12-19-2010, 09:07 PM
she just buried her mother yesterday, but the timing wasn't her choice. i keep telling myself she is only 12.
Roanoke.com
Brittany Smith appeared at a gathering to welcome her back to her hometown of South Boston on Sunday evening. The 12-year-old has been largely sequestered with family since she was found in San Francisco on Dec. 10 with her accused abductor, Jeffrey Easley.
Smith sat with her father, Benjamin Smith, on the stage at a public amphitheater during speeches and a gospel music performance. She chewed gum, sipped hot chocolate, held a lighted candle, smiled often and occasionally waved to people in the crowd of about 50 gathered at Constitution Square.
At the end of the celebration, she stepped up to a microphone.
"I just wanted to thank everybody for all their prayers," she said. The crowd erupted in cheers of "Welcome home Brittany!"
After the event ended, Brittany lingered for about a half hour, exchanging hugs with many of those who came.
Roanoke.com
Brittany Smith appeared at a gathering to welcome her back to her hometown of South Boston on Sunday evening. The 12-year-old has been largely sequestered with family since she was found in San Francisco on Dec. 10 with her accused abductor, Jeffrey Easley.
Smith sat with her father, Benjamin Smith, on the stage at a public amphitheater during speeches and a gospel music performance. She chewed gum, sipped hot chocolate, held a lighted candle, smiled often and occasionally waved to people in the crowd of about 50 gathered at Constitution Square.
At the end of the celebration, she stepped up to a microphone.
"I just wanted to thank everybody for all their prayers," she said. The crowd erupted in cheers of "Welcome home Brittany!"
After the event ended, Brittany lingered for about a half hour, exchanging hugs with many of those who came.