The Haven by Suzanne Woods Fisher

Author:Suzanne Woods Fisher
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: FIC042040, FIC027020, Amish—Fiction
ISBN: 9781441238474
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group

12

It was funny what Mary Kate Lapp could do for a room. She burst into Twin Creeks Schoolhouse on a gray, misty Tuesday morning and lit it up. The room was actually brighter when she came inside, Gid thought. It sparkled. She sparkled.

She held out a plate of warm doughnuts, drizzled with chocolate. “I wondered if you’ve already had any breakfast. You haven’t, have you?” M.K. looked at him longingly, with the transparent plea written all over her face: Please say you didn’t, that you’re famished and were just this minute wishing for some homemade doughnuts.

“Well, I did have a little something,” Gid said. “But not enough to satisfy my appetite,” he hurried to add when her eyes clouded. Her face crinkled with delight, and she held the plate out farther.

“They’re still warmish,” M.K. said. “They’ve been setting on top of the stove.”

“I’m sure they’ll be good . . . thanks.”

“I made them myself. I woke up really early this morning and was just waiting around for something to do.”

Gid doubted that. Mary Kate kept herself busy. She had more inner resources than any twelve-year-old needed.

“Fern says I need more on my mind so she’s trying to turn me into a crackerjack baker. The doughnuts are best with coffee, Uncle Hank said, and he would know because he ate seven this morning—do you have any? Coffee, I mean?” M.K.’s eyes darted to his desk.

“I’m not a coffee drinker. I’m sure the doughnuts will be . . . well, just fine without it . . . the way they are. Thanks.”

Gid didn’t know what to say, though it didn’t seem to matter because Mary Kate was blessed with the gift of conversation. The doughnuts did look good—golden and fried, with just the right amount of chocolate. Though, Gid had to admit, you could never have enough chocolate.

“Go on, taste one,” she said, and as he bit into one, her eyebrows scrunched together, and her face tightened.

He nodded his head and smiled. “It’s good,” he said, talking around the mouthful of chewy, sweet cake. “Very good. It’s delicious.”

“See? See there? Aren’t they good? The best I’ve ever made.” And she clapped her hands together as she laughed.

Then it grew quiet. Gid knew her well enough to know there was something else on her mind. M.K. covered the plate with the foil and set it on his desk. “Well, I might as well just tell you. You’ll hear about it soon enough.”

This was going to be about Sadie. Gid’s stomach twisted. The bite of doughnut in his mouth suddenly tasted flat, gummy, like he would have trouble swallowing it. He set down the uneaten half. “Something’s happened.”

M.K. told him about last night’s revelatory goings-on, blow by blow, not leaving out a single detail. The longer he listened, the worse Gid felt. As he heard about Will scooping Sadie up in his arms when she fainted—and of course, M.K. had to act that part out with a dramatic flair, swaying like a poplar tree—he

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