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Ronda

by Rone Welles

7

 

Well the next four weeks went smoothly everything was back to normal … (What is normal) after the wax caper … Danielle has half her HOO HOO hair gone (how is that six H, s in a row) Dan and I share a bedroom now …..Because we are the oldest and probley the only boy sisters around for miles

"Good morning Dan "I said, "want to help make breakfast …."Sure do I am starved come on ill race you to the kitchen …."

"Yeah right, tell you what I can tie your legs together and you use my forearm crutches and I will crawl and see who wins …" I said

" No you would win for sure how about we just walk to the kitchen together …Come on I will help you get ready " Danielle said ….

We make a good pair what I don't think of, Dan will … The phone rang and mom answered it, she was talking to somebody about trading my VW bus for a van I could use and they were asking questions about what I needed. They said they would call back in about three hours and tell us where to go and see what they have …..The caller said to ask for Tammy when we got there…..

We all helped to make breakfast and clean up after Bobbie took the trash out …Patty was cleaning her room and Cat was cleaning the bathroom, mom was in the living room vacuuming when the call came in to come to a dealership in Ft. Worth …….

We loaded up in the bus and headed for the dealership to see what they had ….. Upon arriving, we went around to the back where the used cars were and asked for Tammy… She came out. Dan got out, ran to her, and hugged her they stood there hugging for a long time… Tears came from their eyes not a word was said….She is pretty long blond hair almost to her waist.

Blue eyes, 5ft. 6in, about 110 lbs every bit a very pretty girl >>>>

It seems that Tammy was once Tommy when Angel rescued them together and was placed with a family in Ft Worth …. It has been two years since they saw each other and did not know they were this close …….Tammy was twenty now and working for her family and friends..Her real family were killed in a accident that was staged to elimnate heirs to a fortune … Tammy is the only one of that family left…Angel and his group found out about the scheme and stopped the people from ever doing that again ……

 

Tammy said "Come with me, leave the bus here and leave the keys in it ….did you bring the papers for it? …"

"Yes I have them right here."

We followed her to a small building in the middle of the dealership ….. Once inside there are several offices and a hall going back to a private office and the rest rooms ……she led us through the door and turned we went down a set of stairs…The elevator in the same room looked like a closet even had a coat hanging over the controls Once down on the bottom floor this is

A Hugh underground area with a lot of doors. A swimming pool with a glass window looking at a lounge area. This area was as big as the parking lot above and you would not know it was here …..

"I want you to meet Angel "As we went into the large room with a conference table and twelve soft chairs ….Angel stood up greeted mom with a hug …"Hello Joanne, long time no sees, how have you been?" Mom greeted Angel "OH Angel you have aged a little."

This is a little confusing to me and the girls ….we had no idea what was going on and it seems mom was once a girl that Lady Jean and a shady group rescued and saved from a terrible life ….

Mom never talked about her life or when she was a little girl or even where she came from …..Dad's parents lived in Texas down by Houston … We saw them when Dad died at the funeral they were nice people hard working middle class …

Angel wanted to see Danielle and how she was getting along with Joanne and her family …..

Mom didn't know they were checking up on us… It seems they know a lot of things no one else knows….. Dan and Angel talked for a while and Angel was happy with what was going on and the family group with all five girls and mom …..Angel and mom talked and then we went up to a large building, inside was a red 2006 Chrysler town & country van with handicap controls and a Bruno scooter lift with a new Pride scooter in the back …. Angel handed Mom an envelope and a set of keys …

Then said "ok this is the trade for your antique VW bus … Do you accept the trade Ron …"

"Do bears go potty in the woods…. YES, that is what we need "I said

Angel was laughing "You are something else Ron that bus is worth this much in certain markets"

I have to get back to work so take care and I will keep in touch with Danielle …So for now good luck

And it does me good to see a smiling family …. You all know what happens here stays here …..Keep it to your self and enjoy ….My car is waiting I have to go …." Angel Hugged Mom said good by and was gone ………….

"He sure doesn't Talk to much does he "Dan said to mom

"You will never know what goes on with Angel She is a very special person that cannot be replaced."

"Ronda, take these keys and get in lets check it out …..Tammy here is our address you come and visit when you get a chance … Thank you for all you have done and good luck ….. If you need anything give us a call Please maybe we can help you sometime ….."

 

"I will keep that in mind, now go have fun and enjoy the new van "….Tammy waved goodbye…

 

This van has everything on it , power windows , power rear doors and hatch , power seats , a sound system that was like sitting in a concert hall …a video set in the back seat to show movies all leather upholstery …the drivers seat has a memory to remember each driver and the setting for them…….

"This is a dream come true, and it fit's the family we can all ride in comfort now …. " I said…

The driver's seat lifts up so I don't have to adjust anything once it is set it goes to that setting by pressing number 1 on the console .Mom opened the envelop and was shocked by what she found …

There are forty one hundred dollar bills ….No note or anything else ….she checked the outside and it had her address and in the left corner was written, Angel……..

 

On the way home we stopped at Uncle Bob's house and we showed off the van …they were impressed

And wished me good luck with it… Mom drove to our house and we got home in time to make supper…

She set # 2 on the consol for her setting ….we all went and helped make dinner then set down and watched the TV for a while before getting ready for bed ….

 

" School is going to start soon so we need to go shopping for school clothes "…….Mom said Then next morning we went to a mall I parked in the handicap area and pushed the button to open the back hatch and get my scooter out … I had to adjust to fit me a little and get used using the controls this was sure nice to get around with a lot easer than with my sticks and I did not get so tired when shopping. In the mall we went and were looking at school clothes. Five girls in different sizes stair stepped from six to sixteen the smallest was sixteen even patty was bigger that me Danielle was the biggest…

Mom got us all matching dresses for church and found one for herself that matched these were dress up and we had to wear a slip underneath …..Danielle was getting a few new bras and Barbara need some

Cat is trying some bras on and patty wanted a bra too ……Mom was busy for a while fitting the girls with bras ….."Ronda you need to get some bras for school you will need them …."I am not really that big in the chest mom "I said

"All girls need to get used to a bra so when they grow they will fit in to them easily , so go and pick a set with panties that match make the panties a little big to fit over your diaper ……"

I found a blue set that I liked … then a set with fancy trim lace around the waist and legs a bra that matched in my size. Training bra size ….pink to match the dress mom picked out ….Danielle went to the junior's area and found some nice dresses there. But none in my size I had to go to the girl's area…

Where Patty and I found some that matched … she wanted to be twins with me so her and I shopped together for a while picked out some jeans and tops we got two of everything …..There was a sale on swim suits and her and I got matching one peace suits pink with white trim and straps …We tried them on both of us and my braces and shoes were the only difference from Patty and me. We look like twins and a lady saw us told mom twin girls they are cute so precious …mom just smiled and said thank you they are precious ..You would not believe the pile of clothing we had ….Mom said time to go get lunch lets pay for these things and go eat …..When the cash register stopped it was over one thousand dollars …..Mom had a discount card that saved ten percent plus the sale items it added up to nine hundred eleven .fifty six cents ….

The store manager came and asked mom " need any help with the purchase ", Mom said "yes if you will take them out to the van for us that would be a great help " He called over two young boys to help carry the bags out …..Mom tipped the boys a dollar each and came back inside the mall we went to the food court ……The boys that were there staring at us I was not used to that, Danielle was getting nervous with the boys looking at her . Mom saw that she was getting upset and asked '"are you alright…

"Sorry mom I am not used to being around people like this , it helps to have the girls around ".

Danielle Said ……

We finished and mom said "time to go "… After we put the scooter in we put the bags on top in the back…

So we headed for home mom drove the van …

After unloading the van mom put it in the shed Dan got an extension cord and plugged the scooter in to

Charge the batteries …running it all day runs the batteries down it will only run for nine hours before the batteries need to be charged ………This will be the first time I will drive the scooter in school..

Hope it lasts all day …. One more week I will find out …….

In the house we all were putting the clothes away Dan and I each have a dresser now and we share a vanity with a big mirror not much room left in this bedroom just a path down the middle …the girls room is the same way only mom has a room that is not full ….Good thing we get along living this close ………

 

The Sunday church service was boring that guy can talk the ears off a corn stalk ….

With Dan in the group we were singing some gospel at church and with her deeper voice made the sound from the group great we got a lot of complements and kudos from the people there …

Mrs. Wilson and Jason were there they said " they loved the singing and want us to come to a group singing meet next week for fun and games …. All this was to take place at the VFW hall

In town" …. Mom and Aunt Wendy said" we would be there "…

Mrs. Wilson said "It starts at 6pm wed everybody will be there ….."

Mom said " we have to change the name of the group now that we have six Harris girls …."

Billy said" he wanted to be a Harris girl too "….We all giggled and smiled at him he's too young to understand ….only three …..

Wednesday came and we were excited about the singing at the VFW mom and Aunt Wendy took us to the mall and we bought dresses all the same pink and white puffy sleeves with white lace trim

And a bib front white lace around the hem. With matching patent leather white shoes… Pink socks with white lace top….. Billy wanted some too Aunt Wendy had to tell him he was too young and she had some for him at home already …..She got him some white shoes anyway. Just to keep him quiet ….

When we got back to Aunt Wendy's house we started to clean up and we were doing each others nails

All in the same color pink Billy was there so we did his also and did our toe nails the same pink. Billy's too…. We all had blond hair in various shades and were brushing it out and all decided to wear ponytails with white ribbons….. Mom cleaned my shoes with white shoe polish and shined them up

So I would look like the rest of the girls …. Uncle Bob has a die grinder and a buffing wheel in the barn and he went out and buffed the braces nice and shiny we had a snack and mom said "OK every body go potty BEFORE we go ….. Its five o'clock and we are all ready every body have what we need?"

"Ronda and Billy in the bed room" …Aunt Wendy changed Billy put some plastic pants on him and mom changed me she put plastic pants on me to stop any leaks…….I put my dress down straightened my hair looked in the mirror there was a pretty girl looking back at me ….." Ok lets go " mom said she picked me up and carried me to the van and put me in a child seat strapped the seatbelt on and went climbed in front …..Aunt Wendy and uncle Bob were following us in their suburban ….

We arrived fifteen minuets early and a lot of people were there already we parked in back of the building so we could be together …..Jason was there and came out picked me up carried me inside…

Mrs. Wilson asked me….. "could I start the group singing with our girls and did I know any jokes to start the group going …" She knew I could tell blonde jokes they were my favorite and I had a lot of them …

The hall was filling up with people … Mr. Wilson tested the sound system tapping on the mike.

Dan pushed me on the stage and said "go your on"…………

"GOOD EVENING Everybody welcome to the VFW Fund raising show I hope you have a fun evening …. We have a great line up of talent for starters The Harris Girls, a singing group ….All

Blondes in pink they are sure Purdy ….. I'm Ronda Harris and these are my sisters….."

 

We sang several songs before the next group was ready …..Barber shop quartets ….four in all …

Sweet Adeline's - a Lady singing Barber shop group ….Then we were back on singing some modern gospel Songs …

It was a great evening lasted till midnight ….Back at home there was a strange car in the driveway.

Two young ladies got out when we stopped and talked to mom for a while ….".They will be back tomorrow "Mom said …..

 

The next morning after breakfast the two ladies and a man came to talk to mom ….

They went outside so we could not hear what went on …… Mom called Uncle Bob

And he came over and talked to the people outside for a while …. Then they came into the house..

Mom asked for Dan and me to make some sandwiches and something to eat for everybody ….

There was some kind of trouble in the Serrias and some people needed to stay at a safe place for a while. Some place not on the map so to speak …. As Dan and I were making a snack we listened and were amazed at what we heard…. Mom said " we don't have a lot of room here but we will share what we have, Angel knows that …. The bedrooms are full and the only place left is the living room…How long will this take for a short time we can handle three or four if there small and don't mind living cramped up with us for a while…"

. The man said that "I will get in touch and check back .." He said " no

Communications from this area for a while even on a cell phone can get traced… let me go and talk to

The people and get back with more details …."

Bob had agreed to four and more if needed .. Good the Ladies were happy and there was a nice farewell … They will be back they said …

We don't know what happens in the outside world here in nowhere and we sure don't hear it on the TV they only show the gory stuff from Iraq and Bush bash the president, half the time we don't even turn it on anymore to many commercials not enough program to bother with…"

Danielle and I were talking about what is happening and what is going on … We asked mom and Uncle Bob , uncle bob said , " Well it seems that an organized gang of child molesters was kidnapping boys to sell to the highest bidder.. Some have been in there keeping for about a year and some were sold … we don't know all the details yet but it seems that some parents sold their kids to the molesters ….. The girls that they have are in bad shape..

It seems that a molester will pay big money for a young girl …some have been raped and sodomized

And will need medical care most all will need a psychiatrist .. We don't know at this point what is happening …. We will wait and see then do what has to be done … Are you ready to help ? "

Dan stood there with tears in her eyes silent not a sound was herd from anyone … we all stood there absorbing what was said …..

Danielle screamed ….." IT HAS TO STOP IT HAS TO STOP THIS CANT HAPPEN ANYMORE

NO MORE NO MORE WE GOT TO STOP IT NOW !

IT HAS TO STOP

I CANT LIVE WITH THIS WE GOT TO STOP THE CRAZY

MOLESTERS NOW KILL THEM KILL THEM ALL….."

 

Danielle past out on the floor ,,,,,,

 

 

 

Uncle Bob picked her up and took her to the bedroom mom came in and put a cold wash cloth on her head ….

Mom said "I better call the help line this is getting serious"

 

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