Chapter 3 The Excuse
The next morning Edea was making breakfast for the kids when Quistis one of the oldest came into the kitchen. "Good morning Matron." Quistis said sleepily. "What's for breakfast?" "Eggs and toast." Edea said happily. Quistis went ahead and sat down at the table when two of the other children Selphie and Irvine came in the room and said their good mornings. Edea was just about to put out the food and wake up the rest when another child came through the door. "Good morning Zell." Edea said. "Good morning Matron." Zell told her. "Good morning to you too Selphie." "Good morning." She said rubbing away the sleep in her eyes. Edea set down the food and went to the bedroom where the children slept to wake up Squall and Seifer but when she got there she found that they were already awake and arguing at each other. "Seifer leave me alone I did not do anything to you." Squall argued to Seifer. "Yeah right, you hit me." "Did not!" "Did to!" "Stop that you two and go eat breakfast." Edea told them firmly. "But first both of you apologize to each other before you go anywhere." "Sorry." Seifer told Squall rolling his eyes. Squall looked at Edea and she gave him the motion to go ahead. "Sorry." "Now see that didn't hurt you two. Now go to the kitchen and eat we will finish this all later."
After eating all of the kids noticed that Ellone was not there. Edea had a problem on her hands. She had to come up with an excuse about what happened to Ellone and fast or they would know she was lying. "What happened to 'sis'?" Squall asked and followed by the other kids "Yeah." "Um.. she was uh. adopted." Edea told them. "Adopted?" Seifer asked quizzically. "Yes, adopted." Edea told him. "But how, why, and by who?" Irvine asked with an unusual look on his face and in his tone of voice. Edea was going have to think quickly about it or they would start to suspect her, "A very nice family came a couple of weeks ago and filled out the papers but they just came and got her just about an hour before you all got up." "But how come she did not say anything to us?" Selphie asked finally speaking up after looking so sad. "I told not to say anything because I knew you all would take it to hard." Edea told them all sadly. She went to the window and stood there looking out the window at the ocean. She finally told them "It's a beautiful day outside why don't you all go play." With that they all went outside their little minds work and wondering why she did not say anything at all to them.
After a couple of months they all forgot about it expect Squall. He never seemed to get over it; he never really cared after that. Edea tried to cheer him up but to no avail. He did not want to cheer up he didn't even want no one near him. He never talked about his feelings and every time a family came they never wanted him or even asked. Neither him nor Seifer ever got adopted. Edea had no choice but to send them to the garden that Cid and herself finished not long before. But before this happened she got a request from one of the families. They wanted to adopt Quistis.
The next morning Edea was making breakfast for the kids when Quistis one of the oldest came into the kitchen. "Good morning Matron." Quistis said sleepily. "What's for breakfast?" "Eggs and toast." Edea said happily. Quistis went ahead and sat down at the table when two of the other children Selphie and Irvine came in the room and said their good mornings. Edea was just about to put out the food and wake up the rest when another child came through the door. "Good morning Zell." Edea said. "Good morning Matron." Zell told her. "Good morning to you too Selphie." "Good morning." She said rubbing away the sleep in her eyes. Edea set down the food and went to the bedroom where the children slept to wake up Squall and Seifer but when she got there she found that they were already awake and arguing at each other. "Seifer leave me alone I did not do anything to you." Squall argued to Seifer. "Yeah right, you hit me." "Did not!" "Did to!" "Stop that you two and go eat breakfast." Edea told them firmly. "But first both of you apologize to each other before you go anywhere." "Sorry." Seifer told Squall rolling his eyes. Squall looked at Edea and she gave him the motion to go ahead. "Sorry." "Now see that didn't hurt you two. Now go to the kitchen and eat we will finish this all later."
After eating all of the kids noticed that Ellone was not there. Edea had a problem on her hands. She had to come up with an excuse about what happened to Ellone and fast or they would know she was lying. "What happened to 'sis'?" Squall asked and followed by the other kids "Yeah." "Um.. she was uh. adopted." Edea told them. "Adopted?" Seifer asked quizzically. "Yes, adopted." Edea told him. "But how, why, and by who?" Irvine asked with an unusual look on his face and in his tone of voice. Edea was going have to think quickly about it or they would start to suspect her, "A very nice family came a couple of weeks ago and filled out the papers but they just came and got her just about an hour before you all got up." "But how come she did not say anything to us?" Selphie asked finally speaking up after looking so sad. "I told not to say anything because I knew you all would take it to hard." Edea told them all sadly. She went to the window and stood there looking out the window at the ocean. She finally told them "It's a beautiful day outside why don't you all go play." With that they all went outside their little minds work and wondering why she did not say anything at all to them.
After a couple of months they all forgot about it expect Squall. He never seemed to get over it; he never really cared after that. Edea tried to cheer him up but to no avail. He did not want to cheer up he didn't even want no one near him. He never talked about his feelings and every time a family came they never wanted him or even asked. Neither him nor Seifer ever got adopted. Edea had no choice but to send them to the garden that Cid and herself finished not long before. But before this happened she got a request from one of the families. They wanted to adopt Quistis.