It felt like it was taking forever. Pa was pacing up and down in the office. Ma was leaning up against the wall crying. Mary was in Adam's arms scared for our little sister. I stood in my place holding Grace. Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, Doc Baker walks out and looks at all of us.

"She's had a concussion. She hasn't woken up yet." Doctor Baker says. Ma walks over to him.

"Can we see her?" She asks. Doctor Baker nods and Ma rushes past him and sits in a chair next to Carrie. "I'm here Carrie." Ma starts crying.

"Do you know what happened to her? How she fell?" Pa asks Doctor Baker.

"No, Caroline didn't tell me." Doc Baker replies.

"It was Laura who was with Carrie, not me." Ma states from the other room. Doctor Baker and Pa both look at me.

"Half-pint, what happened?' Pa asks me. I start crying.

"Oh Pa. I never should have let her get off the wagon by herself. I should have been there to help her." I cry out. Pa holds me in his arms.

"Laura, if this was going to happen you couldn't have stopped it, but you can help us by telling us what happened." Pa says gently.

"She… She fell off the wagon. She was trying to get down to go into the Mercantile. I was taking Grace to the outhouse when Carrie slipped and fell. I ran inside to get Ma." I respond,

"Laura…" Mary's voice cracks. I could tell she was crying without even looking at her. I turn around and see her standing there griping Adam's chest. I walk over to her and hug her. She latches onto my shoulders and cries.

"Come on Mary, we have to be strong for Carrie when she wakes up." I tell her.

"But what if she never wakes up?" Mary asks.

"Mary, we can't act like that." I say.

"Charles! She's waking up!" Ma exclaims from behind the curtain. Doc Baker, Pa, Mary and I rush in with Ma and Carrie. Ma looks up at us. "She's been stirring a little bit." Ma rubs Carrie's forehead with her hand.

"Ma?" Carrie asks weakly.

"I'm right here Carrie." Ma replies. "I'm not leaving your side."

"Where's Pa?" Carrie asks.

"I'm right here darlin." Pa responds walking past me and walks over to her.

"Do you remember what happened Carrie?" Doc Baker asks. Carrie tries to get up. Ma and Pa stop her.

"No, don't try to move just yet." Pa says.

"Ye… yes." Carrie states. "I was getting out of the wagon to go into the mercantile with Ma when I fell off the wagon and hit my head."

"Are there any problems? Does your head hurt? Anything that could be a problem?" Doc Baker asks standing in front of the bed. He rubs Carrie's foot.

"Ma! Ma!" Carrie screams.

"What Carrie? What's wrong?" Ma asks.

"Somebody is tickling my feet!" Carrie exclaims.

"Carrie, it's me. I was just rubbing your foot to make sure you still had the feeling in it. Is your vision foggy? Can't you see me standing here?" He asks.

"I can't see anything. All I see is black." Carrie replies. Ma looks at Doc Baker with tears in her eyes.

"Doctor Baker, what's wrong with Carrie?" Ma questions.

"Charles, put up a few fingers in front of Carrie's face." Doc says to Pa, ignoring Ma's question momentarily. Pa puts four fingers up in front of Carrie. Pa takes Carrie's hand in his other hand.

"How many fingers am I holding up Carrie?" Pa asks. Carrie starts crying.

"I… I don't know Pa." Carrie says.

"Come on Carrie. Look at my hand, how many fingers am I holding up?" Pa asks again.

"I can't see it Pa! I don't know!" Carrie screams.

"Doc Baker! What is wrong with her?" Ma questions worriedly. Mary starts crying. I hold onto her. Doc Baker sighs and looks at Ma.

"Charles, Caroline. I hate to tell you this, but Carrie's accident has caused her to go blind."