"No, no," Khaat said. "Sorry if I misled you. Eli likes to return home to some family he has in Bulgaria. Chase? Well, she has a place of her own. Mis comes when she chooses to, and Gar? Yeah, he didn't finish, but he's still underage. He stays here when he's not working. He does his best to find work to handle as much of his own life and affairs as he can. Most of the kids I take care of only turn up at my house on holidays, really, or the odd weekend here or there. When they get permission to leave the school for the weekend.
"Most of the time, my house is Brian, me, my 1 year old daughter and my adopted one year old daughter, and Angus, or assistant." Well, that was about as true as it got. The only part that was a bit weird was that the second baby was her granddaughter, from her adopted daughter. Abbey was Khaat's. Dakota was her granddaughter, really, but Khaat had full custody of her. And by September or October, there would be yet another baby in her house, but she hadn't told many people that yet. It was just too early for that.
"My parents come and go as they like, and so does my godfather. That's about all the family I have really. And I was an only child. Maybe thats why I like kids so much. I don't really know. There was a time when I had about 6 teenagers living with me in the little house I used to live in. It was great. We all had a great time. I let them take over the basement and totally redo it as their own hangout. Its amazing what a little teenage magic can create."
by Keith Nicholas Tue May 17, 2011 12:41 am
