceptional quality. Are you sure you want to give up this fine piece of jewelry?”

“Jah,” she assured him. “I’m ready.”

“It is, after all, a very large stone for . . . such a Plain girl.”

Lucy had thought much the same when Travis had presented her with the piece, but she was grateful now, because it would probably mean more money for Kiana.

“I would be remiss if I didn’t say that you could get more for its value if you received a credit toward another purchase here in the store.”

She shook her head. “Denki—er, thank you for the offer, but I don’t need any other jewelry.” She really just wanted to be done with this.

“One other suggestion, miss, if I may: You could easily get more for this necklace than I’m authorized to give if you—or someone you know—could advertise it on eBay or Craigslist.”

“Well, I don’t have access to any of that.”

When Lucy signed her name to the agreement and, later, when the kind jeweler gave her a check, she had a sense of severing the last ties to Travis, and it felt ever so good. She could hardly wait to deposit the funds into her checking account. To satisfy her mother’s wishes, she planned to put a portion into the alms box somehow or other, even if she didn’t attend the Sunday the devout observed communion and the afternoon foot-washing service. Lucy shuddered to think that yet another six months had come and gone, and her heart was not right with the church. Or the Lord God.

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