Placing one foot in front of the other, Elizabeth
strolled slowly along the path. She paused for a moment in front of the small
church she and Steven attended often. Her gaze travelled up to the cross
hanging above the door, and she closed her eyes.
How could a God she worshipped take her husband and
those of her friends? One day she may find enough forgiveness to walk through
those doors again, but she’d never forget. She’d never forget the pain the loss
of her precious love caused.
Turning her back on the church door, Elizabeth
continued on her way to Smith’s Dry Goods. She would need to purchase
thread in several colors and needles of different sizes if she was to return to
work as a seamstress. She’d once been very handy with a needle and
thread—before Steven had swept her off her feet, married her, and brought her
to Blessings Valley where they started to build their life together. That was
five years ago when the mine first opened.
Those days were long gone, and that life a ghost of
her past. The reality of being alone was a bitterness she now was learning to
live with, like it or not.
“Elizabeth!” Willa Alexander called from her front
porch, a broom in her hand.
Why can’t I just go to town
without seeing anyone? Elizabeth put on her well-practiced brave smile and waved.
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