Mountain Homecoming
“She had no idea how much time had passed because there was no clock in the Campbell cabin, but she thought it must have been well over an hour. Since it took about half an hour to reach Dr. Harrison’s home from here, they should be back any minute.
Her mother hadn’t needed her in the room with Mrs. Campbell, and she was glad. It wasn’t that she didn’t feel sorry for the sick woman, but she felt so inadequate when it came to helping someone who was ill. As she had often told Granny, she wasn’t as smart as Mama and never would be. All she knew how to do in situations like this was to follow her mother’s instructions.
She sighed and hurried to the window for what must have been the tenth time in the last few minutes. She pulled the curtain back and stared down the road in hopes of seeing their buggy come into view, but the road was as deserted as it had been earlier.
Rani turned and stared at the closed door to the room where her mother tended Mrs. Campbell. What was going on inside?
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