Miriam's Secret

Miriam's Secret — page 3
Bubby had a smudge of flour on her cheek and her soft gray hair was coming loose from her bun Rise and shine Miri she said cheerfully I’ve got your breakfast all ready When Bubby went back down the stairs Miriam knelt on the bed and pushed the curtains apart again The train tracks cut a path through the snow stretching from the bridge over the road at one end of the yard all the way to the woods at the other Letting the curtains fall back together she turned to the closet where Bubby had stored her clothes As she pulled on her dress and wool stockings stockings she kept an eye on the window wondering when the next train would come Bubby had set a bowl of oatmeal at the kitchen table Miriam looked around the room She had never seen such a big kitchen it was almost as big as her entire apartment back home She wondered if Bubby and Zayde were lonely eating at that big table every day all by themselves surrounded by empty chairs She thought back to her breakfast the day before with Mama Papa and Bubby at the cozy 2 Debby Waldman