November
30, 2003
“Whoa! HELLO guys!”
I said as I woke up. With seven sets of eyes staring at me.
“We want to start on
the other rooms!” I couldn’t believe it, these kids almost all of them were up
before the crack of dawn. I sighed as I got myself up, and them
fed so that they wouldn’t be so hungry later. I figured I would have all of
them lay down about noon or so and get more then. And it would be early
bedtimes for all as well. I was needing it
myself. By about noon we had that hall
about done.
“Tell you what, all
of you lay down for about an hour and then you can help me do the plaster on
the walls again, only this time were going to use the
brushes.” They all nodded. That’s when I notice Joy wasn’t with us. She was
just coming down the stairs. When they were going up.
“Mamma
can I start on my room today?
I nodded as I headed out with her. And helped her fill water balloons up like
you could imagine and taped them all over the place. I handed her the darts and watched her go to
it. I had to laugh at the neat patterns that had come about when she throw.
“You do some.” She
said hand me a couple darts. I started doing the same
thing. This is fun! I’m glad you thought of this little one!” She nodded as she
throw the next couple and turned so that she could get
the next ones. What I didn’t realize was when I had left the room earlier to
tend to a couple for the baby’s is she also got the ceiling. She told me to
watch out. As she throw one up. I was amazed that she would know how to do
something like that.
“Joy, where did you
learn to throw like that?”
“A
friend.” She answered. “ I learned to throw all kinds of things. Spears,
knives, all those things.” I nodded.
“Tell me about your
friend.”
“I can’t.” I looked
at her,
“Why
not?”
“Cause she’s not
around no more, People took her and I never seen her again.” Seeing her
starting to show an emotion I had never seen her have, I started more I wanted
her to show what she could and let me know what was going on. The darts started
going faster and harder as she threw them.
“The
same ones who took my real parents.” She said as she threw another, again at the top. “Elliot remembers her
a little bit. Skyla thinks that human
that took them was her mother at that time only she would say things that were
mean, never hurt us any other way and Sky started getting wild.” She said
dropping her darts out of her hands. I moved them and pulled her into my arms.
“You know what
happened to the real ones?” She nodded.
“I was out doing
what the lady wanted, and seen them,….”
“Alright I got the
idea,” I told her holding her close and letting her cry out. I couldn’t believe
that some humans were so cruel these were children, pretty much still babies! Hurting so. I was wishing for away to stop it all. I know
understood Sky a little better, along with the other two. Joy calmed herself.
“Sweetheart. Look at me a minute, its
alright you can let me as close as you want. I know I can never replace what
you’ve lost. But if anything I want you to just trust me.” She nodded. As she
climbed down and started on her darts again. And laughing as
much as she could. I joined her until the others got up and fixed their
lunches, and got the other two older girls started with painting their rooms,
and started to work on the younger girls, and the infants as well. I could let
the boys do their room, as well as the younger girls, and get the infants rooms
as well. And the older girls could get their beds and things moved to their own
rooms.