Chapter 10

Terrell helped Dakota up off of the ground, and the two headed for the main house.3

As it turned out, Eleanor was the eldest of three sisters. The two younger ones were twins: Edith—a.k.a. Eddie—and Emily. Eddie had gone off to college but returned after a year, and Emily stayed put to work on the farm. They lived with their mother, several farm animals—including horses, goats, and cows—and the family dog.

Lorna was a sweet, aging woman with calloused hands and a warm temperament. She baked every day, and she prayed every night. Their father David had been a stern but fair God-fearing man. He always had a story to tell or a lesson to convey, until a heart attack took him about six months ago. The family still reeled, and some of his things remained, packed up in boxes to be sent to storage whenever his wife and children could bear to let them go.