Cinderella in Overalls
“Catherine was relieved to see that the women didn’t ignore the harvest. They picked tomatoes all day and sewed a quilt for Magdalena in the evenings around the table in Catherine’s kitchen. Profits increased. Every time they went to the bank they watched the numbers in the bank book rise. Josh would have been proud of them if he had been there, but he wasn’t. Señor Duran, their loan officer, said he was on a business trip.
Catherine didn’t ask when he’d be back. She knew Jacinda would be disapp...ointed if he didn’t come to the wedding. But it wasn’t her business. It wasn’t her wedding. Still, she thought about it all week.
Early in the morning on the day of the wedding she stood on the front steps of the small frame village church and looked up at the darkening sky. The church was small, but large enough to hold all the guests and keep them dry if it rained. It was the outdoor reception she was worried about.
The wind lifted the hem of her filmy summer dress, and she held tightly on to the wide brim of her straw hat with the lavender ribbon.MoreLess
Catherine didn’t ask when he’d be back. She knew Jacinda would be disapp...ointed if he didn’t come to the wedding. But it wasn’t her business. It wasn’t her wedding. Still, she thought about it all week.
Early in the morning on the day of the wedding she stood on the front steps of the small frame village church and looked up at the darkening sky. The church was small, but large enough to hold all the guests and keep them dry if it rained. It was the outdoor reception she was worried about.
The wind lifted the hem of her filmy summer dress, and she held tightly on to the wide brim of her straw hat with the lavender ribbon.MoreLess
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