Chapter 7
JOHANNA SPENT most of the night worrying about Loesie and what to do. She could only try to imagine how scared her friend must feel, and this made her more determined to ignore the Shepherd’s advice to stay away from her. She couldn’t leave Loesie to her own devices, especially not now.
When Johanna came into the barn the next morning with breakfast, she found Loesie sitting on the side of the walkway, dangling her legs over the water. For a moment, it looked like she had been cured, but when she turned around, her eyes were still wide. She looked so thin and sickly.
Johanna knelt and put down the basket with food at a safe distance, never losing sight of Loesie. “I’ve brought you eggs and bread, a piece of ham, some butter and cheese.”
Loesie dragged the basket over.
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