A Season for Tending
“Rhoda stood near him, quiet but going through all the right steps. He looked up the number for where her Daed was staying, dialed it, passed her the receiver, and stepped to the side.Rhoda shifted it closer to her mouth. “Uncle James, this is Rhoda. I’m fine, but I need to talk to my Daed.”James said something Samuel couldn’t make out.“Ya, I’ll wait.” She jerked air into her lungs, her fingers trembling when she rested them on her lips.“Rhodes.” Her father came on the line. “What’s wrong?”“Daed... …” Rhoda’s voice cracked for the first time, and she thrust the phone at Samuel, shaking her head.He eased the phone from her hand. “Karl, this is Samuel King. When we brought Rhoda home tonight, we discovered that vandals had destroyed her garden and vineyard, and I think she’d like you to come home.” Samuel assured Karl several times that Rhoda wasn’t harmed, not physically. They said good-bye, and he hung up.“Denki.” Rhoda’s voice was barely a whisper.MoreLess
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