Chummy could not wait to go home. She had missed everyone awfully much. Half of her wanted to stay in Sierra Leone, but the other wanted to go home to Poplar.
The thought of seeing her friends again excited her greatly, but the thought of telling them her news worried her. What would they think?
She knew that Cynthia and Jenny would be kind and understanding, but she was worried about what Trixie would say. She tried not to think about Sister Evangelina.
She was brought back to earth when Peter came and sat next to her. She looked up at her wonderful husband and smiled at him. He smiled back, and put his hand on her already quite big stomach.
Everything was perfect.
They were having a baby.
As soon as they were back home everything would be back to normal, but everything would be different.
She was determined she would still work, despite Peter's weak arguments.
She would carry on with life, until the time came.
And she could not wait.
Life would be brighter than the sun.