Thursday, October 9, 2008

They Gave Her To Me

Imagine the possible ways that that phrase could be used. I came across one when a friend of mine here in my community told me about the little girl who recently came into her life.

My friend is a single, approximately 34 year-old teacher who lives with her 2 brothers and mother, recently received another member to the house, a 5 year-old little girl who is very quiet and very cute. I knew my friend didn’t have any kids and then her mother confirmed that the little girl wasn’t hers. At a party a few weeks ago I finally got a chance to ask my friend about the little girl. Apparently the girl’s father died in an accident and then her mother died of cancer a few years ago. And then, “they gave her to me.” Just like that she said it. The little 5 year-old would from that day be in the care of my friend and finally came to live with her a few weeks ago.

Imagine that.

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