Apple Annie Oak Tree

The next day, Annie goes off to hang out with some of her relatives for a few hours before pack up time for them to head off to their next stop.

"I'm so glad you could come!" says Aunt Apple Lace's son as Annie walks through the door.

"Don't mind, Washington, he's just happy to see his big cousin," replies Apple Lace. Washington steps back into place behind his mother as Annie comes into the main room of the apartment.

"I don't mind little Washington, why didn't he come with y'all to the performance?" asks Annie.

"Oh, he was on a field trip with school," replies Apple Lace.

A few minutes later, cousin Apple Belle walks through the door with a smile on her face. "Hey Annie, good to see you. I thought you had left already."

"Nah, we leave in three to five hours since the train got held up by some broken tracks half way down the line," replies Annie.

"Oh, well, I'm glad you're here!" replies Apple Belle.

"Where's Uncle Rich Apple?" asks Annie curiously.

"He's at work at the family business: Apple and Sons," replies Aunt Apple Lace with a smile.

Annie is then sat down for coffee by her aunt and cousins. They then talk for a few more hours before Annie heads back to the train station and boards the train, the tracks now fixed. As the train pulls out, Annie can't help but think about the amazing time she got to spend with her family, just catching up. She couldn't ask for more than that. She just wishes she could've told them that she and Franklin were a couple. She makes up her mind about it and decides she'll write them about it later. She goes off to the reading car to practice her reading with her little brother. After all, she did promise him.