Prisons by Rob Edwards

Author:Rob Edwards [Edwards, Rob]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781734065626
Publisher: Rayn Media
Published: 2020-04-26T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-One

Judith walked Noah into the room, watched him bump fists with Delton, waved and closed the door. Rena and Taysha were back in their usual positions at the window.

“Did the zoo tire him out yesterday?” Taysha said.

“Yes, it did, but I need to talk to you.” Judith took a chair at the counter next to Taysha. “Delton opened up to me a little bit about his sister.”

Taysha’s jaw dropped open. “He did?”

“Yes. And I want to do something.”

Taysha shook her head. “Honey, it is truly something that boy said anything to you about this. And I love the fact that you want to help. But you would have to go through Social Services, and that is the proverbial brick wall. They ain’t going to tell you anything about his sister. You can’t just go in there and say, I’d like you to give me the location of a child under your care, and them say, ‘Oh, hold on a minute while I look up the address.’”

“But Delton told me they think he’s a bad influence on his sister.” She looked through the window and saw Delton handing Noah stuffed animals to throw. Her son was laughing again. She pointed to him. “Look at that. Nothing could be further from the truth.”

Taysha put a hand on Judith’s shoulder. “Sweety, you are a good person, and you have an open mind. Others don’t. They don’t bother to look at a situation and try to find any facts in it. They make snap judgments based on something they think they know and go with those decisions, believing they are doing the right thing.”

“I know,” Judith said. She threw her purse down on the counter and folded her arms. “I was that person you’re talking about. This program has been as good for me as it has for them.”

“Then you have to understand that people need to be able to come to their own conclusions.” She nodded toward Delton. “He’s had some real struggles with all of this. Wanted to put a chair through a cement wall one day. But I told him to calm down and concentrate on what he could do. So he’s done that, and your son has blossomed since.”

Judith looked over at Taysha, “Thank you for being there for him.”

“It’s been my privilege to be a part of this whole thing.” Taysha said with a smile. “What you need to understand is that it’s the storms in life that make things bloom the brightest. Often they aren’t the things we want to bloom at the time, but if you can get part of your garden going great, then there’s a good chance that green thumb will bleed into the area that you’ve been having trouble with. You know, get a new perspective on how to deal with things.”

Judith thought for a moment. She looked back at Taysha and smiled. “My God, you’ve got your head on straight.”

Taysha sat back. “Besides, what would you even say to Reginald Fountain if you had the chance?”

“What?”

Taysha looked back at her.

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