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asked.
“Because.” He pointed to the other three.
“They won’t let anything happen to you?”
Adam shook his head. “No. And my daddy will stop anybody.” He sounded too much like Silas at the moment.
“What if you didn’t have your brother, sisters or your daddy, what would you do then?”
A look of surprise, then contemplation and then confusion crossed Adam’s face. She knew he couldn’t imagine a world without his litter mates or sire.
“Well Sarita has no sisters, brothers and does not know anything about her family. She comes here and sees all of you. How is she supposed to act when she’s never seen anything like the four of you before?”
“She could be nice,” Adam said.
“Maybe that was her idea of being nice. Maybe where she came from if she didn’t speak up or take charge she was punished. Or maybe she was punished for being nice.”
“That’s not nice,” Renee said.
“No, it’s not.” Jasmine tried to think of a way to explain Sarita without saying too much. Silas did not want her to mention a possible connection to Asia and after seeing how much the children loved Asia she agreed. They’d need to deal with Sarita and every other person as an individual without making snap judgments.
“Some children are in places that are not nice. When they leave those places they need time to… adjust. To get things straight in their head. They need to feel safe.”
“So why did she leave if she needed to be safe?” David asked.
“Who left?” Jackie asked.
“Yeah, who left?” Adam asked looking at David and then Jasmine.
“Sarita left last night. Daddy’s looking for her,” David said.
“Daddy found her,” Jasmine corrected and prayed the young child would be alright. She hadn’t made it out the compound. Silas found her lying on the ground near the fence. They’d been afraid the winter weather had taken her but she pulled through. Matt had her in one of the smaller lab rooms downstairs. She would be on bed rest for the next few days.
“Is she okay?” Jackie asked.
“No. She’s very sick. We will pray that she gets better,” Jasmine said watching Jackie’s eyes widen and then fill.
“Okay, mama,” Jackie whispered into the quiet room.
“Why did she run away if she has no pack?” Adam asked.
“Yes, why?” Renee asked looking up at her.
Jasmine looked at David. “Why do you think she ran away?”
“She wasn’t happy. Maybe scared. Maybe she wanted her pack and tried to find them?”
“Could be.” She held his gaze a few seconds longer before turning to the others. “Why do you think she ran away?”
“I don’t know. She didn’t have a coat,” Renee said. “She had on my coat yesterday.”
“This is what I want each of you to think about.” Her voice rose over theirs and she waited until their eyes were on her.
“Think of everything that happened from the day I brought Sarita and Malfius in this room to meet you. Think back on every conversation and everything you did with her.”
“Mama, it’s not our fault she left,” Jackie said.
“No, sweetie, that’s not what I’m saying. She left on her own. What I want is for us to look on the inside to see if we could’ve been kinder to someone who does not have as much as we have. Being your daddy’s kids goes both ways. True, you get a lot, but… and this is important. A lot more is expected of you because you are his kids. Other people watch how you treat people, especially kids and will copy what they see you do.” She paused to allow her words to settle. “Did you see anyone talking with Sarita yesterday?”
“I thought she didn’t want to play,” Renee said.
“I didn’t want to play with her,” Adam said with feeling. “She’s mean.”
“Did you tell anyone you didn’t want to play with her or that she’s mean?” Jasmine asked him.
Adam nodded. “Somebody asked who she was and I told them.”
“Aunt Renee gave me a box of chalk and she broke some,” Renee
“Because.” He pointed to the other three.
“They won’t let anything happen to you?”
Adam shook his head. “No. And my daddy will stop anybody.” He sounded too much like Silas at the moment.
“What if you didn’t have your brother, sisters or your daddy, what would you do then?”
A look of surprise, then contemplation and then confusion crossed Adam’s face. She knew he couldn’t imagine a world without his litter mates or sire.
“Well Sarita has no sisters, brothers and does not know anything about her family. She comes here and sees all of you. How is she supposed to act when she’s never seen anything like the four of you before?”
“She could be nice,” Adam said.
“Maybe that was her idea of being nice. Maybe where she came from if she didn’t speak up or take charge she was punished. Or maybe she was punished for being nice.”
“That’s not nice,” Renee said.
“No, it’s not.” Jasmine tried to think of a way to explain Sarita without saying too much. Silas did not want her to mention a possible connection to Asia and after seeing how much the children loved Asia she agreed. They’d need to deal with Sarita and every other person as an individual without making snap judgments.
“Some children are in places that are not nice. When they leave those places they need time to… adjust. To get things straight in their head. They need to feel safe.”
“So why did she leave if she needed to be safe?” David asked.
“Who left?” Jackie asked.
“Yeah, who left?” Adam asked looking at David and then Jasmine.
“Sarita left last night. Daddy’s looking for her,” David said.
“Daddy found her,” Jasmine corrected and prayed the young child would be alright. She hadn’t made it out the compound. Silas found her lying on the ground near the fence. They’d been afraid the winter weather had taken her but she pulled through. Matt had her in one of the smaller lab rooms downstairs. She would be on bed rest for the next few days.
“Is she okay?” Jackie asked.
“No. She’s very sick. We will pray that she gets better,” Jasmine said watching Jackie’s eyes widen and then fill.
“Okay, mama,” Jackie whispered into the quiet room.
“Why did she run away if she has no pack?” Adam asked.
“Yes, why?” Renee asked looking up at her.
Jasmine looked at David. “Why do you think she ran away?”
“She wasn’t happy. Maybe scared. Maybe she wanted her pack and tried to find them?”
“Could be.” She held his gaze a few seconds longer before turning to the others. “Why do you think she ran away?”
“I don’t know. She didn’t have a coat,” Renee said. “She had on my coat yesterday.”
“This is what I want each of you to think about.” Her voice rose over theirs and she waited until their eyes were on her.
“Think of everything that happened from the day I brought Sarita and Malfius in this room to meet you. Think back on every conversation and everything you did with her.”
“Mama, it’s not our fault she left,” Jackie said.
“No, sweetie, that’s not what I’m saying. She left on her own. What I want is for us to look on the inside to see if we could’ve been kinder to someone who does not have as much as we have. Being your daddy’s kids goes both ways. True, you get a lot, but… and this is important. A lot more is expected of you because you are his kids. Other people watch how you treat people, especially kids and will copy what they see you do.” She paused to allow her words to settle. “Did you see anyone talking with Sarita yesterday?”
“I thought she didn’t want to play,” Renee said.
“I didn’t want to play with her,” Adam said with feeling. “She’s mean.”
“Did you tell anyone you didn’t want to play with her or that she’s mean?” Jasmine asked him.
Adam nodded. “Somebody asked who she was and I told them.”
“Aunt Renee gave me a box of chalk and she broke some,” Renee
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