I don't know why I revisited to the subject of her seeing a doctor. It was just something that needed to be said."You need to see a doctor. There must...be tests that will..."Her rage interrupted me. What I gleaned from her garbled diatribe was that she knew a lot more obscenities than I'd given her credit for. It occurred to me that if you don't know what a person is saying, their criticism is ineffective. She was angry about something though. Concerned that she might burst a blood vessel, I. But I didn't lie Sam. Honest I didn't."Rose had started crying and Mary put an arm around her to comfort her."I know you didn't lie Rose. Now take another deep breath and tell me the rest."She did as I asked and then continued. "The next time I reached the shack, one of the boys grabbed me and dragged me over to where the others were sitting. He said they saw me talking to the teacher and didn't like snitches. He held my arms, and the others got up and started to rub their hands all over my. ”I sat back on the kayak and started to paddle. There removed the hat from her head and then pulled her shirt off too. ”I think I will too, Cuz,” she said, ”Can you put some sunblock on my back?””Uh, ” I stammered as I stared at her naked back, ”Yeah, Cuz. You're white as a sheet.” I lean forward and sprayed some lotion on her shoulders. ”Oh, that's cold,” she giggled.I laughed and sprayed down her spine. She cringed and squealed. I reached forward with my palms and rubbed the lotion all. After a long time I had seen such a smile on Amy's beautiful face. I noticed that Amy had something on her mind.We left the orphanage. As soon as we reached home Amy turned to me and said, "Richard, I have made a decision." What, do you think we are ready for adoption?", I asked."No, the exact opposite. I think we lack a lot of experience for parenting a child. Those kids have grown up. We never changed a little baby's diaper, saw the baby learning to walk, taught the baby alphabet and so on..