DESTINED

Chapter 8

It's the next morning, Zac slept on the couch while the ladies slept in the other bedrooms. He ordered breakfast for everyone and waited for them to get up.

Fatima: Walking around my house naked?

Zac: It's not like you haven't seen this body before.

Fatima: But she hasn't. I don't want her to be uncomfortable.

Zac: What's the plan? Are you going to tell her?

Fatima: Kathy said I shouldn't. I should let the official people handle that. Naila is fragile right now and me telling her that I'm -

There was a knock on the door interrupting her sentence.

Kathy: Fatima, come open this door.

Fatima: Oh God, Kathy. (She opened the door.) This is Zac, he came to bring food for us, you know I can't cook.

Kathy: Hey Zac, where's the little one?

Fatima: Still sleeping. So what's the process going to look like?

Kathy: They will take her to an orphanage or foster home until we find a permanent home for her. Her parents will be looked for and be investigated. If they no longer wanted her, they should have just taken her to a safe place not leaving her at school.

Fatima: Okay, how long will she be at the orphanage?

Kathy: It will depend on the court. Can you go get her?

Naila: No need. Where is my bag?

Zac: Right here.

Kathy: Hey Naila, you and I need to get going, you can't be here any longer. Fatima already broke the law with you.

Naila: Will I get back in school tomorrow?

Fatima: Yes. You can continue with your regular school. I'll pay your fees.

Kathy: Fatima! Don't make promises.

Naila: Thank you for letting stay the night. I appreciate it so much.

Fatima: Your welcome.

Kathy: Walk around bringing food with no shirt? (Asking Zac).

Zac: I couldn't sleep with a suit on.

Kathy: He spent the night?

Fatima: Aren't you supposed to be heading out?

Naila: Can't I stay here? Or she can be my foster mother?

Kathy: By law, Fatima is not allowed to have you.

Naila: She has a record?

Zac: Something like that.

Kathy left with Naila to get her into the system and find a home for her. She was placed in an orphanage about 30 minutes from the school. She has been adjusting to her new living environment. She hasn't been to school for a week but is coming to school today.

Fatima has been anxious to see her. The whole process has been stressing her because Kathy informed her that the case worker dealing with Naila wants to look for her biological parent first before they can permanently place her in a home. Kathy brought that up in order to help Fatima get her daughter back.

Melanie: Ms Wilson, is Naila coming to school today?

Tyra: She's not coming. Didn't you know her parents left her? Poor child is in an orphanage. The ghetto.