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Story: Runaways (Orphans 5)
"Being a mother herself, she probably went
through this with Danny boy," I said. "But do you
think it could be something else, Crystal?" I asked.
"Something more serious?"
"We'll have to watch and see. If it is . . that's it,"
she added. "Once we take her to a hospital emergency
room or a doctor, we have to have a guardian or
parent."
"Oh no," Raven spoke for us all.
"We'll need a thermometer so we can watch her
fever," Crystal continued. "If it goes up too high . . ." "Why don't I get dressed and look for a drugstore," I offered.
"It's too early, but sometimes gas stations with
convenience stores sell Tylenol," Crystal said. "I'll go looking around," I said, happy to be able
to do something to help Butterfly.
After I washed my face and dressed, I left and
went looking for an open store. The sun was coming
up now. It was really the best part of the day. I imagined the earth itself opening its eyes, greeting the warm kiss of light, shedding the blanket of shadows, drinking in the radiance. The small village nearby was still waking up; all I saw in the streets were a few wandering dogs, sniffing around for breakfast. On the other side of the village, however, there was a selfservice gas station and inside the little office area were coin operated machines that contained aspirin
and Tylenol as well as stomach antacids.
Good old Crystal, I thought. She predicted it.
She was really a very smart person and it gave me
confidence and a sense of security to have someone
with her thinking power in our little family I had faith
in her diagnosis of Butterfly, too. She wanted to be a
doctor more than anything and spent most of her
leisure hours studying as if she were already in
medical school. Her appetite for knowledge never
ended.
By the time I returned, Patsy and Charlie had
started working in the restaurant. Crystal had gotten
Raven to go over there first, so Patsy wouldn't think
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