Second Chances (2015)
“MARY laughed as she exited the van, clutching her oversized purse in her hands in front of her as if creating a barrier between herself and her two excited children. Anna immediately noticed that her sister did not greet the boys with anything more than a smile. While Anna suspected that they were both disappointed, as was she, for both boys would have benefited from some affection, perhaps even a hug, from their mother, she knew that such affection was not typical for Mary. Or many other Amish mothers, she thought. Her mother, however, had always spared the three girls a kind word or gentle touch, something that had clearly not rubbed off onto Mary.
Making her way toward the porch, Mary glanced toward the garden and inspected her flower bed. “I see that someone must have been busy working!” There was an edge to her voice as she looked at Anna. “Such productivity! Why, I’d barely recognize the place, we’ve been gone so long.”
“It’s been only two weeks,”
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