by Karen Rispin
Uncle Kurt chuckled and said, "Kind of like being a parent, isn't it? Do you think we can handle it, Tianna?"
Tianna grinned and hugged him. My eyes felt kind of teary. It was the first time I'd ever seen her hug her dad.
We cut the picnic short and went back to VCA to pack up Tianna's junk.
"Are you going to be really OK now?" I asked her when we were by ourselves for a second.
She shrugged and said, "Better than before. Like, then I thought nobody wanted me at all. Now I know that Dad really wants me. I mean, he came all the way to Africa to get me. And you guys want me. But the best part is that God wants me."
"Hey, you don't even have a Bible, do you? Except that one Mrs. Jackson lent you." I grabbed mine from the dresser and shoved it into her bag. "Here, only you have to read it. Promise?"
She laughed, "OK, I promise."
A few minutes later Sandy and I and half of the kids in Jackson dorm were waving at Tianna, her dad, and my parents as they pulled out. Tianna's hair was all messy and in her eyes as she turned to wave.
But she was smiling.
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Copyright © 1992 by Karen Rispin
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