Sweet and Sour Memories

A lot of stuff has been happening lately, I finally moved out of my fathers Hotel (lovely place) into a house. My wonderful little circle of friends won't be living with me this time (a house full of 6 adults and 2 children is one WILD house). Actually, the 2 children will be staying with me, which is a sweet and sour story.

A few years ago, I was on my way home from class on my way to work a small child ran into me and knocked me over. I remember looking at the person preparing myself to verbally annihilate the idiot that ran into me. However, when i realized it was a small boy around the age of 6 or 7 with bruises all over his face i was shocked. And no, i wasn't shocked at the expression in his face, it was filled with fear mixed with large amounts of anger.

I looked behind him and none the less in the distance i see some deranged man running in my direction. Instantly i recognized the situtation and with out even THINKING (which i should have... but i didn't) i scooped up the child and ran into a back ally (i know it sounds like a sene from a movie or something fictional, but i really did that).

At first the kid was pretty pissed, ranting about how he had to go back for someone. However, i ended up taking him to my job where i bandnaged him up and gave him a nice meal (which he devoured). As much as I wanted to keep him as my own (dispite his attempt to be a bad-ass grown up was almost too adorable for me to bare) I sent him home.

After our "interesting" meeting he came to see me at my job almost everyday. However, he never came alone. He would always bring by with him a boy (his little brother) around the same age. He was his exact oppisites persionality and temperment. Seeing them together was the loveliest thing in the world. The both of them vistied me everyday without fail. The bad-ass one (Devin or [The Little Devil, which in my oppinion suits him quite well]) would even get angry at me when i missed work (dispite is rude exterior he is so cute).

However, the other little boy (Luca) was like Devin's shadow. He never ventured far away from Devin, and he hardly spoke (it took him a month until i heard his voice). He is just one of those kids that you see and all you want to do to them is give them a warm hug. I never asked them questions about their home or anything however everytime i saw them, their brusies never went away. Which aggrivated my soul to no end.

After christmas I finally bought my house and was in the process of moving so i took a leave of work for a few days. I got a call from my boss saying that Devin and Luca have been looking for me and have been camping out at his place for the past couple days. I was pretty confused since they never spend the night.

It turns out that their "wonderful" parents abandonded them and they have been living on their own for the last couple of weeks. They were forced to fend for themselves at age 7!! I was absolutly appauled by this, how could a parent abandon 2 children by themselves??

In the end, it was decided (legally) that they live with me (and my 6 cantankerous friends). But now we have finally managed to buy a home (with the help of beloved brother and father) were the 3 of us can live happily.

I pray with all my heart that the lives of those 2 beautiful boys are filled with happiness and good memories.

thnx for reading and having an interest...

Yeah...I agree that she is a cool person and a kind-hearted one too...

Funny how we are both praising her on her blog...hahahaha...

*Sorry...I just laugh at the wierdest things...*

...>^_^<...

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by: khmer_junkie

Mar 04, 2008 1:06pm

Thanks...

I will definetly consider talking to you...

I am glad that I can have someone to talk to about my problems...

You seem to be a trustworthy and wonderful person to talk to...

It's great that you look beyond your safe-comfort zone and see the world that is beyond your eyes...

Mar 04, 2008 12:45pm

I love you too!!

I will try always comment so you can smile more. =)

Haha... well whatever you call them (Yin or Yang or Devin and Lucas) I will do my best to support you. Actually no, whenever and however I can I WILL support you.

HWAITING!!

by: lupe

Mar 04, 2008 7:52am

I Love You!!!

Everytime I read anything you have commented on any of my blogs I can't help but smile ^.^

But I agree, after re-reading my blog it really does sound like something from a move script (haha) And now that you mention it, your right. They are just like Yin and Yang (should start calling them that from now on) And thank you for the support, because I am POSTIVE I am going to need it.

by: Lalamina

Mar 03, 2008 10:06pm

Reading your comment made me cry. Before I met those kids I was really oblivious to the suffering that people really go through. Thougts of abuse and abandonment was not even real to me. All I thought about was my problems and the problems with the people close to me. With out even knowing it I was selfish and uncaring to the people around me. Its all thanks to those 2 children that I am the wonderful person you make me out to be.

Thank you for your beautiful comment and I pray to the heavens that you will find someone that will love and most importantly make your life happy. And when you find them (believe me when I say that I have the confidence that you will) don't let them go ^.^

PS. I know this doesn't cout for much but if you ever need someone to talk to or even vent you anger at I'll be more than happy to listen. And besides the best conversations are with complete strangers right?? (hehe)

Mar 03, 2008 9:57pm

This story seems almost like it was taken out of a movie script. It's hard to believe that somebody would go through something like this, yet I BELIEVE you. Luca and Devin are like Yin and Yang, total opposites.

I hope that your life now with these two wonderful kids is amazing in your new house. I know you will be a great parent to them.

to khmer_junkie i'm sorry to hear that you were abandoned but i'm happy to know that we both agree that there are wonderful and caring people like Lalamina (sorry don't know your real name). i hope your life is great now like i know Devin's and Luca's will be.

Mar 03, 2008 6:24pm

I have read all your blogs and they are just so inspiring to read...

This story has really touched me because I was abandoned and all I have left are people who have no respect and don't understand me...

To see someone so kind and thoughtful...is such an angelic figure...

Devin and Luca are so blessed to have such a great mother like you...

My mother left me and I terribly miss...yet no one knows...

Everday is a struggle for me but to see you make 2 lives happier is all I need to know that there is still love in this world...

I actually cried reading your blogs because they were so pure and inspiring to me to live life independently and happily...

Truly...you are a wonderful person and that D & L are so blessed...

Mar 02, 2008 10:24pm

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