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Drabble: Gather
Dec. 17th, 2008 01:23 am“Mommy, put him right there.”
“Say please, Buffy.”
Huge sigh. “Mommy, please put him right there.”
“Shall I put this one over here?”
“No Mommy! I can’t see him there, and he needs me to look after him since he’s scared of the dark. Put him… I mean, please put him down on the chair. And these ones too.”
Even at age three, she gathered her toys, placing them carefully so she could protect them if any monsters came.
And now, she gathered frightened friends and strangers, filling her home to the brim so she could always protect them too.
“Say please, Buffy.”
Huge sigh. “Mommy, please put him right there.”
“Shall I put this one over here?”
“No Mommy! I can’t see him there, and he needs me to look after him since he’s scared of the dark. Put him… I mean, please put him down on the chair. And these ones too.”
Even at age three, she gathered her toys, placing them carefully so she could protect them if any monsters came.
And now, she gathered frightened friends and strangers, filling her home to the brim so she could always protect them too.
