When she heard his voice, she paused and then slowly turned to see who had spoken. Her eyes widened, filled with tears, and then she dropped her basket and flung herself at him. She wrapped her arms around him tightly and buried her face against his chest, "John!"

Then she began to sob in both joy and sorrow against her brother. She had missed him so dearly.

She pulled back and cradled his face in disbelief, tearful eyes wide and a tremulous smile forming. "Look at you! When did you get home? How are you? Oh, John, you do not know how good it is to see your face!"