Davey's Daughter
“The school board! It was October, and the school board was here?
She leaned back against the kitchen chair, her breath creating a small puffing sound as it left her body.
“So, we didn’t know if Sarah would consider taking on the school or not.”
She heard the words through the rapid pulse in her ears, but it was followed by a high-pitched ringing that blocked out Dat’s answer.
Then they all turned to look at her, their eyes kind and curious, their straw hats held politely in thei...r hands. Their hair stuck to their foreheads, the way Amish men’s hair always does after their hats are removed.
Vaguely, she saw Mam’s wide eyes, Priscilla’s downcast ones, Dat’s questioning.
“Sarah?” he asked.
She focused on the kind eyes of her father, a shyness overtaking her, the reality of these men’s visit too much to fathom.MoreLess
She leaned back against the kitchen chair, her breath creating a small puffing sound as it left her body.
“So, we didn’t know if Sarah would consider taking on the school or not.”
She heard the words through the rapid pulse in her ears, but it was followed by a high-pitched ringing that blocked out Dat’s answer.
Then they all turned to look at her, their eyes kind and curious, their straw hats held politely in thei...r hands. Their hair stuck to their foreheads, the way Amish men’s hair always does after their hats are removed.
Vaguely, she saw Mam’s wide eyes, Priscilla’s downcast ones, Dat’s questioning.
“Sarah?” he asked.
She focused on the kind eyes of her father, a shyness overtaking her, the reality of these men’s visit too much to fathom.MoreLess
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