Her name was Ida.
I was perhaps seven or eight years old. I remember going to visit Ida at Nopeming. I remember wearing a brown homemade dress with yellow flowers on it, that mom made for me. Mom would have us kids visit and sing with a couple of the old folks here when we were just little kids. I never liked it. I never liked to sing.
My friend stated tonight, as we walked the grounds, how fast things fall apart without humans. This place has only been closed for a decade but it looks like much more time has elapsed since it has been usable.
Things fall apart without humans.... And they fall apart very quickly.
I had to buy chocolate and coffee tonight after this escapade.
Can I sing to them now?
Ida and Mary ? sure looked for us though. We were Mary's life, unfortunately. She had no one. That was sad. I remember the old guy in his bed. I thought he was a cute old man until he opened his mouth and asked if I didn't know where I got all those kids.
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