Not knowing how long they had walked, they continued until Daniel Harris said, "Let's stop for a moment, I want to take a break."
"Okay," Mabel Quinn replied. As they arrived at a relatively clean spot, she let Daniel Harris sit down and then sat beside him.
But as soon as she sat down, Mabel Quinn realized how exhausted she was. Her drowsy head made her unable to resist the urge to take a nap.
So she said, "Daniel...when you've rested enough, just call my name, okay?"
"Okay," Daniel responded.
Only then did Mabel Quinn close her eyes and allow herself a short nap.
Sitting next to her, Daniel Harris, with his unfocused eyes, was facing Mabel Quinn's direction. If he hadn't said he wanted to rest, she probably would have kept going.
But she didn't realize how much fatigue was in her voice, nor how laborious her breathing had become.
This woman, always thinking of others first.
