Somedays you just don’t know what can be happening right under your nose. Just next door in an unassuming house built with exactly the same floorplan as Winterpast. Not a big place, but not a tiny house either. Three bedrooms, two baths. Kitchen. Dining room. Three car garage. A normal looking home with extraordinary new occupants.
The original occupants didn’t move out. Others moved IN. Three in total. Needing constant care, they’re a handful. From what I’ve been told, caring for them is like trying to nail Jello to a tree. Busy and demanding charges, their care is the ultimate focus. They shall want for nothing per the letter of the law. It’s all spelled out in reams and reams of court documents.
The new neighbors don’t drive. Being challenged in height and weight, they are at the mercy of a staff of people hired to watch over them. The three are a flight risk, so for now, no one has really been allowed to meet them. Just getting settled from the loss of their original caretaker, their world is as messy as a litter box. I hope things settle down for them. I’d love to meet them, as I’m always up for new friendships.
A variety of professionals have been stopping by to check on their new surroundings. With clipboards and clickity-clackety high heels, I’ve seen them over the fence. Making notes of available light and the condition of the new home, the focus is entirely on comfort and care. And yet, no one can really know what the three are thinking, as (I’ve been told from a reliable source) they don’t speak English. Everyone wants the best for them, but some want the best for nefarious reasons. Money does that to people when there is a loss. The jackals come out spewing alligator tears. There’s enough money available to cover a lifetime of care. Thank goodness for the team of professionals and their watchful eyes. They will choose the best environment for happiness and contentment.
Not that these three breathe or eat any differently than others. Their story began with birth into poverty and abandonment. Through adoption, they landed in the lap of luxury, with every need and want attended to by a loving caretaker. Sadly, death stole him away and they now wait for a new home with a new family. Thank goodness they have each other.
I’m not sure if the new neighbors will stay long, or if they’ll even be allowed to remain together. Psychologists and social workers are responsible for those decisions, while state, federal, and estate judges will decide their final fate. Money can provide watchful eyes to make sure the innocent are well cared for. Yes. Money can provide the best of everything.
Take care to watch your surroundings. You just never know who lives in the quiet little house next to yours. They could be sleeping just feet away from your own pillow, separated only by a fence line. Grimalkin or moggy, pedigree unknown. I may need to provide some tutoring to these non-English speaking wards of the court. Going to dust off my old text books now.
More tomorrow.