Loving Grim

Memory lane

Flashback:

When we were little living in the orphanage, every night I’d sleep in a long Victorian night gown with my hair in pigtails. Alex would sleep in a long Tee shirt with her hair in puffy pigtails and Conny had her natural light brown/blond hair color at the time always sleeping in blue footy Pj’s.

Just like every night we pretended to sleep, still full of energy while the nuns were away. I sat up in the dark room whispering to Alex who’s bed was next to mine “Pssst! Are you ready to play?” I whispered quiet enough not to wake the other girls

Conny and Alex got out f bed sneaking off while I covered my eyes “No peeking” Conny whispered

I covered my eyes and counted while they hid “One, two, three!”

I uncovered my eyes crawling out of bed whispering “Ready or not, here I come”

Conny would always hide under the sink, Alex would always hide in a closet and I would always hide under a bed. It was our safe spots.

First place I looked was in the closet and once I opened I shouted “Found you!” as we both began to giggle.

Alex’s face suddenly went straight and laughter faded and once I turned around I saw the sister’s and instantly she scolded us having Conny by the ear “What are you ladies up to? Off to bed with the three of you!”

Conny, Alex and I quietly walked back to our beds hanging our heads in sorrow from being caught. Once we crawled into bed I noticed Ronny sneaking into the room shaking Alex.

“Lexi, there’s a monster under my bed” he said to her

Alex opened her arms offering him to crawl in bed with here “Come here. That monster won’t dare take on the four of us…” Alex replied

Back then, all four of us were family. Could it just be part of the innocence of being a child? If that were the case, why can’t time stand still?

Ron crawled in bed with Alex and fell fast asleep. Once the sun started to rise Sister Ann entered our room greeting “Good morning young ladies!”

Once all the girls began to rise out of bed and greet back “Good morning sister Ann” she noticed Ronny sleeping in bed with Alex and sighed in disappointment.

“Ugh, Ronny, how many times do we have to tell you? This is the girls room” said Sister Ann

“Sorry…” Ronny replied giving her the puppy dog face

She snatched him by the hand leading him out the room and scolded “Be ready for class” while Alex and I watched him leave and then all got out of bed

I looked at Conny on her bed still sleeping while all the girls got out of bed getting ready for class.

“Conny?” I gently said to her

Conny continued sleeping so Alex got out of bed snatching the covers off of Conny shouting “Wake up!”

Conny held herself shivering screaming back “I’m sleepy!”

Finally, moments later after lashing out, Conny got out of bed grumpy and mumbling. While Alex and I walked to the bathroom. To brush our teeth and get dressed into our uniforms.

Alex looked at me after getting dressed and asked “Hey, can you brad my hair? I don’t want afro puffs”

I smiled at her and replied “Sure”

I struggled barding Lexi’s sheepish hair but finally after struggling I was able to brad on both sides and twist them into two circles.

I giggled and said “You look Chinese!”