During the day, you ask some other children in your home about
Rinaldo. They look at each other and smile.
One says to you, “You have a lot to learn. We always have at
least one house fag on the premises, and right now, Rinaldo is the number one
pretty boy.
But that’s nobody’s business but his own.”
You ask the child, “Shouldn’t you have told me about
this?”
The child says, “Maybe so, maybe not. But right now, things
are real peaceful around here, and nobody’s picking on anyone. Why would we
want to
mess things up? You should just leave it alone.”
“Leave the foster parent alone,” says the first child.
“She/he knows what the deal is. Besides, Rinaldo’s Tom’s business the.
Everyone knows that.” You go to your bedroom to think in private.