⏩ Angels & Demons ⏪
⏩ t h r e e ⏪
⏩Harry⏪
I steadily and gently pulled the covers up to Sarena and Carson’s necks, tucking it around them like they asked me to. The two younger girls decided to sleep together for their first night here.
‘’Thank you Harry, you’re very sweet.’’ Carson whispers as I kiss her forehead then lean over to kiss Sarena’s as well.
My mother always told me that a kiss on the forehead was for assurance that everything will be okay. And that assurance is just what these girls need right now.
“It’s my pleasure, darling. Now, you two get some rest okay? In the morning I’ll have us a big breakfast ready.’’ I say as I sit on the edge of the bed, looking at their pretty little innocent faces.
‘’A big one, really?’’ Sarena says with wide but sleepy eyes.
‘’Yep, huge. Everything from eggs to pancakes.’’ I nod with a smile.
I stand up and look down at them, mentally making sure I done everything a parent would do or at least a real hearted human would do for a child. And yes, as of now I have.
‘’Are you girls warm enough, got enough covers? Need any more pillows?’’ I ask curiously, making sure they’re perfectly comfortable.
They both shake their heads as a ‘no’. I take that as a sign to let them be and allow them to sleep all warm and toasty tonight.
The girls only had one bag, it wasn’t too big. They each had a change of regular clothes and one personal thing. While I watched them unpack the few things earlier over in the room Alison’s staying in I noticed that Sarena’s was an old worn out teddy bear that she seemed to love with all of her little heart.
Carson had pulled out a Barbie doll that was dressed like Cinderella and she kept it tight against her, it’s even under the cover with her along with the teddy bear. Presley had an empty perfume bottle.
At first I didn’t question it. But once they got a little more comfortable I asked what that was for. She told me that it was the perfume her mother always wore before she died. That broke my heart.. I didn’t know that, but now I do.
She had told me that it reminded her of her mom, so she always kept it with her. Finally, Alison had a picture. It wasn’t in a frame, the edges were worn down and it had a small tear in the top corner.
She showed it to me once the girls left the room to explore around the house for a few minutes before heading to bed. It was of all of them with their parents, Sarena was a newborn wrapped in a blanket in her mother's arms. The picture was took at the hospital.
Turns out, their mother died after giving birth to Sarena. Their father raised them until Sarena was almost three years old. He died a few days before her birthday.
Alison said they were in and out of foster homes, always staying together though. But when she turned eighteen she got legal custody of the other three girls. I think that’s amazing that she wanted to take them in like that. That’s a huge responsibility, and she went with it.
She told me that recently got kicked out of the small apartment they rented due to lack of payments. Alison was working at a café but she got fired, so therefore she couldn’t pay.
She tried to convince me that she was totally capable of working and finding a job, but she was just too lazy to do it. I told her as long as she was with me she’d never have to do anything.
Of course she tried to tell me she didn’t need to be here, but I soon told her that she certainly did.
Alison is now nineteen. Sarena, I finally learned, is four and a half. Carson is seven and Presley nine. All so innocent and sweet, so beautiful and kind. Perfect and amazing.
I softly knock on the door. I don’t wait for a calling to come in, I just open the door slowly and gently and see that the lights were still on. As I enter the room, I see that Alison was pulling the covers up over Presley’s body, kissing her cheek softly as she turned one of the lamps off.
‘’You girls okay? Need any more covers or pillows?’’ I ask, grabbing her attention.
She turns to face me with a light smile on her face, ‘’No.. but thank you. I just think someone’s really tired.’’ She says as she glances back at Presley.
‘’I bet.. Well, if you need anything I’m right down the hall.’’ I say with a sigh, not wanting to leave her but knowing I have to.
‘’Harry.’’ Presley’s voice calls out as I go to leave the room.
‘’Yeah, love?’’ I ask as I look over at her to see her looking at me with such a sweet smile.
‘’Thank you.’’ She says.
‘’It’s my pleasure.’’ I smile back as she closes her eyes, the light smile still on her face.
This makes me feel things I haven’t felt in a while. It makes me feel happy. It makes me feel…
Complete.
‘’Harry?’’ I heard a voice whisper to me as I felt a warm touch on my bicep.
I tried to shake it off and go back to sleep, keeping my eyes shut tight and my mind focused on one thing, sleeping.
‘’Harry?’’ I heard it again.
I pulled the covers up to my neck as I rolled onto my side. However, the touch didn’t move from my arm at all. There was a tight grip now, light shaking.
‘’Harry!’’ The whisper was practically begging me to wake up.
It was in this moment that I realized it wasn’t just any voice, it was Sarena. I open my eyes to be met with the bright lights on the ceiling. She must have turned the lights on.
I look over my shoulder to see her on her knees, her little hand on my bicep. She had teary and red eyes, flushed cheeks and a upset pout on her face.
‘’Oh, darling, what’s wrong?’’ I ask as I lean up and put my hand on her cheek.
Her little hands wrap around my wrist as she keeps my hand against her skin. She sniffs a few times as she looks at me.
‘’I’m scared.’’ She whispers softly, tears falling from those beautiful eyes.
‘’What are you scared of?’’ I ask lightly, trying to keep my voice soft so she knows I’m not mad or anything like that.
“The monsters under the bed.. Harry.. they scare me.’’ She mumbles as she grips my wrist tight.
‘’Oh baby, there’s no monsters, I promise.’’ I assure as I touch her small waist with my other hand.
She gasps for a breath as she tries to keep herself calm.
‘’Shh.. don’t be upset, baby. There aren’t any monsters in this house. Do you know why?’’ I say as I gently move my hand from her cheek and grab her waist, picking her up and sitting her onto my lap.
She grabs my hand again, holding it tight with both of her little hands. She shakes her head, not knowing the reason. I smile in my mind, I know this will help her because I know how kids are. I know the right things to say and when to say them.
‘’There aren’t any monsters because they’re scared of me.’’ I whisper to her.
Sarena looks up at me with wide eyes, eyebrows furrowed as she opens her mouth to reply.
‘’They’re scared of you? Why?’’ She asks confused at that.
‘’Because I’m stronger than them and they know if they come here I’ll beat ‘em up and kick ‘em to the curb.’’ I say confidentially, hoping that she will be okay now.
She giggles a little as she looks down at where her hands grip mine tight. I see her smile as she squeezes my hand tight.
‘’I like this.’’ She mumbles.
‘’Like what?’’ I ask, curious to know exactly what she’s thinking right now. I’d love to find out because she’s so innocent and so sweet.
Sarena’s beautiful eyes look up at me, locking my attention on her and only her. Nothing else matters right now, nothing at all. Just me and her.. mainly her.
‘’I like being here. I feel.. safe’’ She whispers softly to me.
‘’That’s because you are safe, I’d never let anything hurt you baby, I’m going to keep you safe.. I promise.’’ I whisper back just as soft.
‘’I’ve never been.. this safe.’’ She says as she glances down at our hands once again before looking back up at me.
‘’I promise as long as you’re here you’ll be completely safe. I’m going to make sure you’re protected. Everything’s going to be okay.’’ I tell her with an assuring smile.
‘’It’s never been.. okay.. We’ve.. never.. been.. okay.’’ She tells me as her smile fades slowly from that beautiful face.
‘’Don’t worry love, you’ll be perfectly okay with me.’’
Those eyes stare into mine again, so innocent, so beautiful.
‘’Promise?’’ She asks me.
‘’I promise.’’
I steadily and gently pulled the covers up to Sarena and Carson’s necks, tucking it around them like they asked me to. The two younger girls decided to sleep together for their first night here.
‘’Thank you Harry, you’re very sweet.’’ Carson whispers as I kiss her forehead then lean over to kiss Sarena’s as well.
My mother always told me that a kiss on the forehead was for assurance that everything will be okay. And that assurance is just what these girls need right now.
“It’s my pleasure, darling. Now, you two get some rest okay? In the morning I’ll have us a big breakfast ready.’’ I say as I sit on the edge of the bed, looking at their pretty little innocent faces.
‘’A big one, really?’’ Sarena says with wide but sleepy eyes.
‘’Yep, huge. Everything from eggs to pancakes.’’ I nod with a smile.
I stand up and look down at them, mentally making sure I done everything a parent would do or at least a real hearted human would do for a child. And yes, as of now I have.
‘’Are you girls warm enough, got enough covers? Need any more pillows?’’ I ask curiously, making sure they’re perfectly comfortable.
They both shake their heads as a ‘no’. I take that as a sign to let them be and allow them to sleep all warm and toasty tonight.
The girls only had one bag, it wasn’t too big. They each had a change of regular clothes and one personal thing. While I watched them unpack the few things earlier over in the room Alison’s staying in I noticed that Sarena’s was an old worn out teddy bear that she seemed to love with all of her little heart.
Carson had pulled out a Barbie doll that was dressed like Cinderella and she kept it tight against her, it’s even under the cover with her along with the teddy bear. Presley had an empty perfume bottle.
At first I didn’t question it. But once they got a little more comfortable I asked what that was for. She told me that it was the perfume her mother always wore before she died. That broke my heart.. I didn’t know that, but now I do.
She had told me that it reminded her of her mom, so she always kept it with her. Finally, Alison had a picture. It wasn’t in a frame, the edges were worn down and it had a small tear in the top corner.
She showed it to me once the girls left the room to explore around the house for a few minutes before heading to bed. It was of all of them with their parents, Sarena was a newborn wrapped in a blanket in her mother's arms. The picture was took at the hospital.
Turns out, their mother died after giving birth to Sarena. Their father raised them until Sarena was almost three years old. He died a few days before her birthday.
Alison said they were in and out of foster homes, always staying together though. But when she turned eighteen she got legal custody of the other three girls. I think that’s amazing that she wanted to take them in like that. That’s a huge responsibility, and she went with it.
She told me that recently got kicked out of the small apartment they rented due to lack of payments. Alison was working at a café but she got fired, so therefore she couldn’t pay.
She tried to convince me that she was totally capable of working and finding a job, but she was just too lazy to do it. I told her as long as she was with me she’d never have to do anything.
Of course she tried to tell me she didn’t need to be here, but I soon told her that she certainly did.
Alison is now nineteen. Sarena, I finally learned, is four and a half. Carson is seven and Presley nine. All so innocent and sweet, so beautiful and kind. Perfect and amazing.
I softly knock on the door. I don’t wait for a calling to come in, I just open the door slowly and gently and see that the lights were still on. As I enter the room, I see that Alison was pulling the covers up over Presley’s body, kissing her cheek softly as she turned one of the lamps off.
‘’You girls okay? Need any more covers or pillows?’’ I ask, grabbing her attention.
She turns to face me with a light smile on her face, ‘’No.. but thank you. I just think someone’s really tired.’’ She says as she glances back at Presley.
‘’I bet.. Well, if you need anything I’m right down the hall.’’ I say with a sigh, not wanting to leave her but knowing I have to.
‘’Harry.’’ Presley’s voice calls out as I go to leave the room.
‘’Yeah, love?’’ I ask as I look over at her to see her looking at me with such a sweet smile.
‘’Thank you.’’ She says.
‘’It’s my pleasure.’’ I smile back as she closes her eyes, the light smile still on her face.
This makes me feel things I haven’t felt in a while. It makes me feel happy. It makes me feel…
Complete.
‘’Harry?’’ I heard a voice whisper to me as I felt a warm touch on my bicep.
I tried to shake it off and go back to sleep, keeping my eyes shut tight and my mind focused on one thing, sleeping.
‘’Harry?’’ I heard it again.
I pulled the covers up to my neck as I rolled onto my side. However, the touch didn’t move from my arm at all. There was a tight grip now, light shaking.
‘’Harry!’’ The whisper was practically begging me to wake up.
It was in this moment that I realized it wasn’t just any voice, it was Sarena. I open my eyes to be met with the bright lights on the ceiling. She must have turned the lights on.
I look over my shoulder to see her on her knees, her little hand on my bicep. She had teary and red eyes, flushed cheeks and a upset pout on her face.
‘’Oh, darling, what’s wrong?’’ I ask as I lean up and put my hand on her cheek.
Her little hands wrap around my wrist as she keeps my hand against her skin. She sniffs a few times as she looks at me.
‘’I’m scared.’’ She whispers softly, tears falling from those beautiful eyes.
‘’What are you scared of?’’ I ask lightly, trying to keep my voice soft so she knows I’m not mad or anything like that.
“The monsters under the bed.. Harry.. they scare me.’’ She mumbles as she grips my wrist tight.
‘’Oh baby, there’s no monsters, I promise.’’ I assure as I touch her small waist with my other hand.
She gasps for a breath as she tries to keep herself calm.
‘’Shh.. don’t be upset, baby. There aren’t any monsters in this house. Do you know why?’’ I say as I gently move my hand from her cheek and grab her waist, picking her up and sitting her onto my lap.
She grabs my hand again, holding it tight with both of her little hands. She shakes her head, not knowing the reason. I smile in my mind, I know this will help her because I know how kids are. I know the right things to say and when to say them.
‘’There aren’t any monsters because they’re scared of me.’’ I whisper to her.
Sarena looks up at me with wide eyes, eyebrows furrowed as she opens her mouth to reply.
‘’They’re scared of you? Why?’’ She asks confused at that.
‘’Because I’m stronger than them and they know if they come here I’ll beat ‘em up and kick ‘em to the curb.’’ I say confidentially, hoping that she will be okay now.
She giggles a little as she looks down at where her hands grip mine tight. I see her smile as she squeezes my hand tight.
‘’I like this.’’ She mumbles.
‘’Like what?’’ I ask, curious to know exactly what she’s thinking right now. I’d love to find out because she’s so innocent and so sweet.
Sarena’s beautiful eyes look up at me, locking my attention on her and only her. Nothing else matters right now, nothing at all. Just me and her.. mainly her.
‘’I like being here. I feel.. safe’’ She whispers softly to me.
‘’That’s because you are safe, I’d never let anything hurt you baby, I’m going to keep you safe.. I promise.’’ I whisper back just as soft.
‘’I’ve never been.. this safe.’’ She says as she glances down at our hands once again before looking back up at me.
‘’I promise as long as you’re here you’ll be completely safe. I’m going to make sure you’re protected. Everything’s going to be okay.’’ I tell her with an assuring smile.
‘’It’s never been.. okay.. We’ve.. never.. been.. okay.’’ She tells me as her smile fades slowly from that beautiful face.
‘’Don’t worry love, you’ll be perfectly okay with me.’’
Those eyes stare into mine again, so innocent, so beautiful.
‘’Promise?’’ She asks me.
‘’I promise.’’
Notes
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