Color of Love by Anita Stansfield

Author:Anita Stansfield
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: LDS;Mormon;india;indian;romance;healing;race;british;love;difference;interracial
Publisher: Covenant Communications, Inc.
Published: 2017-01-06T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

MUCH CHANGED

Setting out to cross the channel, Amala was exhausted and aching from the long carriage rides with little rest between stops. They had made fairly good time, but her body certainly felt the effects of their hasty journey. The fatigue and sore muscles seemed a tangible manifestation of the concern and worry consuming her mind. Paulina had cautioned her more than once not to leap to assumptions that would only cause her grief when she had no idea what might actually be taking place at home. But Paulina couldn’t deny that she too felt something was not as it should be.

Crossing the channel felt soothing to Amala, even though she felt somewhat impatient with how long it took. Still, being able to walk about the ship was far better than being confined to a carriage rumbling over bumpy roads. As soon as they arrived in England, they were quickly whisked into yet another carriage with more miles of hasty travel, being jostled about on seats that were not terribly comfortable under the best of circumstances.

When the hired carriage finally drove onto her family’s land, Amala could hardly breathe for all of the relief she felt at having the journey behind them, the concern she had for whatever might be wrong, and the fear of her initial reunion with Henry and Kat.

“We should arrive in plenty of time to have tea with the family,” Paulina announced. Amala just stared out the window, taking in scenery that hadn’t changed even a tiny bit through all the time she’d been away. As the house came into view, her joy at returning home soothed her concerns, and she could only think how glad she would be to see everyone, and to sleep in her own bed, and to spend her days in this place that was her truest home.

Only a minute after the carriage halted in front of the house, servants whom Amala knew well came out the door to investigate their unexpected arrival. They were pleased to see Amala and Paulina, and she was certainly pleased to see them.

While the luggage was being unloaded, Viola rushed out the door, exclaiming with a combined burst of laughter and tears, “Is it true? Is it really true?”

Amala didn’t have time to answer before her mother embraced her tightly, not letting go, vacillating between her ongoing tears and expressions of joy. Amala held to her mother fiercely, knowing now that she’d not fully acknowledged how very much she’d missed her family. She was glad she’d come home earlier than planned and wished that she hadn’t waited so long.

Oliver came out the door with a similar reaction to that of Viola, stealing Amala away from her mother’s embrace only to hold her even more tightly. “Oh, my precious girl!” he said close to her ear. “We have all missed you so very much!”

“And I you,” she said, looking up at him. “It’s good to be home.”

“I am very glad of it,” Oliver said and smiled. “You have grown even more beautiful, if that’s possible.

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