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Chapter Ten

It has been six months since the horrible events in their young lives and Seto talked to Joey about having both Mokuba and Serenity home schooled till both of them were ready to face the real world, even Dr. Gruber agreed that they should be allowed time to gradually get use to being with others their own age without being frightened that something else could happen.

Seto and Joey interviewed several prospective women then one day an older lady her name was Beth Kennedy came to apply for the job of teaching Serenity and Mokuba. There was something different about this lady that made both Seto and Joey hire her.

Today is the first day that Mokuba and Serenity start their classes and Seto had an area in the Library designed to resemble a classroom and as they sat there listening to Beth talk, they both started learning and they really enjoyed having something else to think about that would take their minds off of what happened to them.

Beth was a retired school teacher who loved teaching and these two young people were like sponges absorbing everything she taught them and it was a delight to see how quickly they learned what she was teaching them.

The day that they hired her, Seto and Joey they told her that their brother and sister had been through a horrific trauma and that for the time being they just needed to be home schooled. They didn't go into the specifics because; well they didn't know her at all well yet and were afraid that if she wanted to, Beth could use what happened to Mokuba and Serenity against them.

Each day was one of wonder and both Serenity and Mokuba because they both loved to read and would spent hours in the Library reading anything that they could, and this was something that Beth loved the best about them, they actually wanted to learn and learn they did.

Then about one month after she started teaching them, both Mokuba and Serenity decided to be honest and tell Beth why their brothers hired her to teach them.

As she listened to what they were telling her, her heart broke for what they had been through and she vowed that she would make it her mission to sure that these two children would be able to grow not only mentally but physically by having them forget what happened by learning that not everyone was like the ones who caused them such torment.

So everyday she did something extra special for them, like one day she had them come outside and they would sit under the huge Maple tree in the back yard and she would read to them from one of her favorite books and they would close their eyes and would almost be magically transported to that time and for that instant they forgot everything that happened to them and it was such a beautiful time.

Seto and Joey witnessed what she was doing and at first they were going to speak to her about her unorthodox way of teaching, but Roland changed their minds quickly, when he said "Mrs. Kennedy is a very special kind of woman and it either of you think that you are going to go out there and tell her that she can't teach Serenity and Mokuba the way to learn and forget the hell they have been through well just forget it, I will not allow you to."

Both Seto and Joey looked at him and then like a bolt of lightening had hit them they both understood what Roland was trying to tell them and tears filled their eyes and Seto said "I guess we were both so wrapped up in what to do to help them forget that we couldn't see what they really needed and that was to be given something to help them and Mrs. Kennedy was the right person to do just that, so with their help, and Mrs. Kennedy's was of helping them both Serenity and Mokuba realized that what happened didn't have to rule how they lived their lives, that they could take back what they did to them and that's just what they did.

They started growing and they never stopped learning and loving the world around them. This was the beginning of what would become a very special friendship that just might blossom into something more.

One morning when she woke up and went to the bathroom, Serenity saw blood on her panties and it scared her till she remembered how her momma had talked to her about the changes her body would be going through and but she didn't know what to do, so she pull up her panties, put on her robe and went to Joey's room and as he opened the door and saw the tears in his sister's eyes and she whispered "I started my period, what do I do?"

Joey held his sister and he said "Come with me and I'll get you what you need." He took her back to her room and he went to the closet next to the bathroom and on the top shelf he took down a bag and inside was all she would need and he even explained to her what she needed to do and then he went back and sat on her bed and waited.

Serenity came out of the bathroom and as she walked over to her brother she was crying and she said "Thanks for being my brother and for having what I needed." Joey smiled down on her and he thought to himself today she's a woman and that he wished their momma was here to help him help her.

Seto noticed a difference in Joey and he asked him "What happened?"

Joey looked at him and all he said was "My little sister became a woman today."

Seto smiled at him and then he said "Well while you were dealing with that, I had to explain what a wet dream is to my brother and that sure was awkward let me tell you."

Joey looked at him and they both started laughing and then Joey said "Wait till we have to explain the facts of life to them, that's going to be a lot of fun."

Seto groaned and Joey laughed.

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