Cats who teach me to fly…

I went to help out at the Family Centre to look after the kids. There was this little malay girl whom I think was only 6-years-old. She was carrying an elephant doll which I like too. My favourite animal is the elephant cos they are herbivores and huge in size. The name of this little girl was, Asura, if I spelt correctly. She was a responsive girl, not that shy, loved to talk and laugh, and was very loving towards her mum and grandparents.

I didn’t notice anything wrong about her until she got up and went for a game of table tennis. I saw patches of  hair missing when I was standing behind her and I was shocked. At that moment, I thought to myself something must be horribly wrong and immediately my heart went out to her. Out of concern, I asked if someone had pulled her hair. She said yes. Her stepfather had pulled her hair very hard and it was very painful. I wished that there was something I could do for her but I knew I couldn’t. The only thing I could do was to inform the person who was in charge of her case and pray for her. It was only that short one hour of  love that I could give her. I wish to see her again next month and every month until I see her hair grow healthily again.

What is wrong with people nowadays? Feeling unhappy and vent their anger towards a child?  Asura said that she loves to have long hair and loves to dye her hair too. What a vain girl she is! I didn’t tell her about the missing patches of hair behind her head. Hope she doesn’t know about it and pray that her hair grows fast and her stepfather stops his “animal” behavior.

I look forward to see her next month…