A Different Way To Finding Each Other

What A Five Year Old Thinks

It had been a few days since Callie told her mama and mommy that she knew she was sick and the girl was feeling that her mommy hated her, as well as her mama and daddy. Since she is a few days shy of being five, the girl is technically five as she did her chores and her homework and her reading and stopped hanging with her brothers and was just watching TV more and playing less. 

Neither of the moms knew she was upset and didn't know she was watching TV more and playing less as Lena came home late from work as she paid the babysitter, Jayne Byers and she put the cash in her pocket. "We need to talk, Mrs. Adams Foster."

"Sure. The kids?" Lena asked.

"The older twins are still with Mike Foster and the rest of the boys are outside. It's about Callie."

"What about her?" Lena asked concerned and scared. "Was she okay?"

"She seems lost or something and she didn't want to play with the boys at all when they asked. She, she  um just watched TV after her chores and homework were done."

"TV? For how long?" Lena asked.

"Three hours," Jayne said. Lena's eyes went wide as she sat down. Her and Stef never realized something was wrong with their girl and with so much kids in their family she was overlooked as Lena felt terrible and horrible about what her baby girl was going through. 

Her and Stef keep putting AJ and Jack over the others kids because of what they endured over their parent's murder. 

"And Mr. Hasani called and asked me for you to call him back. It's urgent."

"Callie?" Lena asked as Jayne nodded. "Where is she right now?"

"Family room," Jayne said. "TV."

"Thank you and have a good rest of the day," Lena said as Jayne smiled and left.

In the family room, Lena walked into the room and saw her baby girl watching TV and she grabbed the remote and turned the TV off. 

"JAYNE. PUT THE TV BACK ON. NOW!" Callie screamed out.

Lena was shocked as she made her presence known. "Baby girl. We don't scream like that and you know TV isn't allowed for three hours."

"I'm sorry," Callie said.

"Go read a book!" Lena replied as Callie left and didn't even give her mama a hug or kiss and she called Stef and Robert and left them messages. Lena went to make dinner and called the boys in as they all groaned. 

"Someone go get Callie please?" Lena asked. "She's in the reading room."

"I will," AJ replied. The reading and Callie's playroom were empty and so was her room. He walked back to the kitchen. "Mama she's not in her playroom or reading room."

"Her room?"

"No," AJ said. "The Star Trek room was locked."

In the Star Trek room, Callie was watching The Motion Picture as her mama walked in with a shocked look as she eyed her daughter watching a movie.

"YOUNG LADY! I said no TV," Lena replied as she realized that her daughter had disobeyed for the first time.

"You said no TV and this is a movie so there!"

Lena's eyes went wide as she grabbed the remote and turned off the TV and the movie.

"MAMA! PUT IT BACK ON. NOW!" Callie yelled.

"It is time for dinner," Lena said. 

"I'm not hungry," Callie said as her tears started to form. 

"You are going to eat right now!" Lena replied gently and calm as she eyed her baby girl and knew something was wrong.