The Dressmaker's Secret by Kellyn Roth

Author:Kellyn Roth [Roth, Kellyn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kellyn Roth, Author
Published: 2020-01-05T22:00:00+00:00

Nettie kissed Alice’s cheeks for the hundredth time, pressing her close. “God keep you, my Gracie,” she whispered. “You’re going to be all right. Dwell in Him, all right?”

“All right.” Alice wiggled free, embarrassed by Nettie’s show of affection.

“No—promise me. Read your Bible, pray without ceasing, and make God’s will your first priority. Please, Miss Grace. This is all I’ll ask of you.” Nettie’s eyes were full of tears.

Alice patted her cheek. “I promise. Are you sad?”

“A little.” She pressed her close again. “But I love you, and I’m s-so excited for you! This is going to be the best thing that ever happened to you. Make friends … and remember what your mother told you.”

Alice swallowed. That was the hard part—remembering all the things she couldn’t say. But still, she nodded.

“Your mother loves you more than anything. You can trust her.” Nettie squeezed Alice’s hand and rose.

Alice watched the carriage bear Nettie away toward the train station and London and home. And Alice stayed behind and told herself that only babies cried, so certainly she would not.

Then she turned and dragged her feet up the steps of the house to where Miss Selle waited. She was led straight to the dinner table, where Miss Kelly greeted her with a gentle smile.

“Come now, you can sit next to me.”

After Miss Selle prayed over the meal, they began to eat. Alice wasn’t sure what she was putting in her mouth, chewing, and swallowing; she was too busy being quiet and polite.

Collapsing onto her bed that night, Alice was too tired to think so simply fell asleep.

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