The nurse looked at Joanna and smiled. "No. Are you feeling a bit anxious,
Miss Pierce?"
Heaving a long sigh, Joanna said glumly, "Maybe."
Nancy came to the hospital with Adie and Abby in the evening. Adie held Joanna's hand warmly and stroked her hair the moment he entered the ward. "Mommy, we're done with school for the day. Are you feeling better?" He asked gently.
"Yes, I'm much better. I'll be leaving the hospital in no time." Joanna touched Adie's cheek. The sight of her children eased her pain much better than any medicine.
Looking cute in pigtail braids and a pink denim jumper, Abby carefully handed a cherry tomato to Joanna. "I grew a cherry tomato plant at the kindergarten, Mommy, and this is the only tomato that grew. I want you to have it; you'll get better after you eat it.'
"Don't you want to eat it since there's only one, Abby?" Joanna stared at the cherry tomato in Abby's hand as if it was a treasure.
