Emma covered first one ear, then the other, trying to hear her own scream. When her own voice failed to reach her, she turned horribly pale. She could still see the faces around her. She found Felicity beside the step by the stairwell and pointed. A red streak ran down her own sleeve when she raised her hand.
"Look how quick you all went running when she came out! Who went to see how she was, and who came to see about me?" Her voice came out uneven, low at first and then so loud a bird lifted out of a nearby tree. "I watched her this morning. She put on that sweet little face and told you how much she needed you. She had a husband on each side of her and another two waiting for a turn. Can't one of you see what she's doing?"
