Caroleen’s Treasures

NOW SHOWING…BLACK EYED ELLA

I was meaning to post a blog yesterday about this but I was called early for a back up on OHJ so I only got a few seconds to post….only the title :lol: It is Now Showing

I was waiting for them to call me on graveyard shift but the queue is low so I slept. I never had it for days now…sleeping so soundly at past midnight. Yesterday was the Semi-Annual Fellowship and we are the host congregation. There are 5 congregations from other towns. It was a very busy day for all and I just helped a little in the kitchen ‘cos I was called for back up on OHJ an hour before lunch. I never had the chance to step inside the chapel. I can hear them sing and Donald’s voice is the most heard as was emcee.

I was busy typing caps when I heard a cry, I knew instantly that it was Ella. And by the sound of it, I knew she was hurt. I called her in and was told that she was hit with a fist by a boy on the left eye. I put cold compress and asked the other kids what had happened while Ella was hysterical. The kids told me Ella was hit thrice. On the tummy, on her arm and her left eye which turned so red. I let her lie down in bed and let her hold the iced water on her eye to keep it from becoming blue or black. She was still crying. She is actually the kind of kid that cries when another kid gives her the look…let alone a fist from a bigger boy than she.

I tried to ask a 15 minutes break from OHJ but I am not allowed still as I have just logged in. After a couple of hours I finally had the chance to take a break, so I went to find the boy with a sobbing Ella in tow. When the mother of the boy saw us coming, she came out from the chapel and told me to give her son some spanking. If only I could, I did. ;)) But no, of course I don’t want to spank others kids ‘cos I don’t want others to spank my child too. So I went to the boy who was sitting on a rock at that time with her eyes like an owl. he seemed to have seen a ghost while I was approaching him. I just told him hurting a girl is not right and I asked her why did he hit Ella in the eye. He said he was irritated because Ella was speaking Tagalog and he can’t understand her much because he speaks Cebuano Well, I can’t argue with him too long so I just said he should not do it ever again to anyone and told him to say sorry to Ella.

During lunch time, I was given food here by Ate Edith…my computer desk is fll of plates and a glass of juice but I can’t even get myself to eat a spoonful. We have to keep the queue low…so can’t eat yet until I log out so at 19 minutes past 1 in the afternoon, I had my lunch.

The fellowship ended early and we are able to clean up as early as 3pm. The place was deserted at 5pm and I did a quick weeding in the yard to exercise my muscles. At 5:35pm back in OHJ again for back up until half past midnight.