Chapter 10
L ydia followed Molly , Denny, and Amanda up the stairs. As an employee, she assumed that was the right thing to do. Not that she couldn’t have traveled at twice their speed. As she trod up the stairs, she came to grips with the fact that she and Denny were going to room together. Why Maureen wouldn’t let her sleep with Amanda was beyond her comprehension.
To be fair, Lydia understood that Maureen wanted to spend time with her daughter. And it was about time. It seemed as though Maureen had too many other important commitments. Priorities more important than her daughter, which had baffled Lydia. What could be more important than family? She realized she was being judgmental. If family was so important, why had she left her own back in Lancaster County?
She’d heard an Englisch saying “familiarity breeds contempt.” Deep inside did she harbor contempt for her family and the Amish community? She didn’t think so and certainly hoped not. She hadn’t made Jonathan her priority either. She hadn’t written him as promised or contacted him for six months, for which she felt remorse. But not sorry enough to do anything about it. Too much explaining to do, and more opportunity for lies to burble out of her mouth. And she had heard that lying leads to more lies.
But now was not the time to become squeaky honest. Maureen might fire her and leave her here to fend for herself. With no family and Amish community, no husband to take care of her, and no job, how would she cope?