Where the Heart Leads
“The tiny bits stung the bare skin on the back of her neck.
Beside her, Malinda sagged with grief and exhaustion. Belinda slipped her arm around her sister’s waist.
“Malinda, let’s go home now,” she whispered, the whistle of the wind adding harmony to her soothing tone. “It’s time for us to say good-bye to Mama.”
Malinda jerked free of Belinda’s touch and dropped to her knees beside the fresh grave. Her hands pressed into the mound of moist, dark dirt covering the pine box that held their mother...’s body, and her face contorted in agony. “Noooooo!” Her moan carried above the ceaseless wind.
Belinda knelt, too, catching her sister’s hand. “Malinda, please . . .” She could hardly bear to see Malinda’s heartbreak, yet even as she tried to offer comfort, she longed for someone to comfort her.
Malinda slapped Belinda’s hand, her face twisting into a fierce scowl. “Leave me be! I’ll not leave Mama!” She threw herself across the grave, her face buried in the bend of her elbow.MoreLess
Beside her, Malinda sagged with grief and exhaustion. Belinda slipped her arm around her sister’s waist.
“Malinda, let’s go home now,” she whispered, the whistle of the wind adding harmony to her soothing tone. “It’s time for us to say good-bye to Mama.”
Malinda jerked free of Belinda’s touch and dropped to her knees beside the fresh grave. Her hands pressed into the mound of moist, dark dirt covering the pine box that held their mother...’s body, and her face contorted in agony. “Noooooo!” Her moan carried above the ceaseless wind.
Belinda knelt, too, catching her sister’s hand. “Malinda, please . . .” She could hardly bear to see Malinda’s heartbreak, yet even as she tried to offer comfort, she longed for someone to comfort her.
Malinda slapped Belinda’s hand, her face twisting into a fierce scowl. “Leave me be! I’ll not leave Mama!” She threw herself across the grave, her face buried in the bend of her elbow.MoreLess
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