Again, I quietly opened my bedroom door and then carefully scanned the floor for painful objects before I proceeded. I used my foot to kick aside rocks and cars so that I might make it safely to bed. I placed my backup Tums on the bedside table. I climbed up the ladder and crawled into…

I quietly closed the door behind me as I heard Anita singing ‘Mmmm bop’ softly. Slivers of light coming in from around our towel curtain. It was enough for me to make my way under our drying laundry and safely  around the various toy cars and rocks that were scattered on the floor and over…

I locked up the health office door and dragged my butt up the stairs. Anita was flipping through a Teen Beat magazine sitting on the floor with her back against the wall between our two rooms. I slid down the wall and plopped down beside her. I looked at her and she gave me a…