Looking For You All My Life Part 49

Maggie laughed uneasily. "His name is Michael Abundi.

He doesn't think he's a prophet-he only prayed for snow

because Al Mitch.e.l.l asked him to." She glanced out the

window again, this time to spy several flakes falling. "And

who knows? Maybe he does have a special connection with

G.o.d."

"Fine by me," said Dolly happily as she headed back

toward the kitchen. "Hey, Jinx, look out the window for a

minute!"

Maggie slowly ate her soup, continuing to watch with

fascination as the flakes grew in both number and size. By

the time she left the diner, the street and sidewalk were

already coated with a thin veneer of white. Several shop-

keepers and businesspeople were standing at their windows

or outside their doors exclaiming over this very welcome

change of weather.

''Better late than never,' called Elizabeth as she waved

from the open doorway of the Window Seat bookstore.

"Looks like we'll be having some great book-reading

weather before long!"

Maggie saw Jed's pickup pulling up in front of his shop,

then he and Michael hopped out. Michael, like a young Looking for You All My Life81

child, excitedly raised his hands and danced about in the

falling snow. She zipped her jacket to her chin and hurried

over to greet them.

"G.o.d has sent snow, Maggie!" cried Michael. "Another

miracle!"

"Yes," she agreed. "It's wonderful! Thank you for

praying."

His dark eyes grew serious. No, no-it is not because of

Maggie. It is G.o.d's miracle, not mine."

She nodded. "Yes, I see what you mean. And of course

th~' snow."

u're absolutely right, Michael. We should thank G.o.d for

"Say, Maggie," said Jed, "do you think I might borrow

your car this afternoon to take Michael over to Byron?"

"Sure," she said. She dug into her purse, curious as to

why Jed would need her car. "Here are the keys."

"Thanks-"

"Jed!" called Leah from the front door of the shop.

someone from that furniture show on the phone

wThere~s

ho needs to talk with you."

"I'll have your car back by four;" called Jed as he ducked

into his shop.

Maggie noticed Michael s.h.i.+vering in the cold. "You

should go inside and get warm, Michael. But whenever you

Lhave time, I'd like you to come by the newspaper office. I

want to ask you some questions about your life, and then I'd

like to write a story about You to put in the newspaper."