Scattered Leaves (Early Spring 2) - Page 10

she said. smiling. "If you throw away or hide

everything that belonged to the people you loved, you

make their sp

irits feel unwanted. Oh. I know. Emma

would say that's silly," she added, gazing at Felix. He

forced a smile.

I wasn't sure if I would or not. It sounded

sensible and Grandmother Emma did tell us our

ancestors were always watching and listening. "I'm sure you're getting hungry for lunch and

your little stomach is growling angrily. I'll make some

lunch for you, too, Felix."

"No, Miss Wilkens. I'm not staying for lunch. I

have to start back as soon as I see to Jordan's being

settled. I have things to do back in Bethlehem for Mrs.

March."

"Oh." She shook her head and scrunched her

nose, making ripples in her forehead. "My sister

always worked her help too much." she told me and

turned to Felix. "Let's show Jordan to her room right

away then," she declared, clapping her hands together

as if she had just thought of the idea. "Follow me up

the stairway,"

She kept her palms pressed together and

waddled toward the stairs. A hailstorm of questions

peppered my mind. When had she stopped being the

beautiful, trim-figured woman in the March family

albums? How long had she been living here? Was she

always by herself? Why hadn't she ever married? Why

didn't she have children of her own?

Felix waited for me to follow her first. I gazed

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