She felt thoroughly confused.
It was just as if she had entered a deep fog – signals could be heard, but the fog distorted their meaning so that it was impossible to tell which direction they came from.
The pain in her shoulder combined with the misery in her mind until all she could do was cry.
Jemima held her gently until sheer tiredness meant Selena’s sobs gradually ceased and then she helped her into bed and gave her a spoonful of the doctor’s painkiller.
By the time Martha brought up a bowl of chicken soup, she found that Selena was fast asleep.
*
Next morning when Selena awoke, she lay back in her bed for a moment disorientated.
Gradually the events of the previous day came back to her and so did the pain in her shoulder.
Jemima came in and suggested she stayed in bed.
“No,
