Early this morning, they loaded the horses into a livestock car attached to a passenger train heading to Denver. Lilly had spent the day staring out the window, absorbing the layout of her new home state. “This is it, we’re coming into Clear Creek,” Seth looked outside the window, then to her, then back out the window. As the train slowed, her heartbeat increased. This could be my new home, where Seth’s family and friends live, where I’d shop and go to church. She squeezed her eyes tight, trying to control her runaway emotions, but started to hyperventilate instead. “Lilly, what’s wrong? Lilly?!” She tried to take deep breaths to calm herself, but sobs took over as she cupped her hand over her mouth. Finally! I finally have a home and a husband, a place free of hunger and worry! “Lilly?! Answer me! What’s wrong?” Seth whispered as passengers around them looked on in concern.
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