The Little Sparrows (2013)
“Outside the window was a huge dark space of cool, windy emptiness, stretching seemingly into infinity under great winking silver stars.
Suddenly Josie sensed someone behind her. She pulled away from the window, looking up to see the smiling face of Rachel Wolford. A smile broke over her own face. “Hi.”
“Hello, sweet girl. Remember I told you we’d get together this evening?”
“Mm-hmm.”
“May I sit down?”
Josie straightened up on the seat. “Oh yes! Please do.”
When Rachel sat down, Josie hugged her... and kissed her cheek. “Thank you for coming to sit by me.”
Rachel returned the hug and kissed Josie’s cheek. “Pleasure’s mine, honey. How are you doing?”
“Better than I was a minute ago. I miss Wanda so much, but now that you’re here, the loneliness went away.”
“I’m glad, honey.”
At that moment both of them were aware of Laura and Tabitha standing in the aisle beside them.
Tabitha leaned past Rachel. “How are you doing, Josie? I imagine you’re missing Wanda, aren’t you?”MoreLess
Suddenly Josie sensed someone behind her. She pulled away from the window, looking up to see the smiling face of Rachel Wolford. A smile broke over her own face. “Hi.”
“Hello, sweet girl. Remember I told you we’d get together this evening?”
“Mm-hmm.”
“May I sit down?”
Josie straightened up on the seat. “Oh yes! Please do.”
When Rachel sat down, Josie hugged her... and kissed her cheek. “Thank you for coming to sit by me.”
Rachel returned the hug and kissed Josie’s cheek. “Pleasure’s mine, honey. How are you doing?”
“Better than I was a minute ago. I miss Wanda so much, but now that you’re here, the loneliness went away.”
“I’m glad, honey.”
At that moment both of them were aware of Laura and Tabitha standing in the aisle beside them.
Tabitha leaned past Rachel. “How are you doing, Josie? I imagine you’re missing Wanda, aren’t you?”MoreLess
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