~Hospital~
Holly smiled as she unlocked the slim gold mailbox and looked inside. There were the bills of course, but today there was an envelope postmarked from Tulip,
Texas-a letter from Doc. Although they had long since ended their marriage, he still kept in touch and she looked forward to hearing from him.
Eagerly she tore open the envelope and began to read the letter. But soon the words were blurred by her tears. She was barely aware of Paul's hand on her
shoulder. She turned to him and tried to smile, but she could not.
"What's wrong? Why are you crying?"
She handed him the letter. "It's from Doc. He's in the hospital. I'm so afraid."
"Come on." Paul said, taking her hand. "We're going to Texas."