The start of a New Year is coming,and Ben throws a big New Years Eve party to celebrate. We have the New Years Eve party at the Ponderosa. Ben talks to me for a few minutes.
Ben exclaims to me,"Are you having fun here Annie?"
I respond back to Ben,"Yes,Pa that I am."
"Are you enjoying the New Year's Eve party."
"Yes,Pa I am."
"That's good to hear."
"Yes,Pa that it is."
"How are you feeling about being here at the Ponderosa with me,my wife,and your brothers,and sisters?"
"It's great Pa,and it's better than being at the orphanage starving to death."
"That's good to hear."
"Yes,it is,and I don't have to worry about starving here I get plenty of good food here to eat."
"No,that you don't,and yes that you sure do."
"I also have a nice,comfortable,and warm bed to sleep in at night."
"Yes,that you sure do."
"I have a roof over my head,and plenty of people in this family that love me."
"Yes,and that is also true to."
"Yes,it is Pa,and thank you for adopting me."
"You're welcome,and can I ask you a question sweetheart."
"Sure go ahead Pa."
"Why didn't you like it at the oprhanage?"
"Because for one thing there wasn't hardly enough food to go around I either went to bed starving,or hungry. Secondly I couldn't color because the coloring books were all scribbled in,and torn,plus the crayons were all broken,and some boxes Chad some colors missing out of them. Lastly,I couldn't play with any of the toys because the other children wouldn't share them with me,or the toys were all broken to where I couldn't play with them at all."
"Oh,Ok I was just wondering sweetheart,and you don't have to worry about nay of that here because you have your own toys,and your own coloring books,and crayons."
"Yes,I noticed that,and thank you."
"You're welcome."
"I also didn't like getting mistreated by the other kids,or by the caretakers even. They would beat on me,and hit me. Sometimes I got food taken away from me,and it was given to another child to eat. Or if I was playing with a Roy,or coloring in a coloring book another kid would hit me,and then take it away from me."
"Well you don't have to worry about any of that here sweetheart we all love you here."
"Thank you Pa,a and I love you all to."
"You're welcome sweetheart."
Ben,and I finish up our conversation. I go back to having fun at the New Years Eve party. At midnight we watch the ball drop in New York,and say Happy New Year. After the ball drops we all go upstairs to our bedrooms,and we get our pajamas on. We all lay down in our beds for the night,and fall asleep for the night.
Ben,and Carly get tired,and they go into their bedroom. They get their pajamas on,and they lay down in bed for the night. They fall asleep for the night,and we all are sound asleep for the night. We don't wake up until the next morning.
Adam has to stay in jail because of the crime that he committed. He isn't able to join us for the New Year's Eve party either because he is in jail for trying to kill me,and threatening to kill me. Adam celebrates the New Year in prison.