December
2, 2003
“Darcy, why are you
still up?” I asked walking into her personal room; she was sitting at her desk
working on something. I took a closer look at it, still unable to understand
it, started to question her about it. But seeing her face, I decided against
that. Her eyes had dark circles under them and you could tell that she was
worn.
“How long has it
been since you actually slept?” I had noticed a couple days ago that she was
starting to look like this, but really paid no mind, seeing how I’m known for
that kind of thing myself.
“Well ah,…”
“That’s what I
thought,” I told her taking a paper and putting it in the book and closing it.
“Go lay down for a little while,” I stopped her before she could protest.
“You can work on it
later, Darlita.” I told her helping her into her bed.
“Mamma, its morning
already, I have thing to do.”
“Your right, Little
One you do. You have to get some rest.” The girl sighed as I walked out.
“Get out of here!”
Hearing that, I ran down the halls to the area that I had heard the outburst.
“Timmy, what
happened?” I asked seeing him on the floor across from her room.
“I just knocked at
the door, and she opened it, and shoved me out!” I had thought she had been in
bed. After checking him over, I headed to the room that she was in.
“DARLITA
ROSE! I thought I told you
to get into that bed and get some rest!” She just stared at me,
her eyes still showed how warn she was. I took the book that she had been
working with,
“You can have this
back when you’ve listened to me.” I told her sternly. Now what was that with
your brother?”
“He wouldn’t leave
me alone,”
“He said that you
answered, and that he knocked first.” She sighed,
“He did.” I pulled
her to me.
“What's going on,
this isn’t you.” She looked away not talking.
“Come onto your
room, do you remember what I told you kids about misbehaving and these personal
rooms?”
“If we do something
not approved of you’ll lock the door and we won’t be aloud in it for a time.”
“That’s right, and
I’m locking yours until tomorrow for the way you treated Timmy, and for
disobeying me and going back to the book when I told you to be in that bed.” I
told her this as I took the key I had in my pocket, and locking the door tight.
“Now I get yourself into that bed, and stay there at least until noon,
got it.” She nodded sighing. I shook my head that was different for me. Darcy
was never like that, she was always so sweet. But this wasn’t her at all.
“Mamma, I play now.”
I nodded at Melody as she spoke to me, her common was
getting better by the day. At least
that’s what I thought anyways.
“Where ever you want
Baby.” She grinned as she left her workbooks and took off. She and I had been
working on things for sometime, and I knew she needed a break. I shooed her
sisters off as well as the other children. I could hear them all playing about
the place.
I turned just in
time to see Chace starting to head to the kitchen, I
called to him,
“Chace,
you go into that room and there will be trouble.” I knew what he was going
after lately he’s figured out how to mess with the stove knobs its one of those
that have the knobs on the front instead of in the
back. I walked over to him and carried him back to the middle of the room.
“Play with these.” I
told him putting several toys in front of him. He looked at them for a time, then started playing with them. Seeing Darcy, up I smiled,
she glared at me. I knew she was mad at me still.
“There’s food on in
the oven for you, I kept it warm for you Sweetheart.”
“Whatever.” I sighed at her response.
“Watch your
attitude, please.” I didn’t know what to think as she talked like that.