Mom takes half that surprise away, "No one knew quite when you'd be arriving. And I guess it's my fault again. I was supposed to call ahead to tell them when we were arriving, but I was so eager to see you, I got carried away and forgot. Josiah should be at the printing room, off the church building. He is finishing the first 500 copies of 'The Essence'. He is so eager to see you. So is Leah, but I don't know where she is."
Shannon heads to the printing room. She looks about. She'd shared so much with Mom. But she'd not mentioned her silent wish about Stan. She is partly relieved that she has not seen him yet. She wants to see Josiah and Leah first. She might cry when she sees Stan and it would be better if her eyes are already filled with tears.
Josiah sees Shannon coming. He runs and meets her halfway, sweeping his sister up in his arms. They both laugh and cry. It is such a joyous reunion.
Shannon asks to see the book, but Josiah says he has a copy set aside for her. "You can see it later. I'm sure Leah can't wait to see you. I think she's in the barn."
Shannon runs and skips to the barn. She is so excited. She could spent hours talking to Leah. Mom knew that, of course, and had made sure to mention that she expected them back for dinner.
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