Orphan Train Series Boxed Set: Books 1 - 4 by Wendy May Andrews

Author:Wendy May Andrews [Andrews, Wendy May]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sparrow Ink
Published: 2020-05-04T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

K atie strolled along, content to enjoy the music in the air. The leaves rustling, the birds chirping, the crunch of the gravel under her feet. It was nothing like the city. And she loved it. For the first time in years she felt contentment. It had taken her a while to figure out what the sensation was. Then she realized that for the first time in maybe her entire life, she wasn’t consumed with worries or anxieties. Sure, she was concerned for her and Annie’s future, but she was filled with confidence that she was up to the task of facing it. Despite the abuse she had faced at her husband’s hands and words, she had fought hard to regain her sense of self. She now knew what it meant to be happy. And she would do whatever it took to maintain that for herself and her daughter.

She felt like skipping but thought it would be too undignified for a matron like herself. She grinned. Maybe once Annie was with her. She picked up her pace, eager to see Annie after the afternoon’s absence. She laughed out loud before glancing around quickly. Even though she wasn’t in a city anymore, there were still people around and she didn’t want anyone thinking she was crazy. She grinned. What did it matter? No one’s opinion mattered but her own. She laughed again. She felt as though she were glowing from the joy in her heart.

When she arrived at her destination, she couldn’t find anyone at first. The house appeared to be empty. No one responded to her increasingly fervent knocking. Her worry escalated. She ran around to the back of the house. It felt as though her heart was lodged in her throat when she saw the group clustered behind the barn. She couldn’t see clearly through the tangle of legs, but lying on the ground was a bright splash of color that exactly matched the frock Annie had worn that morning to go play with her friend.

Katie shoved her fist into her mouth to stifle the scream that was trying to escape her throat. Picking up her skirts, she ran over to the group. Suzie’s mother grabbed her before she got all the way to her daughter. At the moment, in her mounting fear, Katie couldn’t remember the family name and wasn’t about to tax her brain with figuring it out.

“Mrs. Carter, dear, you can’t be letting your wee one see you in a taking. We’ve called for the doctor, he should be here any moment. Take a deep breath now.” The older woman had spoken in a low, soothing voice but right by her ear, so Katie heard her clearly. She knew she needed to calm down and the woman had meant well, but the thought of the doctor coming for her daughter had her in a worse state than seeing her on the ground had. She knew that no one called the doctor unless it was absolutely necessary.

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