Meg by Clemmons Caroline & Christmas Brides Angel Creek

Author:Clemmons, Caroline & Christmas Brides, Angel Creek
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-12-17T16:00:00+00:00

Curtis opened his mouth to warn Meg about Penny’s milk, but the little girl spilled it before he could speak or grab the glass.

Meg gasped. “Penny? Now we’ll have to change your dress before we can walk Tom to school.” She grabbed a couple of towels. One she tossed at the liquid running across the table toward the edge before it dripped onto the floor. With the other, she dabbed at the girl’s clothes.

Tom frowned when the mantle clock chimed. “Mama, if we don’t leave now I’ll be late.”

Curtis finished his coffee and stood. Should he stay here and help Meg clean up the milk? He was in unfamiliar territory. “I’ll walk you to school, Tom.”

The surprise on the boy’s face embarrassed Curtis. “Th-Thank you, sir.”

Meg sent him a grateful glance. “Thank you, Curtis. Tom, wear your jacket and take your lunch pail and slate.”

Maybe he hadn’t been jovial as a clown, but neither was he mean. He remembered Meg cautioning him to smile and did. “The teacher is nice so I’m sure you’ll like her.” He shrugged into his jacket and waited while Tom donned his. The boy reached for the metal lunch pail as if it was a sack of gold.

“I don’t know how many children are in your class but there’re bound to be several near your age.”

As the two of them left the house, interest brightened the boy’s eyes. “I sure hope so. I’ve never had anyone except Penny to play with. Mostly, I helped Mama because she was sick.”

“Was she sick before your father died?”

Tom nodded. “I don’t know how long exactly. Papa said she was a little bit sick when they were married, but he wanted her for his wife anyway.”

“Obviously he loved her and it’s nice they found one another. You said they were from an orphanage, is that right?”

“That’s how come they met. Papa left first and got a job then he came for Mama. He said he didn’t make much money, but Mama said they were happy.”

“Why did you have to move out of your house after he died?”

“See, Papa owed money to the bank. Mama was too sick to work and when Papa died, she couldn’t pay anything. The men from the bank said we had to leave and couldn’t take anything with us except one suitcase of our clothes. This man said they were sorry but they didn’t have a choice. Mama told him we didn’t have warm coats and talked the men into letting us each take a quilt and us taking two suitcases of clothes. Only we didn’t have many clothes and mostly she packed our family things from the house. She sure was sad to leave everything else behind.”

“I’m sorry I reminded you of that unhappy time. From now on, your life should be lots better even though your parents aren’t here any longer.”

Tom stopped and looked up at Curtis with a worried frown. “But Mama said they’re angels and would always watch over us. Don’t you believe her?”

Curtis could have kicked himself.

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