The Farmer s Daughter
Jessie Trabert curled up on her sofa and thought back eight years ago to when she'd lost her mother. "Mama, I'm done with my homework, can I please go to Becky's?" "Are your chores done?" Agnes Trabert asked her daughter. "Yes, mama, I did them. Please mama, can I go?" Agnes felt the familiar pain start to grip her abdomen. "Sure, you go on and have fun." She waited for the telltale slamming of the door to tell her that Jessie was gone before she gave in to it. Agnes knew she...