Anne
Anne followed Spot her heart racing, not from how fast they were walking but by where they were going. This would be the closet she had been to her father in three years. It was the closest she would ever be now. They traveled quickly through the crowds until they came to a small cemetery next to a brick Protestant church. Spot didn't need to lead Anne to her father's grave. She just kind of wandered in herself and found it. She kneeled in front of the stone and traced her fingers along the engravings. The stone read, "Arthur O'Connell, beloved husband, father, and friend.
"Did you do this?" Anne asked pointing to the engraving and the flowers in front of the grave.
Spot nodded sheepishly, "It was the least I could do, he was a wonderful man. I just figured he must be just as good of a father and husband."
"Oh my goodness!" Anne exclaimed, "I am going to have to tell mother about all of this! I completely forgot. She must think that I am safe in America with father. What if she makes me come home?"
"Well, do you want to go home? Spot asked shyly, he didn't want for her to want to go home.
"Well, no, well I do want to see mother and Patrick but if I go home I shall have to marry that awful Boyd. And there is hardly any food back home, if I returned home I would just be a burden. But I can't possibly stay here. I have nowhere to go." Anne was having a hard time making up her mind.
"Well, I could help you get a job at one of the mills around here," once again being the leader of Brooklyn had it's advantages, "you could stay in one the lodging houses. Then you could continue to send money over to your family. Eventually they could join you here. Until then you could stay at my place."
The idea made sense to Anne but still she hesitated. She hardly knew this man and staying at his place wouldn't be proper. Then again, he seemed like a good enough fellow and he had been a friend of her father's. She counted her father as a very good judge of character. And it was only one night and it was only because she had no place else to go. Finally Anne nodded her head and followed him back to the Boarding house.
Author's Note: Hey everybody! Thanks for all of the great reviews! Sorry I haven' been able to update in a bit but the dumb site wouldn't let me log in! Sorry I know this chapter is really short but I'll try to make the next one longer! Thanks again! SUMMER COME SOON!