Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
"Coming Home: A Christmas Story"
Written By: Emily A. Linzi
(Colorado Springs, Colorado November 1877)
A telegraph operator sits in a chair, while he receives a telegram from Boston. Horace Bing smiles as he realizes who it is from.
(Same Day)
"I wired Colleen yesterday about coming home for Christmas." Said Michaela
"Did you ask her to talk to Brain?" Asked her Husband Sully
"Yes."
"She probably got it this morning." Said Sully
"I hope they come home." Said Michaela
"They will." Said Sully
Horace step out of the train station during a slow moment in the morning and started looking for Dr. Mike and Sully, he finally decided to look over at Grace's Café. Where he found them.
"Dr. Mike, Sully you got a telegram from Boston." Said Horace as he handed it to them.
"Thanks Horace." Said Sully
"What does it say?" said Michaela
"Well it says that the kids are coming home and Brian is bringing a friend home." Said Sully
"Really, when are they arriving?" said Michaela
"She doesn't say." Said Sully
A telegram arrived later that day from Colleen:
MA PA
ARRIVAL DATE DEC 1 NOON TRAIN
C.
(A Few days later in Boston)
"Brain are you ready yet?" Asked Colleen anxiously.
"No I'm still packing." Said Brian
"What are you still packing?"
"Everybody's presents." Responded Brian
"Anything for me?" Asked a curious Colleen
"Maybe if you stop bothering me."
"Fine, when's Nia coming over?" Asked Colleen
"She's not." Said Brian
"What happened?"
"Nothing she's meeting us there."
"Why?"
"Because in order to get to the train station you have to go by the paper."
"So?"
"So, nobody knows about me and Nia yet."
"Oh."
"Speaking of someone who is supposed to be here, where is Andrew?" Asked Brian
"Saying good-bye to his parents, their not very happy right now." Said Colleen
"Why?"
"Because Andrew is coming to Colorado Springs for Christmas and not staying in Boston
"So why are you there with him?" Asked Brian
"Cause it's me they're upset with. They think I am forcing Andrew to come back with me." Said Colleen
(Boston, North Station)
"No lady should be standing alone on a platform." Said Andrew
"Hello Andrew, Where's Colleen?" Asked Nia
"With Brian, I had to go see my parents." Responded Andrew
"There they are." Said Nia
"You got here before us." Said Colleen as Andrew helped her down from carriage.
At 12 noon promptly the train to St. Louis pulled away from the station. The group of four had a brief lay over there then in two days they would begin the final leg of their journey to Colorado Springs by way of Denver.
"So Nia, have you ever been out west? Asked Andrew
"Not since I was born." Said Nia as she looked out the window at the landscape that passed by quickly.
End of Chapter Two