They're Back

So the family came back. Benny gave me a hug, Princess Peach a “hello”, Baba a “Hi”, and my Patron a “I am going to the hospital because I think I broke my toe.” She left and the rest of us sat down for lunch.

My patron came back her toe is fine and the first thing she says is,

“Did you guys eat all the chicken for lunch?

“I don’t know I didn’t really pay attention.”

(Angrily) “This is important I really need to know.”

“I have no idea I really didn’t pay attention.”

I had no idea what was happening but I am pretty sure that Mother Hen and Java were about to get in trouble for something very stupid. Then we moved upstairs and we unpacked the suitcases. Apparently putting the shoes in the shoe compartment of the suitcases is not good enough. We must put them in bags first. You see they are very dirty. Even if they can’t touch the clothes they still might somehow infect them. I also apparently didn’t pack enough close for Benny even though he had day clothes and night close. He needed about five more shirts. That would have given him 16 shirts for 5 days. What on Earth?

Then because she was bored it was time to give me some more tasks. Do some art with the kids ok. Ok, I say knowing full well that the kids are happily occupied not watching tv. They didn’t want to do art. Then as I am leaving the room she tells me we will all wash Caramel today after I am finished with this. Ok I say. Benny and I move up stairs and he plays Wii sport. Later Princess Peach came up to play. Then up the stairs came Baba’s father Corky. Corky is great. The last time he came over he started singing rat pack songs and then one “Texas Song” as he called it. It was some country tune that I have no idea about. Corky came up and sat with us and he and I talked.

We talked a lot. The kids left and we stayed. He talked about his family history. Their sir name has been in use since about 600 A.D. they first were a people who worshipped the stars but in 1050 AD became Muslim. He was given his farm by an Ottoman Sultan after the Battle for Vienna, which took place in 1683. It is a big piece of land. Baba’s actual name means vane and was given to Corky’s father by Ataturk. He was considered the vane of the country. Ataturk was areformer and helped with Turkish Independence from the Ottoman Empire. He is a big deal, like George Washington for us. He then told me Hitler invited his Father to a party in Vienna after Hitler gained control of Austria. He told me about his farm’s history and how he will often find Roman artifacts after it rains. The he started talking to me about his wife. His wife passed a year ago and it has been hard. Apparently it was kind of an arranged mirage. They got pictures of each other said they liked what they saw and then they met. Hung out for a couple of days and then were engaged and soon married. He said he thought that is how marriage should be done because everyday he discovered something wonderful and new about this woman and fell more in love with her. They had 58 happy years. “Every day she would wake up and ask, ‘Corky do you love me? And I would say ‘no!’ then one day I said ‘yes’ and she said ‘Why yes did you do something bad. Don’t change it.” Then he laughed a lot. Then he said, “When she first died I was mad. And I asked God why, why, why. But then I changed. I was like Corky you have to thank God for the 58 beautiful years because he could have given you a wife who yam yam yam yam yam.” He went on to talk more about his wife and their life together. I cried a little. Then Asli called and said Benny wanted a peach. Corky looked at me, “Oh I had forgotten about the kids. I don’t have anyone to talk to and now I found someone and I forgot about the kids.” I laughed. As this was happening I had two thoughts. One, I am glad I have had a lot of awkward death conversations with my friend Ashley or I might have a mess up there. Then two, how sad that he comes over to their house so often and no one talks to him. He just sits and reads the paper. Gives the kids some money and then that’s it.

I went down stairs to cut Benny’s apple and Mother hen is crying. The Patron has said something. I don’t know what. I try to give her a hug and console her but to no avail. I was so angry tears started coming out of my eyes. I pulled it together and went up stairs.

Kids got to bed late and I was blamed. The dog didn’t get washed because we were waiting on my Patron and I got blamed. Then my Patron and Baba fought. Screaming from both ends. She came out of her room cried with the dog and then went back for round two.

This house is a zoo. Emotions are always at extremes. The Patron attacks everyone because she thinks the world is out to get her. She is alone and must feel in control. I hate how she attacks everyone in this house. I don’t care what she says to me because I think she’s silly and I can come back home anytime I want get a better job and move on with my life. But the others have to say so they can send money home to their families. The kids have to stay because their children and this is their home and these are their parents. The size of the miracle that will take place here grows everyday because the darkness deepens everyday. I don’t know when God is going to show up in power. I just pray that it is soon.