Kitty's Deputy (Silverpines Companion Tales 4) by Tonya VanWinkle

Author:Tonya VanWinkle [Tonya VanWinkle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-29T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter 6

Kitty walked along the platform, looking for her next train, her heart still racing. She was certainly alert now. Since the man disembarked the previous train before her, she hadn’t seen which direction he’d gone and that left her with an uneasy feeling she couldn’t shake. If only she knew the man’s name.

As she neared her next train, she noticed an older woman guiding a younger woman toward the train. Kitty could feel the fear radiating off the younger lady in heavy waves. Her face was badly bruised, and she was trying to hide it from prying eyes with the shawl she wore over her head. She walked slowly as if every step she took required great effort, while holding tightly to the tiny bundle in her arms.

“You’re almost there, Shannon. Once you get on that train, you can rest,” Kitty overheard the older woman say as she stepped forward to offer her assistance.

“Excuse me, I’m boarding the same train, would you like some help?”

The young woman’s eyes darted upward and then bounced between the lady she was with and Kitty. She was visibly shaking and the small bundle in her arms let out a little whimper.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to frighten you. I’d be glad to help,” Kitty said.

“That would be most kind of you, dear. I’m not boarding the train with Shannon, it would be good for her to have a friend along the way. Where are you traveling to?” asked the older woman.

“Oregon, my sister lives out there and was recently married,” Kitty said.

“Oh, how lovely. Shannon is going to Oregon, too.”

Shannon remained quiet, looking at the ground and not speaking for herself. Kitty didn’t know what had happened to the woman, but she was shaking uncontrollably, clinging to the bundle in her arms as if it were her lifeline. She was running from someone or something–and she was so young, too. Probably younger than Abby. Kitty’s heart went out to her.

“Shannon,” she spoke gently. “My name is Kitty. Would you like to be my traveling companion? I could help you with the baby,” she offered.

Shannon looked to her companion and then ever so slightly nodded. It was then that Kitty noticed the bruising along her jawline, the busted-up lip, and the stitches above her eye. The area around her eye was multi-colored and swollen. Her lightly colored hair looked as if it hadn’t been washed in a few days, and Kitty imagined there were more bruises she couldn’t see.

“Would you like me to carry your bag?” Kitty asked and, again, the young woman nodded ever so gently.

Kitty reached down and picked up the bag, then walked with Shannon and her companion. When they reached the train, Kitty noticed Shannon’s shaking increase. The woman assisting Shannon stopped and carefully took her by the shoulders.

“Shannon, you listen to me now. He’s not here, he doesn’t know where you are or where you’re going. You get on that train with this kind lady and don’t you dare come back.

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