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Silvie.
“Can we go now?” Sabrina asked.
On the way home, Sabrina said, “I’m sorry for being so horrible. It’s just that everything seems so hard for me. Everything goes your way all the time. I wish I could be more like you.”
Silvie’s mouth fell open. “I don’t see that things go right for me any more than they do for you. It’s just the way you look at things. If you look for good things then that’s what you’ll see; if you look for bad things then you’ll only see the bad.”
Sabrina pulled the towel tighter around her. “I suppose so. I can’t wait to get into a hot bath.”
It was around the middle of the day that Sabrina and Silvie arrived home. Sabrina had finished her bath and Silvie had tended to the horse and made the midday meal. They were just about to sit down to eat when there was a loud banging on their door.
On her way to the front door, Silvie noticed through the window that a taxi was driving away. She opened her front door to see her mother standing on the doorstep with suitcase in hand. “ Mamm , what are you doing here?”
“What would you think I’m doing here?” She pushed her way passed Silvie and into the house.
Sabrina came out of the kitchen. “ Mamm !”
Their mother dumped her small suitcase on the ground. “Well, I’ve heard what you’ve been up to, Sabrina, and I’m absolutely ashamed of you.” Her eyes glistened as they fixed upon Sabrina. “Deeply ashamed. You’ve ruined our familye’s gut name. No one in our familye has ever done anything like this and now we’re going to be talked about because of you.” She turned to Silvie. “I would’ve expected something like this of you.” She looked back to Sabrina, “But not you, Sabrina.”
“ Mamm , I’ve just been baptized,” Sabrina said.
Their mother collapsed into the couch. “What does that matter now? Our name is ruined. How could you?”
Silvie sat next to her mother. “ Mamm , don’t you think it’s a gut thing that Sabrina has been baptized? She’s confessed to the gathering and everything.”
Their mother opened her mouth and her bottom lip quivered. “She’s what? That means that everyone knows. My life will never be the same.” She sobbed into her apron.
Silvie and Sabrina looked at each other, helpless to know what to do.
Silvie said, “Does it really matter what other people think?”
“Of course it matters; a gut name is everything. People will think that dat and I have been bad parents and have set a bad example. The Scripture says that a good name is more prized than great riches.”
“How did you find about it so quickly?” Silvie asked.
“I heard from someone what Sabrina had done, but I didn’t know she had confessed it to the congregation.”
“That’s gut though, isn’t it? That’s what the bishop asked her to do,” Silvie said.
Through sobs she said, “Wait ‘til I tell your dat . It would be better if she hadn’t done that terrible thing to begin with, then she wouldn’t have brought shame and disgrace on the familye . Dat and I have done all we can to bring you kinner up proper.” Her mother cried bitterly into her apron then brought her head up again. “And then this happens.”
Sabrina crouched down beside her. “Sorry, mamm .”
“Too late for sorries.”
“How long are you staying, mamm ?” Sabrina asked.
“I’m taking you back with me, Sabrina. We leave the day after tomorrow.”
“ Nee , I’m not going. I’m staying here with Silvie. I’ve got it all worked out. I’m going to get a job here and live with Silvie.”
Their mother glared at Silvie. “How could you have let this happen?”
“How could I stop it? I knew nothing of it.” Silvie wrung her hands.
“You should have kept a better watch on your schweschder . I thought I didn’t have to worry about her being away from home because she was with you. Now I know that it was the worst thing ever.”
“I’ll go and make up the bed for you.” Silvie left
“Can we go now?” Sabrina asked.
On the way home, Sabrina said, “I’m sorry for being so horrible. It’s just that everything seems so hard for me. Everything goes your way all the time. I wish I could be more like you.”
Silvie’s mouth fell open. “I don’t see that things go right for me any more than they do for you. It’s just the way you look at things. If you look for good things then that’s what you’ll see; if you look for bad things then you’ll only see the bad.”
Sabrina pulled the towel tighter around her. “I suppose so. I can’t wait to get into a hot bath.”
It was around the middle of the day that Sabrina and Silvie arrived home. Sabrina had finished her bath and Silvie had tended to the horse and made the midday meal. They were just about to sit down to eat when there was a loud banging on their door.
On her way to the front door, Silvie noticed through the window that a taxi was driving away. She opened her front door to see her mother standing on the doorstep with suitcase in hand. “ Mamm , what are you doing here?”
“What would you think I’m doing here?” She pushed her way passed Silvie and into the house.
Sabrina came out of the kitchen. “ Mamm !”
Their mother dumped her small suitcase on the ground. “Well, I’ve heard what you’ve been up to, Sabrina, and I’m absolutely ashamed of you.” Her eyes glistened as they fixed upon Sabrina. “Deeply ashamed. You’ve ruined our familye’s gut name. No one in our familye has ever done anything like this and now we’re going to be talked about because of you.” She turned to Silvie. “I would’ve expected something like this of you.” She looked back to Sabrina, “But not you, Sabrina.”
“ Mamm , I’ve just been baptized,” Sabrina said.
Their mother collapsed into the couch. “What does that matter now? Our name is ruined. How could you?”
Silvie sat next to her mother. “ Mamm , don’t you think it’s a gut thing that Sabrina has been baptized? She’s confessed to the gathering and everything.”
Their mother opened her mouth and her bottom lip quivered. “She’s what? That means that everyone knows. My life will never be the same.” She sobbed into her apron.
Silvie and Sabrina looked at each other, helpless to know what to do.
Silvie said, “Does it really matter what other people think?”
“Of course it matters; a gut name is everything. People will think that dat and I have been bad parents and have set a bad example. The Scripture says that a good name is more prized than great riches.”
“How did you find about it so quickly?” Silvie asked.
“I heard from someone what Sabrina had done, but I didn’t know she had confessed it to the congregation.”
“That’s gut though, isn’t it? That’s what the bishop asked her to do,” Silvie said.
Through sobs she said, “Wait ‘til I tell your dat . It would be better if she hadn’t done that terrible thing to begin with, then she wouldn’t have brought shame and disgrace on the familye . Dat and I have done all we can to bring you kinner up proper.” Her mother cried bitterly into her apron then brought her head up again. “And then this happens.”
Sabrina crouched down beside her. “Sorry, mamm .”
“Too late for sorries.”
“How long are you staying, mamm ?” Sabrina asked.
“I’m taking you back with me, Sabrina. We leave the day after tomorrow.”
“ Nee , I’m not going. I’m staying here with Silvie. I’ve got it all worked out. I’m going to get a job here and live with Silvie.”
Their mother glared at Silvie. “How could you have let this happen?”
“How could I stop it? I knew nothing of it.” Silvie wrung her hands.
“You should have kept a better watch on your schweschder . I thought I didn’t have to worry about her being away from home because she was with you. Now I know that it was the worst thing ever.”
“I’ll go and make up the bed for you.” Silvie left
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