''With love comes fear, fear brings doubt, doubt brings pain, pain feeds hope and hope strengthens love…'' The nun paused from her reading to gaze at one of her students who had her eyes tight close as tears were trickling down her sunken cheeks. A deep frown of displeasure crossed her face as she snapped the child out of whatever was happening going on with her.
''Ebony!''
The girl jumped at the sudden call of her name to see all her sisters staring at her in confusion. Her teary gaze moved from the hard and freezing face of Sister Mary down to each of her sisters before falling on June. The new sweetheart, who caused her to sleep out in the snow for days as punishment. An amused smirk drew on her face at the tears that washed down her face.
''…so we must fill our hearts with love and understanding…'' The girl beside her picked up from where Sister Mary stopped and that was when she realized they were in the middle of a recitation.
