The roomful of women stood up. “What’s wrong?” asked Posy anxiously.
“It’s Starr. She’s hurt. I don’t have the strength to help her hobble here anymore so I ran to get you. Come on! I’ll show you where she is.”
“We don’t all need to go,” said Beatrice as the women all rushed to the door. “It’s dangerous out there. Clearly.”
Piper said, “I’ll go.” She looked at Georgia, who was equally young. “Want to come with me?”
Georgia nodded. They put on their coats, gloves, and hats and headed out with Nicole.
Posy said quietly, “I wonder what happened.”
“She probably fell,” said Beatrice grimly. “I noticed there was more ice coming down out there, which would’ve made the surface of the snow very slick. I wouldn’t be surprised if she broke something.”
A silence fell across the room, althou
