(Chapter Twenty-Two)
Overcoming the Battle
It was a busy day at the infirmary. Carson and Faith were finishing up with their ast patient.
"Don't over-do it, Mrs. Pritchard. You'll need your strength for the baby," Carson warned the young woman. "Nurse Carter, would you please schedule Mrs. Pritchard for two weeks from now?"
That was one thing Faith could never understand. Since Carson had told her about his battle, he had always called her "Nurse Carter". She hoped that when his battle was over he would call her "Faith" again.
"Yes, Doctor," she said politely and went to do as bidden.
Carson watched Faith as he had for the past few months. He studied her very carefully. As he did so, he finally felt the brick wall come crashing down. What he was praying over was right infront of his eyes all along. He just needed to open his eyes. His battle – the confusion became clear as a bell.
After thinking and praying for the past two months, he finally found the answer. He was sure about it now. Faith was the one – the only one. He had thought that opening his heart to Faith would somehow dishonour his wife's memory. "I can't do that to Amber," he had thought. But then he realized that his wife would not want him to live alone for the rest of his life. She would want him to be happy. And Faith truly made him happy. He had prayed so earnestly. He hardly did anything else. Except work. But even at work, he silently prayed.
He realized that he was still staring at Faith. He really hoped she didn't notice.
Now that I know she is the one; that she is meant to be part of my life, how am I supposed to tell her that I love her?
He fought with that thought all evening. He could not sleep, so he made up his mind that he would tell Faith the next day.