Unspoken - Kiss of the Wolf Spider, Part I Read Online Free

It’s like next door but further.  She acts like
she wishes she didn’t even have children anymore. Last time we visited his farm
Mommy and Adrian were playing the song “Tonight I’ll celebrate my love for you”
and they sat on the veranda and kissed for a very long, long time. It was
disgusting.  They stayed like that till I got bored and went away. Now the more
this man comes to visit, the more horrid Mommy is to Anthony and me.
    I hate people with long nails washing my hair. Mommy hurts my
head. My teacher said she is worried. She thinks I have a sickness.
    Friday  14 September 1984
    Today Anthony fell off the bed and started to cry. Mom blamed me.
His face hit the wall and it was very sore. Mom came to his rescue and boy did
my face and head hurt after she had finished with me.
    Tuesday 18 September 1984
    Now the teachers want to know what all the bruises on my arms
are from. It’s where Mommy pinches me whenever she is cross.
       Thursday 20 September 1984
    Some ladies came to school today to talk to me about the
bruises and sores on my head. The teachers must have told them.
    Monday 24 September 1984
    The ladies – called social workers – came again … I was
crying but they said we don’t have to worry. They said they will come again to
talk to Mom.
    Saturday 9 February 1985
    Standard two has been so hard. Now it is the holidays and we
are staying with Dad. Today my nanny, Alice told me that Mom got married to
Adrian on the weekend! Now she is Mrs Spencer! She didn’t even tell us. And we
didn’t get invited to the wedding! Nice mother hey?  I guess she doesn’t have
time for us now. 
    Thursday 14 February 1985
         Hey Diary – Guess what?  It’s Valentine’s Day. We made
red hearts at school. And love is in the air. Now Daddy and Mrs Brown (her real
name is Joanne), are getting married. I am going to be the flower girl. Anthony will be a pageboy. We are going with them to Cape
Town in the holidays.
    Saturday 16 March 1985
    We still live with Mom but we go stay with Daddy and Joanne
some weekends. His house is much better and he has clean water.  We like going
to his work. We play with the wax.
    There is no water in our taps here. Mom says they are broken.
We have to use the water from the swimming pool to wash and drink. It’s dirty
and we carry it inside in a bucket. Mom and Adrian sit by the pool and drink
their brandy and coke but they don’t swim.  We have to boil the water because
Mom says it will make us sick.   Dad has clean water and a clean swimming pool.
    Sunday 17 March 1985
    Mom sent us next door to the neighbours at lunch time because
there was no food in our kitchen. Mom says we are poor. I feel embarrassed but
I get so hungry, so me and Anthony go.
    Monday 18 March 1985
    Guess what! Mom says we are moving again.  But I don’t know
how long till we go. I will have to start at  ANOTHER new school. I suppose I
will have to try to make new friends AGAIN!  The problem is every time I change
schools the work gets harder. But at least we get new clothes – uniforms I
mean.    
    I hope the new place has clean water.
    Friday 22 March 1985
    Mrs Simpkins feels sorry for Mom so she asks us over for
dinner every Thursday. But last night she gave us peas – yuck! Mom says we
should be grateful.
    Tuesday 30 July 1985
    Rochelle is my new best friend. Her Mom and Dad are also
divorced. She lives with her Mom who is really nice. She understands about
divorce. She knows why it makes me so angry and sad that my Mom and Dad got
divorced.  I go to Rochelle’s a lot. It is very nice to play at her house. They
have a lot of food and their water is clean.
    Sunday 4 August 1985
    We went to Cape Town with Dad and Joanne in the holidays.
    Mom had a new baby while we were on holiday. Yesterday I was
holding her and playing with her. Mom kept on and on saying nice things about
the lovely baby.  Eventually I moved too close to the fan and I got the baby’s
finger caught in the fan. I