3
Without a Clan
The sun was high before Maggie came to the infirmary to wake Emilia up, and by the time Emilia had eaten and showered, it was the middle of the afternoon. Emilia watched Nurse Bracken as she muttered words over Claire that Emilia couldn’t hear, but nothing seemed to change. After fifteen minutes, the pointy-faced woman went back to her office without saying a word to Emilia.
“Don’t be offended,” Maggie said, coming in through the infirmary door, bearing another tray of food, just as Bracken shut her office door with a snap. “She’s awful to everyone.”
“I don’t care how much she ignores me as long as she fixes Claire,” Emilia said, staring at the sandwich Maggie had brought. It looked dry and plain. Molly would never have approved. Emilia’s heart ached even thinking abou
