they’re sick?”
“We don’t know; and it’s just a precaution. It’s only for two weeks,” Doc replied.
“We’ll bring you food and anything else you need. It’s just best for everyone here,” I said.
“Tyler, you OK with this?” Sarge asked.
Tyler looked at him and nodded. “Yeah. I, I understand why.” He extended his hand to Brandy. “Come on; let’s go home.”
Brandy rose to her feet, taking the kids by the hand, and started towards the door. She stopped and looked back; tears were already staining her cheeks.
“It’ll be OK, Miss Brandy; we’ll take care of you. If you need anything at all, just let me know,” Thad said with a smile.
“I’ll be over later to check the kids and explain some things to you,” Doc said.
Tyler nodded, and they left the house.
“What’s this all about?” Bobbie asked.
“Just what they said; they could be sick, and we can’t take any chances,” Danny replied.
“And you think it’s TB?” Bobbie asked.
“We’re not certain. Some people came through that may have it, so it’s better safe than sorry.”
“I’m going home; I’ll see you guys later,” I said. I was tired and wanted to just get away for a minute. Crossing the fence, I could hear Little Bit yelling in the house. Opening the door, I was greeted with chaos. Mel was trying to hold Little Bit down on the sofa. She in turn wasn’t having any of it, and was kicking and screaming.
“What the hell’s going on?”
Mel looked up exasperated, “She’s got a tick, and I’m trying to get it off her.”
“Just wait a minute, wait a minute!” Little Bit shouted.
“Chill out kiddo; it’s just a tick. Let Mom get it off,” I said.
“Let me see it, I want to see it,” Little Bit said.
“Look; it’s right here,” Mel said.
Little Bit looked at the parasite, “Eww, it’s so big, get it off!”
I laughed out loud. It was too funny; first she didn’t want Mel to mess with it, and now she wants it off. “Just sit still then,” I said.
Using tweezers, Mel gripped the tick and quickly snatched it out. Mel held it up, “There, that wasn’t so bad was it?”
“Let me see it,” Little Bit said, taking the tweezers. She took it outside and placed the tick on the handrail. She then mashed it. The door was open and I was watching her, “Ewww, that’s so gross!”
She made me laugh again; the kid was so funny.
Mel sat back on the sofa, “What are you doing home?”
Sitting beside her and laying my head back on the cushion, I said, “Just needed a break.”
“What’s going on?”
Closing my eyes, I told her about the people we suspected of having TB, and how dangerous it was. And then I told her about having to quarantine Tyler and Brandy for two weeks.
“That’s so sad; I hope they are alright.”
Sitting up, I said, “I’m sure they are; it’s just a precaution.” Looking around, I asked, “where are the girls?”
“Where do you think? Sleeping.”
Looking back towards their rooms, I asked, “How are they doing?”
“Better now. I think they’ll be fine,” Mel said as she stood up. “Want some chips?”
“Wow, you make some?”
“Yeah; made them today with Bobbie.”
“That’d be good.”
Mel went to the kitchen and returned with a bowl of kudzu chips and a glass of tea. I smiled at her, “I knew there was a reason I kept you around.”
Handing me the glass and bowl, she slid onto the sofa beside me. “That’s the only reason you keep me around?”
Sticking a chip in my mouth, I glanced sideways at her. “You do have other worthy assets.”
“Hmm, is that so?”
Smiling, I replied, “Oh yeah.”
We spent the afternoon lounging on the sofa, snoozing, not asleep, but almost there. Little Bit even piled in as well, lying on the opposite end with her legs draped over me. It was pleasant, just hanging out. As the light coming through the windows began to dim, I patted Mel’s ass, “I need to get up.”
She sat up. “Me too; I need
“We don’t know; and it’s just a precaution. It’s only for two weeks,” Doc replied.
“We’ll bring you food and anything else you need. It’s just best for everyone here,” I said.
“Tyler, you OK with this?” Sarge asked.
Tyler looked at him and nodded. “Yeah. I, I understand why.” He extended his hand to Brandy. “Come on; let’s go home.”
Brandy rose to her feet, taking the kids by the hand, and started towards the door. She stopped and looked back; tears were already staining her cheeks.
“It’ll be OK, Miss Brandy; we’ll take care of you. If you need anything at all, just let me know,” Thad said with a smile.
“I’ll be over later to check the kids and explain some things to you,” Doc said.
Tyler nodded, and they left the house.
“What’s this all about?” Bobbie asked.
“Just what they said; they could be sick, and we can’t take any chances,” Danny replied.
“And you think it’s TB?” Bobbie asked.
“We’re not certain. Some people came through that may have it, so it’s better safe than sorry.”
“I’m going home; I’ll see you guys later,” I said. I was tired and wanted to just get away for a minute. Crossing the fence, I could hear Little Bit yelling in the house. Opening the door, I was greeted with chaos. Mel was trying to hold Little Bit down on the sofa. She in turn wasn’t having any of it, and was kicking and screaming.
“What the hell’s going on?”
Mel looked up exasperated, “She’s got a tick, and I’m trying to get it off her.”
“Just wait a minute, wait a minute!” Little Bit shouted.
“Chill out kiddo; it’s just a tick. Let Mom get it off,” I said.
“Let me see it, I want to see it,” Little Bit said.
“Look; it’s right here,” Mel said.
Little Bit looked at the parasite, “Eww, it’s so big, get it off!”
I laughed out loud. It was too funny; first she didn’t want Mel to mess with it, and now she wants it off. “Just sit still then,” I said.
Using tweezers, Mel gripped the tick and quickly snatched it out. Mel held it up, “There, that wasn’t so bad was it?”
“Let me see it,” Little Bit said, taking the tweezers. She took it outside and placed the tick on the handrail. She then mashed it. The door was open and I was watching her, “Ewww, that’s so gross!”
She made me laugh again; the kid was so funny.
Mel sat back on the sofa, “What are you doing home?”
Sitting beside her and laying my head back on the cushion, I said, “Just needed a break.”
“What’s going on?”
Closing my eyes, I told her about the people we suspected of having TB, and how dangerous it was. And then I told her about having to quarantine Tyler and Brandy for two weeks.
“That’s so sad; I hope they are alright.”
Sitting up, I said, “I’m sure they are; it’s just a precaution.” Looking around, I asked, “where are the girls?”
“Where do you think? Sleeping.”
Looking back towards their rooms, I asked, “How are they doing?”
“Better now. I think they’ll be fine,” Mel said as she stood up. “Want some chips?”
“Wow, you make some?”
“Yeah; made them today with Bobbie.”
“That’d be good.”
Mel went to the kitchen and returned with a bowl of kudzu chips and a glass of tea. I smiled at her, “I knew there was a reason I kept you around.”
Handing me the glass and bowl, she slid onto the sofa beside me. “That’s the only reason you keep me around?”
Sticking a chip in my mouth, I glanced sideways at her. “You do have other worthy assets.”
“Hmm, is that so?”
Smiling, I replied, “Oh yeah.”
We spent the afternoon lounging on the sofa, snoozing, not asleep, but almost there. Little Bit even piled in as well, lying on the opposite end with her legs draped over me. It was pleasant, just hanging out. As the light coming through the windows began to dim, I patted Mel’s ass, “I need to get up.”
She sat up. “Me too; I need
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