Keeping Faith by Cindy Bradford (serial 23)
Chapter 9 Part III
Cindy Bradford
Patrick looked around at the terrazzo floor, the ornate mirrors, a small marble fireplace and fresh lavender flowers on the dresser and in the bathroom. The bathroom was huge. This is bigger than the room Joe Jr. and I slept in the whole time we were growing up he thought. Unsure of how long he would stay he took only a few clothing articles out of his suitcase. Carmella and Stefano had both assured him he was welcome for an extended stay, but he was not accustomed to such hospitality and generosity and wasn’t sure how to react. Continue Reading
Keeping Faith by Cindy Bradford (serial 22) Chapter 9 Part II Cindy Bradford “Let’s go Patrico; it will be your own Roman Holiday, just a few hours away.” Those who knew Patrick would never have believed he was going home, with an almost stranger. Patrick could not believe it himself, but in a way it [...]
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Keeping Faith by Cindy Bradford (serial 21) Chapter 9 Part I Cindy Bradford Italy, 1975 Two days after graduation, Patrick boarded the plane. When he took his seat he found himself next to an attractive well-dressed, middle aged woman, with upswept black hair, who immediately introduced herself and began talking.
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Keeping Faith by Cindy Bradford (serial 20) Chapter 8 Cindy Bradford Waiting to leave for Europe and to study in Rome was difficult for Patrick. For months he had not allowed himself to think about his upcoming travel, but now he was wondering if the day would ever arrive. Because Patrick was from a family [...]
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Keeping Faith by Cindy Bradford (serial 19) Chapter 7 Part II Cindy Bradford It didn’t take Patrick long to fall back into a routine at Notre Dame. He liked the small classes and diverse population, but most of all he enjoyed the Catholic atmosphere and of course, basketball. He learned quickly, however, that despite his [...]
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Keeping Faith by Cindy Bradford (serial 18) Cindy Bradford PART TWO Wondering and Wandering To miss the path, to go astray To wander blindly in the night But searching, praying for the light Until at last we find the way… chapter 7 Notre Dame, 1972 Immediately the authorities found Patrick in Indiana and questioned him [...]
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Keeping Faith by Cindy Bradford (serial 17) Chapter 6 Cindy Bradford As Alice was leaving to help Sue with the baby, she looked at her watch. At 8:15 she knew she was running late, but she stopped to answer the ringing phone. Her mother-in-law was just calling to say hello and invite her to lunch [...]
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Keeping Faith by Cindy Bradford (serial 16) Chapter 5 Cindy Bradford Needing Alice more than ever now, Sue asked her for help. “I’m so afraid, Alice, scared of having this baby, of raising a child in Townsend without a father.” “Sue, you know I will be by your side throughout all of this. To hell [...]
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Keeping Faith by Cindy Bradford (serial 15) Chapter 4 Part IV Cindy Bradford Sue slept better that night than she had in a month. The next few days, Patrick was sweet and attentive, but by the weekend he was moody again, seemingly on a rollercoaster of emotions and taking Sue with him.
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Keeping Faith by Cindy Bradford (serial 14) Chapter 4 Part III Cindy Bradford Over dinner Patrick talked more than he had in the last two and half months. “I still can’t believe it” he kept saying. Sue decided when he didn’t mention anything about her going to college near Notre Dame that she would broach [...]
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