I remain silent the whole ride back to Del Sol, despite Miss Hillary’s attempts to get me to talk. Suddenly, the things that excited me on the way up feel meaningless…none of it matters anymore. Miss Hillary parks the car in my neighborhood and we get out. She stands there…
My Sims Love Affair
I forget everything that I was afraid of moments ago as soon as I see mama. Alida: MAMA! She gets up from her chair and I run over to her giving her the biggest tightest hug that I can manage. After the hug…she stands back. Lea: Let me look at…
I wake up to some unexpected news the next morning. Ms. Fuller: Your social worker, Miss Hillary, is coming to get you today. Alida: But…I’ve been good! Ms. Fuller: That’s not why she’s coming. She’s coming to take you to go and see your mother. Alida: *in shock* My mother?…
The next morning is Saturday…and Michael is still a bear. It’s also New Year’s Eve, so Ms. Fuller decides it’s a good day to try and eat up all the left-overs so she can begin cooking some exciting new recipes in the New Year. This morning we have a choice…
The rain returns as we arrive home. It’s not coming down as hard as it was yesterday, but it’s raining hard enough to threaten to ruin Raul’s now completed project. Raul heads inside to play video games and I come in to join him. Michael sits down with us, but…
We wake up to another very special day. It’s Raul’s birthday! Ms. Fuller wakes up first thing and bakes him a cake. Then it’s time for Raul to blow out his candles. Ms. Fuller: Claudia…honey – can you please turn that music down for a moment? Claudia is going through…
The rain is heavier than ever when I return from drama club. The heavy wind made quick work of demolishing my umbrella…so I hurry into the house as fast as I can to avoid being completely soaked. Raul approaches me right away. Raul: Mama Nadine is busy with Darwin right…
The next day, we wake up to an ordinary school day. Ms. Fuller wakes us up with a song as usual, but this time she prepares breakfast on a brand new stove that she says Father Winter left for us. She also tells us that he also brought us a…
Back to the drawing board… Cure attempts 2 and 3… Quincy: I’m close to curing this thing! I can feel it. Cured Man: The voices! They’re gone. I can think clearly now. Quincy: Can you tell me who you are? Cured Man: I’m Ted…Ted Roswell – the honorary mayor. Quincy:…
The next morning… Quincy: What the hell?? It’s in the plumbing! *sigh* This is all my fault. Time to fix it… Quincy: *collects the filter from the mailbox* It’s go time! *travels to the lab* Quincy: This filter better work… *takes a deep breath and steps into the purple fog*…