Rebecca Kertz - Loving Isaac

“I don’t know if that’s a gut idea—” Dat began.

“I don’t see why you can’t go,” her mother said at the same time that her father spoke. Mam immediately grew silent. She wouldn’t go against her father’s wishes.

Ellen’s spirits plummeted. Her dat wasn’t going to allow her to go.

“She is old enough, William,” Mam said gently, much to Ellen’s shock.

Dat narrowed his gaze as he studied his daughter. “Nay, she can’t be.”

“I’m seventeen, Dat.”

Her father looked surprised. “You are?” He firmed his lips. “You’ve grown up too fast.”

Ellen noted his surprise with amusement. “You still have plenty of time with the boys. They are a long way from rumspringa age.”

“Why now, Dochter?” he asked seriously. “Do you plan to leave our community? Are you unhappy here?”

“Nay, Dat. I have no plans to leave, but I want to see the English world. Just because I want to see it doesn’t mean I don’t want a life here...a husband and family.”

“How will you get there?” Dat asked, looking relieved.

“May I take the pony cart? Or we can hire a driver to take us.”

Her mother leaned close to whisper something in Dat’s ear. Her father nodded and said, “You may go next Saturday, Ellen, but I will hire a driver for you.”

Ellen beamed at him. “Danki, Dat.”

“Just come home safe and sound with no ideas of wanting to leave us,” he warned. Ellen shifted uncomfortably as she thought of the clinic and her reason for visiting. Would her father and mother be upset after her return when she presented them with more information in an attempt to convince them to allow her to work there?

That night as she lay in bed, Ellen thought of the fun she’d enjoyed with her cousin Gideon and then her excitement as she and Elizabeth had discussed their Lancaster trip. She tried not to think of Isaac, with whom she’d spoken only briefly. It had been nice of him to inquire about her injuries. She’d been disturbingly aware of how he’d continually watched her.

Next Saturday, she thought with a smile, dismissing Isaac from her mind. She couldn’t wait for Saturday’s adventure with Elizabeth.

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