Chapter nine
Mike´s point of view
"Everybody, because Elaine´s left us last week, we have found another care worker. And she will be here any minute now, so I want everybody on their best behavior."
I heard the door open, and someone came walking towards the kitchen slowly.
Lexy´s point of view
Gary had dropped me of; I now was on my way to the kitchen, where the others were to meet the new care worker. Mike had told me that this morning. My legs felt weak, and I was very tired, but at least I didn´t feel sick…yet.
"Hi guys" I said when I came into the kitchen, I dropped my rucksack down on the floor, and sat down on a chair.
"You´re OK Lexy?" Duke asked.
"I´m fine thank you."
Then there was a knock on the door, and Mike walked out of the kitchen. When he came back, an over-weight, dark-skinned woman stood beside him.
"Everybody, meet Gina, our new trainee."
"Hi Gina." Everybody said.
Jackie´s point of view
I recognized that Lexy started to look very stressed, and sweaty. It was weird because it wasn´t very warm in the kitchen.
"Are you OK Lexy?" I asked.
"I´m gonna be sick." Was the answer I got, and I bent down to get a bucket from the cupboard under the kitchen sink. I gave it to Mike, who gave it to Lexy. And the next second she threw up.
"I´m sorry," she whimpered afterwards.
"Sorry for what?" Mike asked her.
"I don´t know, because you had to see this."
"It´s OK, guys, could you leave us alone for a minute?"
Me and the other dumping-ground kids got out of the kitchen. And I closed the door behind us.
Lexy´s point of view.
"Here," Duke gave me a glass of water. "Drink this, it´ll make you feel better." I took the glass, thanked for it and started drinking.
"Well… Lexy." Mike began, "Do you want to tell Gina yourself, shall I and Duke tell her, now. Or shall we let her read your file and explain later.
"You can tell her now." I said.
"Alright then." Mike began. "You see…Gina, Lexy got here a few weeks ago, when she came here, she had just gotten fully recovered from Leukemia, but last week, I saw that she had loads of bruises. I took her to the doctor and they found out that the cancer had come back. Earlier today, one of our earlier members, adoptive-father took her to chemotherapy. And that´s pretty much it."
"Can I go upstairs now?" I asked.
"Of course you can."
I stood up and opened the door, when I opened it, Jackie, Crash and Wolfie, who had been listening, I guessed. Fell into the kitchen.
"And Gina," Mike said. "This is Lexy´s three best friends, Jackie, Crash and Wolfie."
"Jackie can you follow me upstairs?" I asked. "I gotta ask you something."
When we came upstairs, we went into my room, I sat down on my bed, and said.
"Jackie… would you mind if I asked Mike…. If we could share room?"
"Why?"
"If something happens during the night maybe, then someone gotta get an adult."
"No I wouldn´t mind."
"Well, am I gonna move into yours or?"
"No… this room is bigger than mine, and also. We could ask Mike if we could paint the walls in some colour we would both like."
"Alright."
"I´ll go get Mike."