“Not too soon, though,” I interjected hurriedly.
“You don't have to worry about that for a long while.”
Both of them Laughed at my obvious concern. It wasn't like a man could force
her. My worry was comical to them.
Still, how I wished everything in her Life would take a long while.
It was not to be. Kennedy grew fast, much quicker than Hannah. I knew the steps
now and watched them happen sadly. She flew and her wing tips were hardened.
Unlike her older Sister she accepted the paint on the barbs graciously. When her
talons grew I nearly spent the day in tears. I knew what came next.
Rose and Fuji did their best to comfort me. Rose understood my sadness, Fuji
did not.
“We keep our children on Earth,” she told Fuji repeatedly. “The freedom they
have here would be unheard of at home.”
Fuji could not comprehend, but she did her best to help me. She taught me a
dance they did on her native planet. It was one to celebrate new beginnings. I
found the activity distracting and focused on that when the sadness struck. Being
active seemed to stave off the sadness, so I moved as much as I could.
The day Kennedy's teeth started to come in Hannah happened to be around. We
sat and talked as my youngest sucked on the cold stalks. Hannah was thrilled
Kennedy could soon join her and Learn the world. I did my best to be happy for
them and not mourn my loss.
Within fifteen days of her teeth fully erupting, my second daughter left our
dwelling. Seeing her fly off with Hannah was more comforting than seeing
Hannah do it all alone. Still, I cried on Christof's chest for most of the night.
My breast milk was dried up with a liquid that I drank daily for four days. It wasn't
as quick as the shot had been, but I guess it didn't hamper my fertility. I could not
believe I was expected to reproduce so soon.
My family and I, along with Basin's and Stayne’s families were moved back to the
compound after Kennedy was gone. They were happy to get out of the
mountains. I just felt numb.
The trip from the mountains to the compound was a haze for me. It seemed my
world was held in a permanently fog. I couldn't seem to lift myself out of it.
My first day back at the Keepers for the Administrators was something I dreaded.
Last time I'd been here Vesa and her friends had attacked me. I feared finding
out what had happened to them and I wondered if they would still hate me. It
wasn't like I had the energy to fight with them.
Damien walked me into the Keepers that first morning and took me all the way
into the hall we worked in. He found my seat next to Rose and settled me.
Leaving a hand on my shoulder he talked to the Keepers and insured I'd have
everything I needed for the morning.
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It was an odd display. I assumed it was so the other girls would note how
interested he was and not harass me. If he'd asked I would have told him not to
treat me different, but he obviously had his own ideas.
I felt a kiss on my head and he was gone.
I sat staring blankly ahead, waiting, when Rose took my hand.
“They wish us to write Ciara, as we did before,” she said gently.
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gate at lunch. The sun here was so
much warmer than in the {iki
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chested my eye. Kennedy would love
the weather here. She adored sitting
in sunny places and talking with me. I
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with Light. Obviously she adored the
sky, but she had gs eXplering he
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Darkness and cold never seemed to
bother her. Probably this would suit
her well for a mining career. That
seemed a good way to earn money.
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