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1 CHIMERA RECOVERY(Nano Winner)ByConnie Whipple
 
2 Chapter OnePresent Day; fallAt first, Father Mark thought someone had dumped a pile of clothing on his porch.That had happened before; some person wouldn't want to walk around the corner to leavethem where designated. But, as he and his housekeeper Mr. Porter drew near to the porch,each carrying two bags of groceries, the pile of clothing moved, then stood and showedthat it was a human and Father Mark grew concerned."What is it, my child?" because this human did appear to be a child, a little girl, butthen Mrs. Porter placed her grocery bags on the bottom step, looked up at the girl andsuddenly recognized the face of someone who had been in her prayers for a very long time."My stars! It's little Lucy! Little Lucy Barnes, all grown up!: She climbed thestairs as quickly as her arthritic knees would allow and hurried over to the girl, threw her arms around her and buried the girl's face in her ample bosom."Now, now, Agnes. Don't suffocate the child." Father Mark hurried up the stairs,
 
3 pulled her from Mr. Porter’s arms and then gave her a big hug himself."Now Father! You're no better than I. You'll be squeezing her to death all byyourself." Mrs. Porter was hopping up and down and clapping her hands.Father Mark took his arms from around her and then took her hands into his own."You have grown to be a beautiful young woman. I knew you would. I just knew it.""Yes, hasn't she just! Oh what a fine day, fine day, to have little Lucy Burnes hereon our doorstep." Mrs. Porter took one of Lucy's hands from Father Mark and into both of hers."But what are you doing here? And with all that baggage too." Father Mark looked at the small pile near the porch chairs."Oh, don't go asking her all these questions, make her nervous. We should be gladshe is here with us. We should celebrate!" Mrs. Porter still had not stopped jumping upand down and Lucy's arm was writhing because of it. "I know! I have some coffee cakeinside. Just made it this morning. Why don't I get you some, get us all some and we cancelebrate?""Mrs. Porter, please calm you and give the girl her hand back." Father Mark sounded very stern but neither of the women thought him so. All the same, Mrs. Porter didrelease Lucy's hand to her. Father Mark did so too, but placed his hand on her shoulder."I'm sorry. We haven't given you a chance to say a word. You are Lucy Burnes, aren’tyou?"She smiled and Father Mark and Mrs. Porter returned her smile. "Yes, I'm Lucy but I don’t know how little I am. After all, I’m thirty two years old now.""Thirty two! All that old!" Father Mark chuckled. "And after all these years too.
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