~ Mar. 9, 2009
Chapter 4~The Work Begins
It was mid-spring, making it time for planting. Adelina’s father had bought two goats, a few chickens, a horse, and a lot of lumber to build a barn. She suspected her father had gotten the money from the plates, quilt, and her mother’s things.
Adelina plowed two weeks after her father had softened the dirt up a bit. She had blisters from the wood and peck marks from the chickens. She did this while her father built the barn. “The only good thing about all this is that it’s not very hot yet,” Adelina reasoned with herself.
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Despite the busyness of Jordan and Adelina, they found time to meet together for
“Schoner hugel,” said Adelina in a drowsy tone.
“Aye, it is that indeed!” he paused a moment, “Why is your father treating you like this Adelina?” he asked out of nowhere.
“Oh I don’t really know, but I suppose everything that has happened to him has hardened him, “she replied in a matter of fact way.
It had started to get warmer and the light breeze that cooled their faces was welcome. They were sitting on the side of a hill that was full of lush green grass, and wild flowers that had seemed to come up over night. It gently sloped down before coming to the small amount of flat land that had a few willow trees before starting up another hill.
This is where they always met for their lessons.
“Well we better get started on our lessons,” began
“Let’s get with it then,” Adelina replied with a lazy tone.
They started their lesson with greeting in English. Adelina had mastered that part.
Adelina yawned and couldn’t think anymore. She couldn’t remember any of the words that she had mastered almost a week ago.
“I think we better stop,”
Adelina didn’t think it that funny. She started to list all the things that hurt on her body to him: “head, hands, feet, skin, it even feels like my hair hurts!”
“I’m sorry,” he said ashamed of himself, he immediately sobered.
The sun was starting to set, giving a yellow glow to the flowers. Both of their hair had gold on the tips.
It was a summer sunset.
“You’ve been asking about me, what about you Jordan?” asked Adelina.
“Well Baldric is very nice to me, along with the other monks. I pay for my own food from working in the fields. I’ve started to feel bad for living with them. I asked Baldric about it the other day and he said it was his duty to God to take care of orphans,” he leaned back on his elbows, “Honestly he’s brought me closer to God too. My parents obviously taught me about Him, but….oh I guess you know too.”
Yes Adelina remembered not having enough time to go to church during the warmer months because of planting and then in the winter months the snow was too high for them to even get out the door.
“Why don’t you come to services?” he asked.
“Father never really has been one to attend services, not saying he’s not a God-fearing man, plus he doesn’t understand what they’re saying. I’ve tried to teach him English, but you know him, won’t except any help from anybody, not even his own family. I don’t always catch everything in the service either,” she said. She yawned again.
They both lay on their back. Then Adelina looked at him and he looked at her.
“Are you going to stay here even when we’re older?” Adelina asked abruptly.
“Yes, I think so. But I think we both ought to get home,” he answered simply.
The sun was almost behind the hills bathing them in an orangish, yellowish haze.
I hope you enjoyed this one and hopefully I'll get into the habit of post more often.
~Lillian
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• Apr. 11, 2009
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Posted by jillybean
Bravo! Good job! I want to read more! Not a pain to read, excellent settings, plus relationship problems and healthy friendships! keep up the good work!
Jill
• May. 24, 2009
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Posted by oliviasc
That was great!
• May. 29, 2009
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Posted by Childish
Wow! You're a good writer! I didn't get to finish all of it, but I'm going to add you to my friends list so I can come back and follow along. Hope that's okay. ;D
• Jun. 7, 2009
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Posted by luckyme
Awesome!