“It’s nice to meet you. I am LeeAca.” I say smiling to them. The girl looks at me.
“I heard the teachers say you are the Luna.” She says.
“I will be.” I say nicely, even though Fen growls in my head.
“Why are you here?” Christopher asks, looking up to me.
“Well I was walking home from the main strip when I saw you two. I wanted to come say hi.” I say.
“Oh. Hi. He says shyly. I see Maleena walking up from the square and the children look at her questioningly. I smile as she walks closer and hands me a bag. She looks at me questioningly.
“Maleena, this is Breana and Christopher, my new friends.” I say, introducing them.
I pull out the food, which is a turkey and cheese sub. I hear the kid’s stomach growl.
“Do you two like turkey and cheese subs?” I ask and their eyes light up. They nod excitedly. I give them both a napkin and half of the sub. They start devouring it. I thank Maleena and she continues home. The kids and I sit there talking about random things when a tired looking woman walks up. She holds some resemblance to the children and I can smell the connection. This must be their Aunt.
She looks at me and smiles tiredly.
“Sorry I am late Ms.. “She says looking at me questioningly. “I apologize, are you a new teacher?”
“Aunty Lyn this is Luna LeeAca.” Breana says. The woman’s eyes go wide and she quickly bows.
“Luna, I am sorry. I didn’t know who you were. Nobody in the pack has seen you much, only heard about you.” She says quickly.
“That is alright I was just keeping the kids company. The teachers had someplace they needed to be.” I said politely. The woman nods her head and I can feel the embarrassment and shame coming from her. I look over at the kids then look over at the playground about 10 feet away.
“Hey kids. Why don’t you go play on the playground? I would like to talk with your aunt a little.” I say pointing toward the playground. The jump and start running over to the swings. I feel Lyn’s worry start to increase.
“Luna, I am so very sorry you had to watch the children. I am new at this and am struggling to find time to pick them up. My husband and I own one of the diners downtown and there are only three of us working there. After school is one of the busiest times. Please don’t take them from us. They are our only connection to my sister.” She says as she starts crying.
“I wasn’t going to take them from you. I only wanted to know what you need to help with your circumstance.” I say. Shocking her. She looks up to me still with tears falling down her face.
“Wha.. What?” She asks, confused.
“I understand that it is hard to raise children, especially when you have none of your own. It will be a great adjustment, and I am sure you need help. The children said they didn’t eat lunch.” I say gauging her reaction. Her eyes go big at the realization then her tears start rolling again.
“I completely forgot about lunch for them. I had a big order at the restaurant and was distracted. I don’t know what I am going to do. I am such a horrible guardian.” She says breaking down even more. She has a lot of stress, I can feel it. So many emotions are rolling off of her, not one of them is close to being happy.
“Is there a daycare that is offered for children with parents who can’t pick them up right away?” I ask.
“There is, but we can’t afford it. Ever since the kids came to live with us we have had to buy them new everything. Their house burned down 7 months ago. Their parents died, while the children lived. Ever since then we have been trying, but with our cafe going down hill and not profiting much anymore it is hard to keep afloat. Not to mention it is me and my husband running the place. All of our employees quit a year ago to go work for other places around town. We weren’t bad employers, but our pay was minimum wage, while the other places were higher.” She rambles.
“I understand. Would it help you if there was a free daycare for the children to go to?” I ask.
“That would help tremendously.” She says sniffling.
“I will do my best to help remedy the situation. Consider the daycare built by the end of next week. If you need me to, I am more than happy to come and walk the children to your cafe after school, so you don’t have to worry about the rush.” I say surprising her even more.
“Oh Luna. You need not worry yourself with my trivial problems. I know you have a lot on your plate already.” She says feeling guilty.
“It is no trivial problem. You are a pack member and all pack members should be able to ask for help when they need it.” I say patting her on the shoulder giving her some calm energy.
“Alright. If it isn’t too much to ask.” She says.
“Of course not. Just try to remember the childrens lunch, or they will be taken away. That is one thing that is a basic need. Food.” I say partially scolding her.
“No I won’t… Children! Come on, it’s time to go! “She yells for them. They come running up and grab their bags. Breana hugs one of my legs, while Christopher follows her and hugs the other. “Thank you for the sandwich Luna.” Breana says and lets go and takes her aunt’s hand. Christopher does the same thing smiling and waving goodbye. I stand there for a minute thinking about what just happened. “Another Luna project!” Fen spits at me.
“Look, Fen. We have always helped people in need. If we didn’t take action now could you imagine how those kids would have felt another 6 months from now. The teachers would have resented them because of their guardians and kids probably would start bullying them. I am not having that.” I say defensively.
“Why do you feel the need to help everybody all of a sudden?” Fen pouts in my head.
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