Stay a Little Longer
“Eliza asked.
Rachel placed the serving tray that held her mother’s breakfast on the table and stepped over to the window. Dawn had only recently broken on the day, but the sun already warmed the slowly awakening town, though the fall chill in the air had certainly grown more pronounced. Peering over Eliza’s shoulder, she watched as Charlotte ran around the far corner of the depot and hurried toward the lake, a pair of woolen blankets clutched under her arm. As always, Jasper trotted along b...ehind her, giving the occasional bark. In seconds, they were lost to sight.
“This is the fourth time I’ve seen her do something like this in the last week. If it’s not a blanket, it’s an old woolen coat or a covered basket,” Eliza explained, her face a mask of concentration, her hands wringing with worry. “And that’s only the times I’ve seen her! Who knows how many times she managed to avoid me! What do you suppose she’s up to?”
“It’s probably nothing.”MoreLess
Rachel placed the serving tray that held her mother’s breakfast on the table and stepped over to the window. Dawn had only recently broken on the day, but the sun already warmed the slowly awakening town, though the fall chill in the air had certainly grown more pronounced. Peering over Eliza’s shoulder, she watched as Charlotte ran around the far corner of the depot and hurried toward the lake, a pair of woolen blankets clutched under her arm. As always, Jasper trotted along b...ehind her, giving the occasional bark. In seconds, they were lost to sight.
“This is the fourth time I’ve seen her do something like this in the last week. If it’s not a blanket, it’s an old woolen coat or a covered basket,” Eliza explained, her face a mask of concentration, her hands wringing with worry. “And that’s only the times I’ve seen her! Who knows how many times she managed to avoid me! What do you suppose she’s up to?”
“It’s probably nothing.”MoreLess
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