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CHAPTER 80: THE NEW PLANS AHEAD SPRING
The next two, the house was more settled, the house went back to their normal activity.The kitchen was quiet.Just the fire and the sound of 652 people breathing in two houses, this was after dinner, everyone was relaxing.Franklin laid the Governor’s letter on the table.Amara Vale sat next to him.Lady Sera stood behind them.Renn leaned in the doorway.Franklin took the letter and broke the seal.The letter from the Governor was finally opened.To the Keepers of Mira’s House,I heard the gate was opened again.I heard you took 40 more in the cold.I heard you’re feeding 652 and not asking who deserves it.The wagon is the first. There will be more if the snow comes back.Keep your people warm. Keep your stores full.To my daughter Amara Vale I know what you and the man are planning and keeping from me.When the snow melts and the roads are clear after winter.bring him to me, not as a favor but as a man.We will speak of after courtship and we will speak of it after.And we will
CHAPTER 79: THE WAGON
The next day, by dawn.The sun was still up.The new food was still being put away.The 50 new cots still smelled like fresh wood.Jem was already at the gate by this time, because it was after breakfast.While he was at the gate.Jem shouted from the gate.Wagon!!.Not just any wagon, it was the Governor Wagon heading straight to the Mira House.The Governor Vale wagon is easy to recognize even from afar because it has a blue trim at the edge and a Gold seal on the side, and you can tell it wasn’t empty.The governor wagon stopped in front of the Mira House.No one sent for it and no one asked for it.The driver jumped down and opened the back.The governor driver said to Jem This wagon was ordered to be brought here by the Governor.And he said I should drop this message “Feed them, house them and send me a word.”Wagon was still by the gate, when a new family approached the Mira House.The Maris family was the family approaching the Mira House.The family consists of a mother, a d
CHAPTER 78: RESTOCKING WHILE THE SUN STILL SHINES
Renn is outside, looking at the empty street where the line was before.Lady Sera is inside, counting the numbers of people in the both houses 648.Jem was already outside shoveling, because it might snow again.The two houses are full.The kitchen is hot.And winter isn’t over yet.The next day, the sun was still up.The sun was a gift.It wasn’t just warm but it was light also.And light meant we could move.Lady Sera called everyone to the kitchen table before breakfast, she had an announcement.Lady Sera said to everyone.We have 648 mouths to feed and more are still coming.And we all know winter isn’t done but while the sun is out, we work our way out.Renn replied we don’t have to wait.We have to recreate a plan.The plan was to restock all food items and bring in more.Amara Vale made a list of items needed in the Mira House kitchen; he was assisted by Franklin in making the list.Amara Vale said to Franklin.We will need flour like 20 bags more sacks.We also need coal, as m
CHAPTER 77: MORE PEOPLE AT THE MIRA GATE
The next day by dawn.After breakfast,Jem was at the gate early with coffee in his hand, he was expecting maybe 3 people or maybe 5 but he ended up seeing 40 people in a long queue There was a long line down the street. Around the corner are men women and kids with chapped cheeks.Some were carrying sacks while some were carrying babies and some were carrying nothing.They all waited for the snow to take a break before showing up at the Mira House gate.Jem was so surprised to see the crowd at the gate.The woman at the front shouted on top of her voice, like she was speaking for the others.We heard that even in winter Mira House had enough bread to eat.We heard that even in winter the house was kept warm.We heard about the Second House.Jem looked back at Renn who was behind him but he couldn't find him.Jem called his name.Renn.Renn came to the door to answer Jem's call only for him to see the line.His jaw tightened immediately, then he stepped forward to the gate and opened
CHAPTER 76: THE SUNLIGHT
Everyone worker in the Mira House, they worked in unity trying to keep 592 people safe from cold.There was little changes especially when the snows were so heavy.When the alley was too bad, they cooked in both houses.Lady Sera and 4 women stayed in Second House with a small stove, and prepared their porridge there and even bake their bread here.While in the Mira House, Mara and Sera[ our Sera] with 4 other women helped in making their food.They met in the middle and traded sometimes, if the snow permits.The class setting also changed.No more sitting at desks.Kids huddled around the stoves in Second House.Davan and the others teachers taught with a blanket over his shoulders.Franklin told stories to keep them awake and warm.Davan said to the kids.Today’s lesson is how to stay alive.And all the children answered by stay together.The checking time also increases, it no longer morning and night.Lady Sera walked second House 3 times a day, she made sure she checked the feet,
CHAPTER 75: THE FIRST SNOW EXPERIENCE IN THE SECOND HOUSE
The next morning Amara Vale ran to the market before the roads got bad and she came back with extra coal.Her boots were all soaked by snow.Amara Vale dumped the coal by the stove then she said We don’t stop because of the snow.We just wear more layers.The house worked well even in snow, they had all sessions in place.Classes: Still happened,in the Mira House and the Second House.Kids were in coats, sitting closely for warmth.Davan taught with mittens on his hands.Davan said to the children.Today we learned about keeping warm.Lesson 1:We share blankets.Everyone laughed as they shared the blanket.Guarding: Renn and Jem kept the house guarded all through but now they checked windows for drafts too.They also checked the elders for cold hands.Cooking: Took longer now because water froze in the buckets as soon as they left it for some minutes.So they will always need to melt it before using it for soup but it still tasted the same.592 people moved slower, but they always ga
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