The Silence of Winter by Wanda E. Brunstetter

Author:Wanda E. Brunstetter [Brunstetter, Wanda E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Inspirational, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
ISBN: 9781620291436
Publisher: Barbour
Published: 2013-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

“So, what do you say, Mom, should we turn down the gaslights and head for bett?” Elam asked, setting his book down and looking at his wife as she smiled back at him.

Sadie set her mending aside and glanced at the clock above the fireplace. “Jah, it is getting late, so I suppose we ought to go to bed.” It was almost ten o’clock, and they were usually asleep by now, but for some reason, they’d stayed up longer tonight, enjoying the quiet and each other’s company.

“I’m not sure why,” Sadie said, “but I have some words swimming around in my head. Maybe I’ll try to make some sense of it all and write a little poem.”

“It’s been awhile since you wrote one,” Elam said, looking at her affectionately while patting her arm. “I’ve always enjoyed hearing you read me the verses you come up with. I think the way you put them together in rhymes is a real talent.”

Sadie smiled. It was nice to know her husband was so supportive and appreciated her desire to put her thoughts down on paper. “I guess I should keep a tablet and pen handy,” she said. “Then whenever the words hit me, I can write them down.”

Sadie had started writing poems when she was a teenager. It was just for fun, though, and only when the mood hit her. When she sat down and actually tried to write a poem, all the concentration in the world didn’t help the words to come. It seemed to happen naturally, when she least expected it. The journal Sadie kept, with all of her writings, was worn and old, but she’d hoped one day a grandchild might take a similar interest, and she could hand down her journal to him or her.

“Think I’ll take a pen and my journal to the bedroom with me and try to write a little poem before going to bed,” she said.

Elam grinned. “Sounds like a good idea. Then you can read it to me like you’ve always done.”

Just as Sadie and Elam rose from the sofa, a knock sounded on the front door.

“Now I wonder who that could be at this hour of the night,” Elam said, pulling on his full gray beard before opening the door.

Sadie was surprised when Sheriff Tyler entered the house and even more surprised to see Meredith and her parents step in behind him.

“What’s going on?” she asked, seeing the look of distress on all of their faces. Her hand went to her chest, and she had a sick feeling that something was horribly wrong.

“You’d better sit down,” Sheriff Tyler said. “I’m sorry to say, and this won’t be easy, but we’ve come here with some very bad news.”

Sadie’s knees went weak, but she couldn’t sit down. Her hands started to shake as Elam’s arm went around her waist for support. “Wh—what is it?” she asked. Noticing Meredith’s tear-stained face, she said in a near whisper, “Is … is it Luke?”

Meredith nodded and burst into tears as she threw her arms around Sadie and hugged her tightly.

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