Diamond Mine (2014)
“Her eyelids fluttered opened. She lay in a soft bed covered by a cotton sheet. Heat flooded her cheeks when she noted her indecency.
Sunlight filtered into the room through an open window. The door slapped the wall as it swung open, and she snuggled farther beneath the sheets to conceal herself.
“Oh, you’re awake. I brought you tea.”
Hannah cleared her throat and said, “Thank you.”
A woman of at least sixty years of age with graying hair and kind brown eyes sent her a sincere sm...ile. “I’m Mary.”
She brought her hand out from under the covers and extended it in the nun’s direction. “I’m Hannah.”
The tray placed on a small table, Mary clasped her hand and squeezed. “So, I’ve heard.” Released, the nun turned and poured tea into a China cup. Gold paint rimmed the edges, and a tiny blue scroll design was etched along the sides.MoreLess
Sunlight filtered into the room through an open window. The door slapped the wall as it swung open, and she snuggled farther beneath the sheets to conceal herself.
“Oh, you’re awake. I brought you tea.”
Hannah cleared her throat and said, “Thank you.”
A woman of at least sixty years of age with graying hair and kind brown eyes sent her a sincere sm...ile. “I’m Mary.”
She brought her hand out from under the covers and extended it in the nun’s direction. “I’m Hannah.”
The tray placed on a small table, Mary clasped her hand and squeezed. “So, I’ve heard.” Released, the nun turned and poured tea into a China cup. Gold paint rimmed the edges, and a tiny blue scroll design was etched along the sides.MoreLess
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