Michaela liked going to school and she was making many friends. When she
was at her aunt's house she did have a few friends but they were never
allowed to come over and she rarely got to go over to their house. She
liked having the freedom that she had and going to the clinic after school
was fun to her. She got to do things she never got to do and she was
learning things she never knew.
"Lu do you think I can go over to Ashley's house after school tomorrow instead of going to the clinic." Michaela asked as they were driving home.
"I don't see why not do you need me to pick you up or are her parents going to drive you home."
"I think you need to drive me home it's on the way home so it won't be out of your way is that all right?"
"Sure don't worry about it I'll have to call her mom tonight and make sure everything is fine with her are you going to eat there or are you going to wait till you get home?"
"I think Ashley said she wanted me to eat over there maybe when you call you can find out I'm not really sure."
When Lu and Mike got home Lu gave Ashley's mom a call and she made the arrangements.
"Ok everything seems fine your going to eat there and I'll come pick you up after work I should get there about six by then you should be done with dinner there eating at five and you'll have enough time to play too, how about a story tonight?"
"Ok can we read the one about the king that when he touched everything it turned to gold it's one of my favorites"
"I know we have read it about a bazillion times but sure if that the one you want then ok"
After the story Mike and Lu talked it had been something they both liked to do since the night Mike arrived, it gave them special time together and Mike liked it because she could tell Lu anything, and she knew that what ever she said it would stay between them and go no further. Lu liked it because it gave her more of an understanding of how Mike lived before.
"Lu I get to stay here forever right?"
"Forever and ever as long as you want and as long as your happy. I don't want you to feel you have to stay here you should know if there is any reason you don't want to stay here it won't hurt my feeling if you want to go but I hope that you don't leave because I love having you here and I love you."
"I love being here too and I don't think I would ever want to leave maybe when I get older and out of school but not now. I feel this is my home now and I'm so happy I'm here and that you let me stay here."
"I'm glad you feel that way"
"You promise me you'll never leave me right"
"Yes I promise, why do you ask"
Well my parents left and they never came back I don't want to go back to my aunt and uncles house promise you'll never send me back there"
"You don't have to worry about that remember I told you you're here and your not going anywhere and if I ever move you go to and we can bring Mark along too if you want." They both laughed at that.
Why you asking this are you ok?"
"It's just... Mike trailed off
"It's what you know you can tell me anything"
"I know it just I think if I would have been better at my aunts and uncles they wouldn't have sent me away if only I had been better but I was always doing something wrong I never did anything right I was to loud and always in the way and...."
Lu cut her off before she could finish the sentence. "You know I don't know how it was at your aunts house but I can never see you being as bad as you think. You are a normal girl and what I can see a very good girl let me ask you a question ok.
"ok"
"Did you play and act the same way as you do now?
"Yes"
"Well all the time you were here did I ever say you were trouble because of that or that you were bad"
"No"
"Well that settles it then you don't have to worry about that ,I know your not perfect and you might do things wrong everyone does but if you do I won't make you feel bad about it and we'll find a way to correct it ok does that make you feel better."
Yeah that make me feel much better I'm glad I can talk with you Lu I'm tired now so I guess I'll go to sleep night"
"Night sleep tight, love you"
"Love you too Lu see you in the morning"
TO be continued.........
"Lu do you think I can go over to Ashley's house after school tomorrow instead of going to the clinic." Michaela asked as they were driving home.
"I don't see why not do you need me to pick you up or are her parents going to drive you home."
"I think you need to drive me home it's on the way home so it won't be out of your way is that all right?"
"Sure don't worry about it I'll have to call her mom tonight and make sure everything is fine with her are you going to eat there or are you going to wait till you get home?"
"I think Ashley said she wanted me to eat over there maybe when you call you can find out I'm not really sure."
When Lu and Mike got home Lu gave Ashley's mom a call and she made the arrangements.
"Ok everything seems fine your going to eat there and I'll come pick you up after work I should get there about six by then you should be done with dinner there eating at five and you'll have enough time to play too, how about a story tonight?"
"Ok can we read the one about the king that when he touched everything it turned to gold it's one of my favorites"
"I know we have read it about a bazillion times but sure if that the one you want then ok"
After the story Mike and Lu talked it had been something they both liked to do since the night Mike arrived, it gave them special time together and Mike liked it because she could tell Lu anything, and she knew that what ever she said it would stay between them and go no further. Lu liked it because it gave her more of an understanding of how Mike lived before.
"Lu I get to stay here forever right?"
"Forever and ever as long as you want and as long as your happy. I don't want you to feel you have to stay here you should know if there is any reason you don't want to stay here it won't hurt my feeling if you want to go but I hope that you don't leave because I love having you here and I love you."
"I love being here too and I don't think I would ever want to leave maybe when I get older and out of school but not now. I feel this is my home now and I'm so happy I'm here and that you let me stay here."
"I'm glad you feel that way"
"You promise me you'll never leave me right"
"Yes I promise, why do you ask"
Well my parents left and they never came back I don't want to go back to my aunt and uncles house promise you'll never send me back there"
"You don't have to worry about that remember I told you you're here and your not going anywhere and if I ever move you go to and we can bring Mark along too if you want." They both laughed at that.
Why you asking this are you ok?"
"It's just... Mike trailed off
"It's what you know you can tell me anything"
"I know it just I think if I would have been better at my aunts and uncles they wouldn't have sent me away if only I had been better but I was always doing something wrong I never did anything right I was to loud and always in the way and...."
Lu cut her off before she could finish the sentence. "You know I don't know how it was at your aunts house but I can never see you being as bad as you think. You are a normal girl and what I can see a very good girl let me ask you a question ok.
"ok"
"Did you play and act the same way as you do now?
"Yes"
"Well all the time you were here did I ever say you were trouble because of that or that you were bad"
"No"
"Well that settles it then you don't have to worry about that ,I know your not perfect and you might do things wrong everyone does but if you do I won't make you feel bad about it and we'll find a way to correct it ok does that make you feel better."
Yeah that make me feel much better I'm glad I can talk with you Lu I'm tired now so I guess I'll go to sleep night"
"Night sleep tight, love you"
"Love you too Lu see you in the morning"
TO be continued.........