CHAPTER 17
Susannah wrapped her winter coat around herself and braced for the blast of wet snow as she stepped out the doors of Orchard Grove Bible Church. She kept her head down to protect her face from the biting wind and made her way to the car.
“Susannah! Hold up a minute.”
She recognized the voice. Didn’t want to turn around, but she couldn’t be rude. She conjured up a smile. “Hi, Ricky.”
He waved his hand in greeting even though he was now only two feet away. “Hey, what’re you doing?”
Susannah let go of the handle of her car. “Just heading home. It’s past Kitty’s lunchtime.”
Ricky shuffled from one foot to the other and then stamped both of them in the snow. “Yeah, I guess that’s what happens when Grandma Lucy closes in prayer, huh?” He let out a nervous chuckle.
“I guess so,”
