So hungry you can’t think of anything except being hungry. Things have been rough with gran’s job and you don’t really get it. You don’t understand. Can’t they just give her money or food because she works so hard? But something was wrong. Something about being stiffed? What does that mean?
You’re so hungry. You did your chores. Even though you’re little you can do chores SO GOOD. Even a little cubby of four can fetch the well water and clean the home and do the laundry. Gran’s shirts are hanging up drying, a bigger kid helped you put them up. You did SO GOOD and SO FAST and you wanted to spend the rest of the day doing something helpful and good but then suddenly you got so dizzy. Your tummy hurts so bad even though you drank so much water to fill it.
Maybe just for today it’s okay to stay inside. Curled up in the tiny room you call your bedroom. It has no windows and is crowded with shelves. But there’s space on the floor for blankets and it’s dark and quiet.
It takes a long time to fall asleep with your tummy complaining. But eventually you do. You can apologize to Gran later for not helping more.
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Hunger
So hungry you can’t think of anything except being hungry. Things have been rough with gran’s job and you don’t really get it. You don’t understand. Can’t they just give her money or food because she works so hard? But something was wrong. Something about being stiffed? What does that mean?
You’re so hungry. You did your chores. Even though you’re little you can do chores SO GOOD. Even a little cubby of four can fetch the well water and clean the home and do the laundry. Gran’s shirts are hanging up drying, a bigger kid helped you put them up. You did SO GOOD and SO FAST and you wanted to spend the rest of the day doing something helpful and good but then suddenly you got so dizzy. Your tummy hurts so bad even though you drank so much water to fill it.
Maybe just for today it’s okay to stay inside. Curled up in the tiny room you call your bedroom. It has no windows and is crowded with shelves. But there’s space on the floor for blankets and it’s dark and quiet.
It takes a long time to fall asleep with your tummy complaining. But eventually you do. You can apologize to Gran later for not helping more.