Chapter 3
Dorothy is standing in the Gazette doorway watching for Michaela and she finally sees her coming towards the clinic. So Dorothy heads over towards the Clinic and as Michaela pulls the wagon up outside the clinic Dorothy arrives there.
"Good morning Michaela."
"Good morning, Dorothy."
Michaela hands Katie down to Dorothy as she climbs down the wagon herself.
"Oh Katie you seem bigger everyday I see you."
"She certainly seems to be growing."
"Michaela I wanted to ask you about Brian. I don't seem to be able to catch up with him."
"What do you mean?"
"Well he hasn't stopped in to see me for the past few days and that is just not like him."
"No it certainly isn't. I have been so busy with patients this week that I haven't had anytime with him."
"I saw him trying to talk to Grace the other day and it looked like Grace wouldn't talk to him. I am worried about her."
"Me too, let's eat lunch there today and she how she is doing?"
"Sounds fine, I will see you for lunch then."
"Bye Dorothy." As Dorothy walks away Michaela gets a very frustrated look on her face. She was most definitely going to find some time to visit with Brian.
Miss Theresa, "Alright children put your reading books away and get out your math homework."
The class proceeds with everyone getting out their homework and Miss Theresa calling on different students for answers and having them explain how they worked the problem, then . . . "Brian what did you get for an answer on number 8?"
Brian just sits there and doesn't answer.
"Brian, what answer did you get?"
Brian has is head lowered and can't meet Miss Theresa's eyes as he quietly states, "I didn't get that problem done."
With that Miss Theresa walks back where Brian is sitting and looks at his homework paper.
"Brian you did not complete your homework. Why?"
Brian just shrugs his shoulders, while several of the students whisper among themselves about being surprise that he doesn't have his homework done.
"Brian please see me after school today."
"Yes, Miss Theresa."
Miss Theresa went on with the rest of the lesson and Brian just sat there seemingly unaffected by the fact he was going to have to try and explain himself after school.
As Dorothy reaches the Clinic door it opens with Mrs. Jones and her daughter Sally walking out with Michaela.
"Keep her in bed, have her drink that tea, and keep a close eye on her. If her fever goes up or the pain in her side gets worse come see me immediately."
"I will thank you Dr. Mike."
"Drink the tea and rest Sally and hopefully it will just go away." Michaela said as she brushed the young girls head.
"Ok, Dr. Mike."
"Good afternoon, Mrs. Jones and Sally."
"Good afternoon, Dorothy."
Mrs. Jones and Sally head on up the street toward their home.
"Are you ready for lunch Michaela?"
"Just a minute let me write some things on Sally's chart first."
"Poor girl, she certainly didn't look like she was feeling very well."
"No she isn't." reply Michaela as she wrote some things are her chart. "There now we can go."
The two ladies walk out of the Clinic and over towards Grace's café.
As the students eat lunch Brian is sitting with Sarah and Steven. Charles and a group of boys are near by. Sarah is hoping she can find out what is bothering Brian.
"Steven you going to be able to go fishin with me on Saturday?"
"My pa hasn't given me an answer yet but I think I will be able to go."
"You boys won't be doing any fishing if you get caught smoking those cigars. You both aren't really going to do that, are you?"
Steven replied first, "Yea I am going to. My pa smokes them and I have always wanted to know what it was like," as he looks to Brian for his response.
"Yea I think it will be fun and no one is going to get caught unless someone snitches on us." Brian flashes a cold stare towards Sarah.
"Brian you know this is wrong."
Brian tired of her questioning him so he gets up and walks away. Sarah sat there very frustrated. What is going on with Brian?
