The Grandchild
The grandchild in this story is a beautiful little girl with eyes as bright as the sun, flashing like black diamonds in rich cream when she laughed, and appearing as two chunks of wet coal when she was sad. She and her grandmother had no home of their own. They would sometimes build lean-to shelters to get out of the weather. Other times they would stay different members of the family for a while. The grandmother would work as a laundry woman in peoples' houses, doing laundry by hand 12 hours a day, when she could find the work. The grandchild was always trying to work alongside her grandmother, but many times the boss would not permit the grandchild to be with the grandmother while she worked. Other times, one day of work would be allowed so that she could by her grandchild something to eat. This existence went on for six years. Suddenly, the young woman wanted to be a mother. The woman who had abandoned her baby along with her mother with no concern for the life they might have, or their safety, suddenly wanted her child back. As mentioned earlier, the young woman expects no consequences for her actions; likewise, she accepts no responsibility. She only wants what she wants when she wants it. A few months ago, the woman started trying to have the grandmother arrested for kidnapping. Could you just imagine this for just a minute? She had abandoned her child for
6 years. Now she wants the grandmother arrested for kidnapping. What a mother! When that didn't work in her favor, she resorted to harassing the grandmother, trying to make her give up the grandchild. That was not going to happen. This grandchild had been with her grandma for six years. Her grandma was the only mother that she had known. Finally, feigning reconciliation, the young woman visits the area for a couple of weeks. One morning the young woman had vanished, along with the grandchild.