Tangled Threads
“Bridget was sitting in her usual chair before the fire. She glanced up at the sound and, unlike her son, read the dreadful news in Eveleen’s face before she spoke. ‘So one of ’em’s gone then? Which? Or is it both?’ Eveleen sank down into the chair opposite and stared at her grandmother. ‘He – he doesn’t seem to care,’ she said, still in shock at her uncle’s response.
The old woman’s face worked before she said, ‘He cares, but he can’t show it. He hides behind this unforgiving front. But und...erneath . . .’ Eveleen, regaining some of her senses though her uncle’s attitude had left her reeling, said, ‘You could have fooled me.’ ‘So,’ Bridget was looking at her granddaughter. ‘Tell me what’s happened.’ Eveleen related the dreadful events of the past day and night, ending with, ‘The baby’s strong and healthy. We’re going to baptize her Bridget.’ The old lady smiled wistfully. ‘Another little Bridie,’ she murmured.MoreLess
The old woman’s face worked before she said, ‘He cares, but he can’t show it. He hides behind this unforgiving front. But und...erneath . . .’ Eveleen, regaining some of her senses though her uncle’s attitude had left her reeling, said, ‘You could have fooled me.’ ‘So,’ Bridget was looking at her granddaughter. ‘Tell me what’s happened.’ Eveleen related the dreadful events of the past day and night, ending with, ‘The baby’s strong and healthy. We’re going to baptize her Bridget.’ The old lady smiled wistfully. ‘Another little Bridie,’ she murmured.MoreLess
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