Rufus (2)
I was workin' on the car when Spaulding drove up. In the passenger seat he had this girl around 5 our so. What the fuck is he doin' with a 5 year old kid? I mean even though the family is fucked up I don't think were that fucked up as to kill a little kid. Still, its none of my business and I go back to working on the car. A moment later I hear a little pitter patter of feet followed by Spaulding close behind. Spaulding gets my attention.
"Hey Rufus, this here is your little sister Sydney. She's gonna stay with us from here on out so you best be nice to her." Spaulding cautions. I look at Spaulding and back to the little girl suddenly left in my care. She looks up at me unafraid and asks "whatcha doin?" In this innocent voice. I sigh. Great. "I'm fixin' this car. The battery's gone dead and I'm tryin' to get a charge on it to see if it'll work." I reply. "Why? Did you break it or something?" she asks. Again I groan. I just want to get this car fixed and to be left alone. 'Dammit Cutter why the hell did you have to bring a kid home?' I think to myself.
"No, Otis broke it. That retarded idiot left the car on and wore the battery down. Fuckin' bastard." I grumble. The little girl looks at me and grins. "why did he do that? Is he stupid or something?" at this I have to laugh. I'm gonna like having Sydney around. "Yeah he's stupid alright." I agree. We both laugh. I sit down with her and explain simple stuff about cars. When she gets older and if she's interested I could teach her a whole bunch of stuff about them.
It turns out Cutter had taken her in when he was salvaging an abandoned camper and came across this kid. Her mama and daddy had left her there to live while they went off somewhere. Cutter had found her and taken her in. I already liked this kid but I don't know how Otis and Baby would react to her. Baby didn't really deal with little kids all that much and was Mama's pride and joy. I don't know if she'd like to share that position. Otis was a bastard that might tolerate the kid but mess with her constantly. I don't think he'd actually go and hurt her.
Tiny? Shit that boy was scared of his own shadow so he'd stay clear away from her. I see the little girl nosing around and its not long before she finds my weed plant. She stares at it for a while and asks why isn't it outside where it could grow more? I shake my head. NO way was this kid gonna touch my plant. "That is MINE! You best not let me catch you fuckin' with it or there's gonna be trouble!" I warn her.
The girl looks at me. "I ain't gonna fuck your plant. Sick bastard!" she comments back. I look at her stunned. This kid had a mouth on her. No doubt she learned some of it from Cutter when on the way back home. Soon Cutter appears to take the girl inside. I give a sigh of relief. Now I can actually get work done without this girl asking me questions.
I find myself liking this girl and I know she'd fit in this family just perfect. I can't wait to see how she's gonna turn out.