109 :: Settling in
The group sat at the table quietly sipping their drinks like they were waiting for someone to think of what to say.
Right. Shall I sort a bed in the box room. (Patrick)
It is already made. Since Joe stayed over. (Kaianne)
Kay then. Have you eaten. (Madison)
Did not have a change. (Mariam)
Pat. You show Naomi her new home. I will make some sandwiches. (Madison)
Right then. Come on. (Patrick)
Patric led Naomi from the room.
We normally leave our Skrolls here. So that upstairs has the illusion of privacy. (Patrick)
Madison stepped into the kitchen. The others played cards. Patrick came back down.
Do you have any bags in your car. (Patrick)
No. Just ourselves. (Mariam)
Naomi joined Madison in the kitchen. She spoke in English with long pauses as she worked out her sentences.
Are you bossma. (Naomi)
Oh no sweetie. I am a bit like mother here. It is just the type of person I am. Son in a way I make a lot of decisions. (Madison)
Who father. (Naomi)
There is no father. We are all like sisters here. Though sometimes some of them are a little too much like teenagers. (Madison)
What rules. (Naomi)
There are no rules here. We hope you will help out withe the chores and the garden like you said. And learn English. And get a job when you are ready. (Madison)
Naked rule. (Naomi)
Oh. You mean because of Kaianne and Kevin. And of course you were an au pair. Can can I say this. Your body is sacred. No one can tell you what to do with your body. Kaianne and Kevin chose not to dress after swimming. Most of us do not care about clothes on warm summer evenings. But it is wrong to make sex workers out of foreign girls just because they can. I hear they do loads of shit without telling you. Did they make you infertile. (Madison)
Naomi did not reply.
We will first get you settled then we will get you a thorough medical. See if they have caused any lasting damage. Here. Do you want to come eat at the table. (Madison)
Madison took two plates of food to the table. She passed one to Mariam. Naomi took the other. She sat next to Madison. Very close like Madison was her mother. They were both short women. Madison sat erect surveying her brood. Naomi slumped towards her like a young cub. When she finished eating Naomi went upstairs.
110 :: Morgan's garden
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