Bethany Hamilton Young Novels & Stories

“No problem, I’ll just wait on the porch, no need to spread that further.” “So dramatic…” Bethany said before placing a kiss on Rob’s head. “Feel better, I shouldn’t be too late.” We slid into the backseat of the car while Bethany was doing something on her phone. She had a distracted smile on her face. I wondered how well she knew the artist of the show, or if it was a business venture. “Do you know anyone at the show?” I questioned trying to grab her attention. “Yes, my firm represents the artist. Talented woman, very young too. Amazing she doesn’t have the typical drug problems.” She mused still looking at her phone.

Beth was just smiling looking at me so I asked her why she was smiling. "I noticed you were smiling earlier. Why, Beth?" I asked. "It's fun to look at you. One of my dreams is to have a child, Ma'am" she replied with a smile. "Uhm, that will come to you too, Beth. Right now you're still young. How old are you?" I asked. "19 years old, Ma'am," she answered. Beth is a working student. Ransom's family allowed her to work in order to support her studies and also help her parents. Because their life in the province is so difficult, her parents cannot afford to send her to school.I know that because they talked about it in the past.

She explains. I honestly didn’t give the camera a second thought after I realized that I forgot it at the barn. I was worried about getting Gabe to the packhouse and then I was busy trying to take care of him while he recuperated. “I also hear that you helped my little girl too.” She beamed at me. Then she grabbed my hand to examine my palm. How did she know? “It’s alright Hannah, you can trust Christine”, Gabe tells me seeing that I am anxious about this conversation. Christine goes on to explain that she works as a researcher for a nonprofit that was established by a coalition of packs in the area.