Someone’s coming. Again. I peek out the front hall window and see three lantern lights approaching my driveway. Oh my grace. The Elders! They must know that I’ve called my sister! Will they force me to stay here until the twins are born? It would have been better for everyone if I had never come back here. But it’s too late now. For a brief moment I consider making a run for it. But at eight and a half months pregnant, I’m not going to get very far very fast. There’s nowhere for me to hide, nothing more for me to do but slump into a kitchen chair and surrender. I’m helpless. Hopeless. The lights reach the front landing. There’s no knock, just rattling of the doorknob. “Open up!” I’d recognize that squawk anywhere: It’s Zeke Yoder. Unarmed, he’s about as intimidating as a baby chick. With a shotgun, however, he’s the most dangerous man in the settlement. “It’s me, Harmony!” Oh my grace. It’s Melody! She came just like she promised! She must have been stopped by Zeke at the front gate.
