Page 106 of A Dream for Daphne

She’d get to see her boyfriend for a few minutes. It was almost worth being doused with formula.

“What are they doing?” Holly asked.

There was some equipment on the grass.

“They are digging and then going to put some stones and bricks in before the plants,” she said.

She knew it was going to be beautiful when it was done. She’d seen the pictures of it.

Just like Abe showed her the design he’d done for someone this weekend. An outdoor kitchen and patio. The clients were so in love with it, they put their deposit down immediately.

She was happy for him when he told her last night.

“I like flowers,” Holly said.

Holly was getting ahead of her a bit, but still on the grass and not too far. They were close to the house anyway.

Tatum yelled, which wasn’t like him. She looked down and he was vomiting everywhere, including hitting her already damp shirt.

“Urgh,” she said.

She grabbed the burp cloth and wiped around his mouth and neck. He was crying, but there didn’t appear to be more coming out of his mouth.

She heard giggling and it was far away in her mind. When she looked up, Holly was on a dead run and reaching the backhoe. “I want a ride.”

“No, Holly!” She pushed the stroller to the grass, kicked the lock in place, and took off on a dead run after Holly.

There were others heading in that direction too, but Holly was somehow climbing up and getting toward the driver's seat.

How the hell had she done that?

Then Holly slipped and started to fall, but Daphne was close enough that she dove in the air and was able to catch Holly as she fell, but landed hard on her shoulder and heard something pop. Maybe it broke.

She wasn’t sure other than Holly was crying and she was in pain and felt like she was going to throw up herself.

Abe reached her first. “Oh my God. Are you two hurt?”

“Get Holly,” she groaned.

He took Holly out of her arms. “Are you hurt, Holly?” he asked.

“I want a ride!” Holly yelled.

Daphne was trying to sit up, but her arm wasn’t working the way it should be.

“Is she hurt? Or just upset?”

“I think she’s upset,” he said. “Holly, do you hurt anywhere?”

Holly shook her head and Abe set her down and looked her over.

“Holly,” she said. She was starting to lose focus with the pain. “Are you okay?”

Holly nodded her head. “What’s wrong with your arm?”

She looked down and just saw her arm lying there. She tried to move it, but it wasn’t lifting up.

“I don’t know,” she said, starting to panic. “Did I break it?” She closed her eyes quickly when things started to spin in front of her.

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