Kahayatle by Elle Casey5/24/2023 ![]() It had to be a kind of democracy with more than one person making decisions. She actually wasn’t welcome as far as I was concerned, but I knew it wouldn’t be fair to exclude kids who rubbed me the wrong way. I hadn’t pressed the issue because I didn’t want her to think she wasn’t welcome. ![]() ![]() “What are you goingk to do now?” Bodo asked her, finally getting to the part I was wondering about. All she does all day long is bark orders like a freakin’ drill sergeant.” “If you were such a big help, why’d they want to trade you?” asked Winky. She’d decided to walk next to Winky’s and Bodo’s horse, so even though Paci held back on the reins a little, we still had to listen to her. I was helping them.” Gail was still yammering on and on, two hours after we’d taken her through the grove. Things were looking up, and for the first time in days, I felt my heart lighten just a little. We were going to get through this grove and then we’d be almost home. Things felt more normal now, or a least a tiny bit more normal. ![]()
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