After a long meeting, Ms. Brams had introduced the seven of them to the playroom where seven of the children played their day away or did fun things with their mentors. Kami stood by the window daydreaming.
She stood by the window very quietly. Her hair had a hue of light brown with dark chocolate brown eyes.
"Hello," Ms. Brams said. "Kami, someone is here to see you."
The young girl turned around to notice Ms. Brams and a young woman next to her.
"Hi," Kimberly said as she held her hand out. "My name's Kimberly Hart. I'm going to be your mentor for the next couple of weeks."
The young girl said nothing. She continued to daydream about sunny days where she could enjoy herself in the sun.
"Kami isn't usually like this," Ms. Brams assured. "She usually likes to do cartwheels and has impressive gymnastics skills."
"I used to do gymnastics as a child," Kimberly mentioned. "I was about her age and I loved it so much that I tried out for the Pan Globals."
"Wow," Ms. Brams said in amazement. "Then, you and Kami must continue to talk. You two seem like you have everything in common."
She left Kimberly and Kami in the playroom as she continued to make her rounds with the other six.
"Kami," Kimberly spoke. "I hear you like gymnastics."
"Yeah," the little girl spoke. "It was my favorite until my Mommy and Daddy had a divorce."
"Oh," Kimberly continued. She took a deep breath and pulled up a chair next to the little girl who sat on the window sill. "Maybe we can have some fun with gymnastics while I'm here."
The little girl smiled.
"I'd like that a lot."
Aisha was next to meet her child she'd mentor.
"Ms. Brams!" Alicia screamed. "Timmy's being mean to me."
"Timmy," scolded Ms. Brams. "What did I say about being mean?"
"Not to be mean. Treat others the way you respect others and yourself." Timmy responded.
"Now, the next time I hear you're doing that through anyone, especially your mentor, I'll be speaking to your parents."
"Yes, ma'am."
Timmy walked back to his corner of the room with Rodney and Aiden.
"I'm sorry too, Ms. Brams." Alicia stated.
"For what sweetie?" She asked.
"Because I told on Timmy, Alicia continued. "I just wanted him and me to share the book."
Aisha smiled at Alicia. She was a lot like her and her mannerisms showed too.
"Boys," Ms. Brams instructed them to come over. "Please come over and meet your new mentors."
Aiden, Rocky, and Timmy ran up to her in height order. It was their way of being tough.
"Alright, you three, meet Tommy, Rocky, and Adam – your mentors here at the clubhouse."
The three young boys stared at the three older men who looked similar to them.
"Hey Aiden," Rodney said. "Look, he looks like you."
Aiden smirked. "He does, but look at Mr. Rocky; he looks a lot like Rodney."
"Mr. Rocky?" Rocky thought to himself. "Am I that old?"
Timmy and Tommy took glances at each other. The two of them had spiky dark brown hair, glasses, and jeans but different t-shirts.
"I see you like the Power Rangers," Tommy mentioned to Timmy.
"Yeah, I like the one that was in White. He was such a ladies man. Someday, I want to be just like him." Timmy responded.
"Timmy Revilo!" Ms. Brams exclaimed. "That'll be quite enough."
"Sorry," Timmy blushed. "I was only joking about the last part."
Tommy laughed.
The last two Ranger women were Tanya and Katherine.
Tamya and Katie were having a tea party with their stuffed animals when Kat and Tanya walked by.
"Hello girls," Katherine spoke as she knelt down. "My name is Katherine, and this is Tanya."
The girls looked up and smiled.
"What are you two doing today?" Tanya asked.
"We're having a tea party with the bears," Tamya explained. "They like tea."
"Oh," Kat continued. "What kinds of tea do they like the most?"
"Lots of different kinds," Tamya answered. "They like yummy tea, honey tea, and other kinds of tea."
"Mind if we join you?" Kat asked.
"Sure," said Katie. "First, you need a hat."
Katie had placed a big pink hat on Kat's head.
"There, perfect! Now, Tanya will have a hat too."
She gave Tanya a yellow hat with a big bow on top of it.
As Ms. Brams walked around, she took note of all the cast mates with their child. Each of them was spending time getting to know them as well as find their inner child. The day seemed very well, but also it was a wonderful idea to meet with them individually.
Kimberly sat next to Kami at a nearby table where Kimberly wrote out her first journal entry.
May 9
I met Kami for the first time today. She seemed very quiet and shy at first, but I never knew she was a child gymnast like me when I was younger. However, I think that we'll be a great match. Maybe I'll teach her more of my craft – we'll see, it's only the beginning.
K. Hart
"What're you writing?" Kami asked as she peered over her shoulder.
"Just writing about today," Kimberly responded as she continued to write. "Why sweetie?"
"Just curious," Kami smiled. "Because sometimes I think you're writing about a boy."
Kimberly blushed as she looked up at Tommy as he helped Timmy out in learning more about martial arts.
Rocky and Rodney were talking in Spanish about cultures. He was fascinated that a small boy like him could talk to him about things that changed their lives.
"Really? I never knew your folks were from the DeSantos decent." Rocky said amazed.
"Yeah, my great great grandfather is a DeSantos." Rodney replied.
Adam and Aiden talked about soccer. As a teenager, Adam played for the Angel Grove Men's soccer team. Since then, he wanted to get into playing pro-soccer, but since married life has been his priority, he had stopped seeking his dream, but pursued to be a stunt devil at a local amusement park.
"I like soccer," Aiden replied. "It's my favorite sport."
"No way!" Adam exclaimed. "I used to play when I was your age."
After some tea parties, Kat showed Katie how to do a simple routine in ballet.
"Teach me that, Katherine." Katie tugged on Kat's shirt. "That looks so cool!"
Kat did a simple turn which Katie hesitated a little to try. After several tries, Kat demonstrated it to her.
"There you go," Kat said. "You got it Katie!"
Katie smiled as she practiced her little ballet routine.
Tamya and Tanya watched from the sidelines as Kat and Katie pretended to be ballerinas.
Aisha and Alicia spoke about animals.
"My mommy has a teddy bear at home we call peanut," Alicia retorted. "He sleeps with me every night to keep me safe."
"Aw," Aisha said. "How big is he?"
"He's bigger than me," Alicia giggled. "He's probably those big ones you see at the store."
Ms. Brams sighed to herself. She finally had seen some smiles in seven children's eyes. They each had someone to look up to. Someone to share their fun times with or perhaps perfect a hobby they wanted to learn or already know.
As she walked around, she noticed each of the seven children had a great bond between their mentors. The mentors smiled back as she made her rounds as she took mental notes.
Although, these seven adults had made a first impact, it showed great love and devotion each had shown that day.
It was almost like yesterday when she opened up the clubhouse at a young age. She wanted people like her – warm and friendly, but also approachable.
The seven cast mates had shown that. Each resembled a child she had taken under wings. They laughed and joked with their mentors as any child would. Also, they had not only made a new friend, but a friend that would always be there for them.
As she continued to walk around, Tommy interrupted her silence.
"Ms. Brams," Tommy asked quietly. "How long do you think we'll be here with the children, especially little Timmy, he's the greatest."
"About a month or so," Ms. Brams sighed. "We'll see Dr. Oliver."
A/N: I'm presently accepting some audience questions for the sequel. If any readers that are interested in participating in being part of the "audience," please send me a comment with your name and a question for a certain cast mate. This will help me out a lot to write the sequel in a much easier way.
