Chapter 2Saturday night, Wesley bent over Melissa's bed, kissed the tiny girl on the forehead, and made his way back to his own room, deep in contemplation over the wild vacillations his life took. Well, I met the new pastor, Reverend Cody Williams. He's young for his position—only twenty-four—and possessed of a wide, white-toothed smile and a friendly demeanor. I hope we can be friends. I need one. Allie and Kristina… they're wonderful, but I haven't had a male friend since Jesse moved away.
I wonder how Jesse's getting along. The cholera outbreak hit him harder than most. Slipping out of his clothes, Wesley climbed under the covers and blew out his lamp.
Work is always good. I can slip out of my worries and into a sheet of numbers, and it's like medicine for my heart. Golly, that would
