The Shunning Read Online Free Page B
Author: Susan Joseph
running a fever, Levi's Sadie. You need to go home right now and get into bed."
"No, I have another two and a half hours to work, Samuel. I am fine."
"You are ill and you have no business serving food when you are carrying a temperature. Go and tell your boss you are leaving while I pay my check and I will take you home."
Sadie shook her head 'no'. "Wade will pick me up at the end of my shift."
"Sadie," Samuel said with patience, "has anyone ever told you that you are one very stubborn young lady?"
She turned up her chin. "No! I just refuse to do something when it is wrong."
"Leaving you here to work when I know you are ill would be wrong. Now, please don't make an issue of this, and go and talk to your boss." She shook her head 'no'. Samuel leaned closer and whispered, "Am I going to have to take you over my knee for another bletching so soon?"
Sadie gasped, thankful that no one heard him. "Shhhh! Do not embarrass me, Samuel Hilty!"
"Be reasonable, Sadie," he said firmly. He put her tip on the table and went to pay his check. He was aware that she went into the kitchen, and when she didn't come out and didn't come out, he walked that way in determination, ignoring the 'employees only' sign on the door. All eyes turned to him questioningly. A woman spoke up. "May I help you, sir?"
"Yes. I need to speak to the person in charge," he said politely.
"That would be me," a man said as he stepped forward. "I am Hiram Yoder, and you are...?"
"Samuel Hilty, sir. I am a friend of Sadie Miller and her family, and I noticed she is ill and trying to hide it. I would like to take her home so her Mamm can take care of her. I asked her to speak with you, but apparently she has not done so."
"Fraa, did Sadie speak with you of this?" Hiram asked his wife, who was the woman who spoke to Samuel when he first entered the busy kitchen.
"No, but I will go and check on her right away," she said with determination. She returned and said, "Ja, Sadie is ill and should not be working, Hiram, but she is refusing to go home, claiming it is her way to be dependable."
"We know she is dependable. Take her home, Samuel. She is in the break room through this door, and you may leave to the parking lot from there. Thank you for making us aware. Sadie should have said something. I have my buggy here and I would have driven her home myself."
"I am sure you would have, Mr. Yoder."
"The David Yoder you purchased your farm from is my Onkel," Hiram said with a smile. "Welcome to our community."
Samuel smiled. "Thank you, sir. I am enjoying getting acquainted with everyone. The food here is goot," he stated. "Since I am a terrible cook, it will be nice to take meals here."
"Danki, Samuel," Mrs. Yoder said with a pleased look on her face.
"Please tell Martha to keep Sadie home if she is not well tomorrow, and not to worry about Wade. I will call him on the restaurant's telephone," Hiram said.
Samuel nodded and then headed for the break room. If little Sadie gave him more of her sass, he was going to give her a spanking that would make her bottom burn as much as forehead!
Sadie looked up to see who was coming into the break room. Her bowl of soup was still sitting in front of her, untouched. She did not feel well, and was feeling worse by the minute, but she could not permit Samuel to take her home again today. Her Dat would not approve. Sadie was more than a bit surprised when Samuel came through the door. He looked angry and Sadie quickly lowered her eyes, recalling his promise to give her another bletching! Surely he would not!
Samuel thought the break room was small, but it was nicely decorated, and a place where the employees could relax when they were not working. There was a small refrigerator in case they brought food or beverages from home. And, there was a nice table with chairs. Hooks on one wall held their coats or shawls, and there was a shelf to put boots and other personal items. There was a door that led to a small bathroom, but with
"No, I have another two and a half hours to work, Samuel. I am fine."
"You are ill and you have no business serving food when you are carrying a temperature. Go and tell your boss you are leaving while I pay my check and I will take you home."
Sadie shook her head 'no'. "Wade will pick me up at the end of my shift."
"Sadie," Samuel said with patience, "has anyone ever told you that you are one very stubborn young lady?"
She turned up her chin. "No! I just refuse to do something when it is wrong."
"Leaving you here to work when I know you are ill would be wrong. Now, please don't make an issue of this, and go and talk to your boss." She shook her head 'no'. Samuel leaned closer and whispered, "Am I going to have to take you over my knee for another bletching so soon?"
Sadie gasped, thankful that no one heard him. "Shhhh! Do not embarrass me, Samuel Hilty!"
"Be reasonable, Sadie," he said firmly. He put her tip on the table and went to pay his check. He was aware that she went into the kitchen, and when she didn't come out and didn't come out, he walked that way in determination, ignoring the 'employees only' sign on the door. All eyes turned to him questioningly. A woman spoke up. "May I help you, sir?"
"Yes. I need to speak to the person in charge," he said politely.
"That would be me," a man said as he stepped forward. "I am Hiram Yoder, and you are...?"
"Samuel Hilty, sir. I am a friend of Sadie Miller and her family, and I noticed she is ill and trying to hide it. I would like to take her home so her Mamm can take care of her. I asked her to speak with you, but apparently she has not done so."
"Fraa, did Sadie speak with you of this?" Hiram asked his wife, who was the woman who spoke to Samuel when he first entered the busy kitchen.
"No, but I will go and check on her right away," she said with determination. She returned and said, "Ja, Sadie is ill and should not be working, Hiram, but she is refusing to go home, claiming it is her way to be dependable."
"We know she is dependable. Take her home, Samuel. She is in the break room through this door, and you may leave to the parking lot from there. Thank you for making us aware. Sadie should have said something. I have my buggy here and I would have driven her home myself."
"I am sure you would have, Mr. Yoder."
"The David Yoder you purchased your farm from is my Onkel," Hiram said with a smile. "Welcome to our community."
Samuel smiled. "Thank you, sir. I am enjoying getting acquainted with everyone. The food here is goot," he stated. "Since I am a terrible cook, it will be nice to take meals here."
"Danki, Samuel," Mrs. Yoder said with a pleased look on her face.
"Please tell Martha to keep Sadie home if she is not well tomorrow, and not to worry about Wade. I will call him on the restaurant's telephone," Hiram said.
Samuel nodded and then headed for the break room. If little Sadie gave him more of her sass, he was going to give her a spanking that would make her bottom burn as much as forehead!
Sadie looked up to see who was coming into the break room. Her bowl of soup was still sitting in front of her, untouched. She did not feel well, and was feeling worse by the minute, but she could not permit Samuel to take her home again today. Her Dat would not approve. Sadie was more than a bit surprised when Samuel came through the door. He looked angry and Sadie quickly lowered her eyes, recalling his promise to give her another bletching! Surely he would not!
Samuel thought the break room was small, but it was nicely decorated, and a place where the employees could relax when they were not working. There was a small refrigerator in case they brought food or beverages from home. And, there was a nice table with chairs. Hooks on one wall held their coats or shawls, and there was a shelf to put boots and other personal items. There was a door that led to a small bathroom, but with
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