Rebecca’s nanny had a way about her of finding out exactly what was wrong and offering solid, wise counsel. Who knows how long she would have lain thus had not her nanny come in to check on her. No, she felt certain that all those wonderful times were over. She had messed up in the past, but surely this time she had gone too far! He would probably never want to speak to her again. But her heart-ah, that ached worse of all! She felt certain that her father would no longer love her. Her body ached from the bruises she received on her fall. How could she face her father right now? She had disobeyed him and ruined his favorite picture! Biting her lips to keep from crying out, Rebecca grabbed the ruined picture and hobbled to her room.įor the remainder of the day, she lay in agony. Normally, Rebecca would have hurried immediately to her father after such a fall so he could doctor her up and make her feel better. To her horror, she noticed that she had hit her father’s favorite picture when she fell! A huge gash ran along the front of the picture. Next thing she knew, she had fallen several stairs.
Intent on getting to her room as quickly as possible, Rebecca didn’t see the mitten someone had left on the stairs until her foot slipped on it. She wanted to be safely lodged in her room before her father came home. She kept looking this way and that, fearful least her father see her.Īfter a few hours, Rebecca finally said her goodbyes and headed back towards the house.
She tried to tell herself she was having a good time, but all the while her heart felt uncomfortable. Leaving her book on the table, Rebecca slipped outside. When a snowball exploded just outside her window, Rebecca decided she couldn’t stand it any longer. Why should she have to miss out on all the fun? It was true: the sun was shining brilliantly. It is beautiful outside, she thought to herself. It’s not what’s best for you today,” her father had replied.Īt the time, Rebecca had responded by kissing her father on his cheek and assuring him that she would stay inside and read. Every day, the neighborhood children gathered at a park just behind Rebecca’s house. “Now, Rebecca,” she remembered her father telling her that morning. Jacob’s Elementary Algebra Course Extrasįrom her bedroom window, Rebecca eyed the children playing in the snow enviously.
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