The Auction

ridiculous. I stand in the hall waiting with other people. Men, women, and creatures that I am not sure what they are waiting to have their picture taken for the auction. Every

miling at me with his nasty teeth. He m

No worries, Horace, if I ever get out of this, I will find you and

loudly. I guess he is not used to bein

ce yells at me. I

around and say thank you or else," he s

. Thank goodness. I know Horace is ready to kill me. I give Horace a bite-me look and fol

sful. So do your best," she says. She is sweet and the while selling me to someone, she is sweet to me. D

about is how can all of these people come in here and work the auctio

to us are looking for help. They need a nanny or a maid. It is rarely something sinister. I can almost promise you that you will end u

es me feel better. I

and young. You are what 21? I hope y

at is when the authority c

he authority. Shame he wasted it and now lives in poverty. See, this is a good

am not trapped forever in this? I

e of it in just a few years. Honey, this is going to be a good thing for you. Just s

ht. I am away from that idiot father and my mother. She has followed him around and allowed us t

h better. I did not understand, and no o

our picture, and you can smile a

X again, and th

. I know that you will land

ing or tending to kids. I wish to be able to eat and have a roof over my head. I

ll come to get you. It won't be long now. I should have everyth

t everyone had been kind except one

. He is just mad he is stuck he

d he do?

careful and stay with the group. If he giv

with the grou

need it. You got this in

hs taken. I wonder how they ended up here. I am sure a lot of them have it worse than me. Everything w