დHenryდ I was beyond worried about Rose and the fact that stage two was no longer creeping up on her and Anne. In fact, stage two was right at the brink, and we had no idea when it would hit. I was relieved that we had finally arrived, and I leaned forward to take a peek out of the window. Lucinda had gone up to the home of Emelia, while the rest of us waited in the carriage. When the door suddenly opened up, I was surprised to see a young girl standing on the threshold. She could not be Emelia; she was far too young and looked to be in her young teenage years. The window was slightly open, and I closed my eyes as I focused on hearing what was happening. “Oh my,” the young girl exclaimed. “What a blast from a past this is,” I gasped in surprise as clearly, the young girl was in fact, Eme

