The One I Couldn't Protect
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Sorry for another 180 but think about it now it is complete circle and everything makes sense. Hopefully this chapter will make everything clear and tie up all the last questions people have.
Hopefully I will not make any more questions.
MiniKimChi
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"Who's we? The PDP?"
Annie was now really confused. She still had every reason to be. It's not like I was making much sense on my own.
"No. FBI. Not us us, but us enough that it involved Joan."
"Joan? What did she have to do with the whole thing?"
"The FBI questioned her about whether she saw me fit to raise and take care of Lucy. Joan answered honestly and I don't blame her. She said what she had to."
Annie is quiet and so is the whole room except for the clock above the sink. I don't know why I keep it. It's not like it has a purpose.
Finally Annie speaks. "What did Joan say?"
I sigh and close my eyes remembering back to the even where she told me. "I believe that he will be able to provide for her at a later time but not now. Now he is to fragile and is adjusting himself to his current situation."
"That was nice of her."
"But that was nearly 11 years ago. I think that I am able to provide for her now!"
"Auggie I'm not trying to judge but don't you think it would be a little bit easier for you if you didn't have to care for her?"
I turn my head to Annie. Easy was a word that wasn't in my vocabulary. Sure I might say things are easy but in actuality they might not be to me. I might just be saying that.
"Annie," I try to think of a nice way to put this, "nothing in my life had been easy. I have a severely autistic sister, my parents died when I was 18, I went blind, and now, now I don't even know where my sister is. Easy doesn't even register as a word to use in this instance."
Together Annie and I sat there the clock ticking in the background and cars going by on the street echoing off the walls.
"When did you find out that she was gone?"
"It was probably five minutes after I regained consciousness. First the doctor came in and told me I had six broken ribs, I was nearly gutted by shrapnel, my upper right forearm was broken, and oh that I was permanently blind. After the doctor left I heard some people enter the room and shut the door. The man asked if I was August and after I said yes he went straight into it. 'We would like to thank you on the half of the FBI for the service that you have done and we are sorry for the injuries that you have received but onto business. After a thorough investigation we see you unfit to be the primary caregiver to your sister Luciné. As of today she will be cared for by a government run orphanage."
I pause so that Annie has a chance to catch up. "Any questions?"
"What did you do when you found out they were taking her?"
"I jumped out of the bed, pain radiating from every place on my body and proceeded to beat the crap out of the FBI people. I didn't get very far though. The doctors came rushing into the room soon after I jumped the FBI but by then the FBI agents had me pinned to the ground. The doctors gave me morphine, the FBI told me I would not be allowed to know where Luciné was and I cried myself to sleep," I let out a small chuckle, "I did conk one of the FBI people on the head with my cast though. I never thought pain could feel so good."
"Just because you lost your sight they took your sister away from you?"
"Not just that. Me going blind just launched their investigation. Apparently I wasn't making enough to provide for the both of us. Also they said the house wasn't safe and my job hours were unwilling to let me take care of her when I needed to."
"And they won't even let you know where she is so you can't even see her! That's crap."
I'm betting that Annie didn't mean to yell but at a time like this it seemed appropriate. I would be yelling but after everything I had been through I was really good at self-control.
"Oh my gosh! Is it really that late. Sorry Auggie but I told Joan I would be gone for only an hour and I am so late right now!" Quickly I hear Annie get off the couch and I feel something soft touch my cheek. "See you later Auggie!" and with that the front door slip shut as Annie's footsteps echoes through that stairwell.
Gently I touch my cheek feeling the warmth from Annie's lips fade. I smile. Maybe I should take off more often.
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Sorry this one is so short but I promise the next chapter will be up by Saturday. It's already in the works.
Hope it's starting to make more sense!
.:Ji:.
