Collateral
“There was a lot of reading. A lot of writing.
A lot of research. I learned more than I ever wanted to about human behavior. Unfortunately, it made me very aware of some very bad things.
Especially at my job. I still loved taking care of the little ones, teaching them things that would jump-start their regular school experience.
Colors. Letters. Numbers. Telling time.
But every now and again, I couldn’t help but notice signs. Things that made me uncomfortable. With Soleil, especially. Over the s...ummer, I’d broken through the barrier she’d erected between herself and the rest of the world.
I could even make her laugh once in a while, chase the thunderheads from her eyes. And when she finally conquered a difficult concept, her face lit and she transformed into the prettiest child, ever.
But some days she retreated to a place inside where I couldn’t reach her. A place she created where no one could touch her.
I started watching the interaction with her mother, a stiff young woman who rarely smiled and seemed to communicate by snapping and barking.MoreLess
A lot of research. I learned more than I ever wanted to about human behavior. Unfortunately, it made me very aware of some very bad things.
Especially at my job. I still loved taking care of the little ones, teaching them things that would jump-start their regular school experience.
Colors. Letters. Numbers. Telling time.
But every now and again, I couldn’t help but notice signs. Things that made me uncomfortable. With Soleil, especially. Over the s...ummer, I’d broken through the barrier she’d erected between herself and the rest of the world.
I could even make her laugh once in a while, chase the thunderheads from her eyes. And when she finally conquered a difficult concept, her face lit and she transformed into the prettiest child, ever.
But some days she retreated to a place inside where I couldn’t reach her. A place she created where no one could touch her.
I started watching the interaction with her mother, a stiff young woman who rarely smiled and seemed to communicate by snapping and barking.MoreLess
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