went there to change before coming up to dinner.” Sadie pursed her lips. “I hope you’re right about why they’re not here, but I have a horrible feeling they didn’t make it back to the ship before it pulled away from the dock.”
Barbara coughed, nearly choking on her water. “Ach, that would be
baremlich
! If Mandy and Ellen didn’t get to the ship on time, they’re stranded on Kauai!”
Lihue
Ellen clutched Mandy’s arm. “What are we going to do? The boat left without us, and now we’re stuck here for who knows how long and without our luggage.” For the first time since they’d begun their journey, she sounded desperate to go home.
“Calm down.” Mandy spoke softly, hoping to ease her own fears. She had to admit, even with her friend standing right beside her, it was a lonely feeling being so far from home in an unfamiliar place. “It won’t do us any good to get
umgerrent
.”
“How can we not be upset?” Ellen’s voice rose while she twisted her head covering ribbons around her fingers. “We’re stuck here, with no place to even stay the night. And remember, you don’t have your cell phone anymore. If you still had it, you could at least call Sadie and Barbara and tell them what’s happened. Imagine how worried they are by now. I sure would be if our roles were reversed.”
While Mandy and Ellen talked more about their situation, an elderly man and woman walked up to them.
“I don’t mean to interrupt,” the lady said, “but my husband and I couldn’t help overhearing what you two were saying about missing your ship.”
Mandy barely managed a nod.
“I’m sorry to hear it. If you’re looking for overnight lodging, perhaps you’d be interested in staying at the lovely bed-and-breakfast where my husband and I have been staying in Kapaa for the past two nights. I heard the owner mention they have a vacancy, so I don’t think getting a room would be a problem.” She brushed her thin, gray bangs to the side of her forehead before looking at her husband who nodded.
Mandy’s ears perked up when the elderly man mentioned the people who ran the B&B were Christians. “That’s why my wife and I have come back to stay there again. The Palos are so kind and down to earth. Real nice, genuine folks. We’d be happy to give you girls a ride to their place.” He held out his hand. “My name is Frank Anderson, and this is my wife, Dottie. We live in California, and this is our third time on Kauai.”
Ellen and Mandy introduced themselves, then Ellen turned to Mandy. “What do you think we should do?”
“I don’t believe we have much choice. We need a place to stay this evening.”
As Mandy sat in the backseat of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson’s rental car, her throat constricted.
This whole mess is my fault. If only I hadn’t lost my phone. What’s going to happen to us now? Surely the ship won’t come back to get us. I remember what we were told when instructions were given to all passengers about not being late. Now we we’ll need to find another way home
.
She glanced at Ellen, sitting behind the driver’s seat, while fingering her head covering ties again.
What is she thinking?
Mandy rubbed her hand on her chest.
Is Ellen as upset with me as I am with myself?
She had told her friend to calm down a while ago, but now Mandy was upset. She needed to pray and ask God to help them.
Closing her eyes, she sent up a silent prayer.
Dear Lord, please help us find a way to get in touch with Sadie and Barbara. And show us what we need to do in order to get home
.
Kapaa
Sometime later, they pulled up in front of a large, two-story house. The sun was about to disappear below the horizon. Mandy didn’t know if it was because they were in Hawaii, but the sky was breathtaking as it turned from a brilliant orange to a deep scarlet red. The porch light was on, and Mandy could read the sign by the front door: The Palms Bed-and-Breakfast. The name seemed appropriate, since two large palm
Barbara coughed, nearly choking on her water. “Ach, that would be
baremlich
! If Mandy and Ellen didn’t get to the ship on time, they’re stranded on Kauai!”
Lihue
Ellen clutched Mandy’s arm. “What are we going to do? The boat left without us, and now we’re stuck here for who knows how long and without our luggage.” For the first time since they’d begun their journey, she sounded desperate to go home.
“Calm down.” Mandy spoke softly, hoping to ease her own fears. She had to admit, even with her friend standing right beside her, it was a lonely feeling being so far from home in an unfamiliar place. “It won’t do us any good to get
umgerrent
.”
“How can we not be upset?” Ellen’s voice rose while she twisted her head covering ribbons around her fingers. “We’re stuck here, with no place to even stay the night. And remember, you don’t have your cell phone anymore. If you still had it, you could at least call Sadie and Barbara and tell them what’s happened. Imagine how worried they are by now. I sure would be if our roles were reversed.”
While Mandy and Ellen talked more about their situation, an elderly man and woman walked up to them.
“I don’t mean to interrupt,” the lady said, “but my husband and I couldn’t help overhearing what you two were saying about missing your ship.”
Mandy barely managed a nod.
“I’m sorry to hear it. If you’re looking for overnight lodging, perhaps you’d be interested in staying at the lovely bed-and-breakfast where my husband and I have been staying in Kapaa for the past two nights. I heard the owner mention they have a vacancy, so I don’t think getting a room would be a problem.” She brushed her thin, gray bangs to the side of her forehead before looking at her husband who nodded.
Mandy’s ears perked up when the elderly man mentioned the people who ran the B&B were Christians. “That’s why my wife and I have come back to stay there again. The Palos are so kind and down to earth. Real nice, genuine folks. We’d be happy to give you girls a ride to their place.” He held out his hand. “My name is Frank Anderson, and this is my wife, Dottie. We live in California, and this is our third time on Kauai.”
Ellen and Mandy introduced themselves, then Ellen turned to Mandy. “What do you think we should do?”
“I don’t believe we have much choice. We need a place to stay this evening.”
As Mandy sat in the backseat of Mr. and Mrs. Anderson’s rental car, her throat constricted.
This whole mess is my fault. If only I hadn’t lost my phone. What’s going to happen to us now? Surely the ship won’t come back to get us. I remember what we were told when instructions were given to all passengers about not being late. Now we we’ll need to find another way home
.
She glanced at Ellen, sitting behind the driver’s seat, while fingering her head covering ties again.
What is she thinking?
Mandy rubbed her hand on her chest.
Is Ellen as upset with me as I am with myself?
She had told her friend to calm down a while ago, but now Mandy was upset. She needed to pray and ask God to help them.
Closing her eyes, she sent up a silent prayer.
Dear Lord, please help us find a way to get in touch with Sadie and Barbara. And show us what we need to do in order to get home
.
Kapaa
Sometime later, they pulled up in front of a large, two-story house. The sun was about to disappear below the horizon. Mandy didn’t know if it was because they were in Hawaii, but the sky was breathtaking as it turned from a brilliant orange to a deep scarlet red. The porch light was on, and Mandy could read the sign by the front door: The Palms Bed-and-Breakfast. The name seemed appropriate, since two large palm
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