Ten Little Girls by Willow Rose

Author:Willow Rose [Rose, Willow]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Buoy Media
Published: 2018-06-29T16:00:00+00:00

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June 1999

In family court, Jane sat still, mouth gaping as she listened to Colleen telling the judge why she believed Jane wasn't fit to take proper care of her own children.

"She has no job; she has no way of providing for them," she said. "Feeding five children is a big expense. It is a lot of work. It's not easy to do on your own. On several occasions during my visits, her home has been observed to be highly unsanitary. The fridge was almost empty. Jane just came out of a very abusive relationship, one that left her daughter, Anna, hurt and Jane hospitalized. She couldn't manage to protect the child from her father's rage, even though she was in the same room when it happened. My conclusion is that she is simply emotionally exhausted; she is terribly traumatized and needs professional help. Having five children to attend to is not good for someone in her state."

Someone in my state? What is that supposed to mean? I am not in any state. I am here and feel better than ever.

But Jane wasn't allowed to say anything. All she could do was sit there and listen to Colleen's arguments and accusations, most of which she found to be extremely insulting.

"Furthermore, she refused to participate in drug treatment despite admitting that she smoked marijuana—and I quote, your honor— "whenever I get the urge," and she has missed two child-safety conferences provided to her by the shelter, and therefore I believe she poses an imminent risk to the children's lives and health."

I was talking about when I was younger. Not now. I don't smoke anything now. She's twisting my words. Why is she allowed just to stand there and speak about me like that and I can't do anything about it?

Jane felt like screaming and yelling it out, but Iris from the shelter had told her to keep her temper down. Any outburst on her part would be considered hostile and would be used against her. So, she bit her lip and kept quiet while Colleen continued.

"One of the children suffers from eczema, another is underweight, and Anna, whom we mentioned earlier, the one who was beaten by her father, is getting more and more closed off every time I see her. I fear for her emotional state, and I fear that Jane Wilson simply is failing to provide proper care for them. She's not a bad mother; it's just too much for her. I recommend that the children be placed with their aunt and uncle until their mother has found a suitable place to live, found a job to provide for them, agreed to take parenting classes, and submits herself to inspections by our caseworkers and works with us willingly."

"You're kidding me, right?" Jane said out loud, rising to her feet in anger. "You can't do that. You can't take my kids!"

But she could. And she did. The judge agreed with Colleen and, on that same day, Bob's brother Jim and his wife Melissa walked away with all five of Jane's children.

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