Hometown Miracles
Leanne
Wilson glanced behind her at the sleeping urchin wrapped around a
teddy bear, her pale hair sticking up every which way. She wiped at a
tear trailing down her face and returned her attention to the road.
Passing
the road sign, Leanne breathed a sigh of relief. Only twenty miles
until she was home. Trembling fingers twisted the dial of the radio
up a notch, the sound of a cheery Christmas tune filling the car.
“Just
what I don’t want.” Leanne shook her head. Any hint of holiday
cheer had faded the moment she’d gotten the call. Her heart
stuttered with the stirring of a memory she’d tried desperately to
push to the back of her mind.
“Hello,
Leanne. This is Jeanette from Doctor Heklen’s office.”
Her
heart in her throat, Leanne pulled out a chair from the table and
sank into it. “Hi, Jeanette. Did you get the results?” The acrid
taste of fear in her mouth soured the coffee she’d taken a sip of.
As she said a silent prayer, the faint sound of laughter from the
living room grated across already exposed nerves.
“Doctor
Heklen would like you to come into the office to discuss it. We have
an opening this afternoon at one.”
Leanne
glanced at the clock above the stove and swallowed against the knot
in her throat. “I’ll be there. They found something, didn’t
they?”
“Leanne...”
“We
both know they did. So is it malignant or benign?”
“It’s
cancer. The doctor can tell you more, along with what treatments are
available. I’ve got you booked for one.”
Her
head spinning, Leanne felt the room spin as the phone slipped from
her fingers. The clatter of the phone pulsed through her head as she
sat frozen in the chair.
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