          "The Foster Home"
           by Pedro Vila


   Buddy told Craig, "Get the stupid girl. Then we'll teach her a lesson." Buddy waited in the bathtub while his little brother got out and left wet foot prints out the door.
   Eve was then dragged in by her hair, crying. She had her pajamas on and was obviously in bed when the bigger boy grabbed her. Craig said, "Shut up, you stupid brat." and then threw a weak punch into her belly. Eve tried to quiet down but she had been there a month now and the boys and girls at the foster home had just gotten worse when they did things to her.
   "Strip!" Buddy commanded her and Craig tried to hit her in the side while still gripping her hair.
   "Leave me alone!" Eve cried, sobbing.
   Denise came in then. She had heard Eve crying and wanted in on the fun. Nobody liked the stupid ten year old girl. She had come there last month and started back talking everybody. Mr. Fritz, the foster father, had told them that Eve's father had been having sex with her and right away she became 'The Father Fucker' when Mr. Fritz wasn't watching.
   "Help us get her in the tub." Buddy told Denise. Denise started to push her to Buddy and he said, "Not with her clothes on, stupid." Buddy was the oldest and pretty much was in charge. He was the first one to find out that They wouldn't get in trouble for tieing up Eve or hitting her with things.
   Nobody liked Eve.
   Eve fell to the floor as her pajama bottoms came off last and Craig yanked her hair back and forth for kicks. Then him and Denise grabbed her by an arm and a leg and pulled her into the tub with Buddy.
   "Are you gonna' fuck her?" Craig asked, half wanting to see someone fuck.
   "Eeww. I don't wanna' fuck HER! She want's to fuck her daddy, 'member?." Buddy scolded. Eve landed in the water with a big slash and tried to climb out as soon as she could. "No way, father fucker. You need to be cleaned up first." Buddy took a handful of her now wet hair and pushed her face into the water. Eve tried to grab ahold of something and almost put out Buddy's eye. He yanked her face up and Eve gasped.
   "You stupid fucker!" he said and slapped her face. It was louder than normal with everything wet. "Help me hold her hands." Buddy said to Craig. Craig jumped in and got on Eve's back then held her hands behind her. Buddy shoved her head underwater again. Eve tried to kick out and then couldn't get her knees back under her with Craigs weight on her back.
   Eve fought hard. She thought they were going to kill her right there and nobody would care. Then Buddy lifted her face a little out of the water again and Eve gasped choking, raspy breaths.
   "Let me." Craig said and he jumped forward on Eve's shoulders and they heard her face thump the bottom of the tub then. Eve started jerking under the water and her lower legs flailed and banged against the tub edge loudly. Denise went to hold them still.
   "What's going on in here?" said Mr. Fritz from the open doorway. Everybody looked up, startled but Buddy held Eve's face down still.
   "We're just playing." Denise said.
   Mr. Fritz looked at what his foster children wee doing to Eve and said finally, "Okay, she's had enough. Let her go."
   Buddy and Craig let Eve go and she scrambled frantically for the edge of the tub and fell wetly to the floor after climbing out from the bigger boys. She was hacking and coughing and water was everywhere under her.
   "Get your things and get out of here." Mr. Fritz told her.
   Eve was shaking and weak but she was over to her pajamas and heading for the door quickly. Mr. Fritz stopped her and held her face. Eve was bleeding from the nose and mouth but it wasn't bad. "Your fine. Go to bed now." he told her. Eve ran from the doorway and was gone, still crying.
   "It wasn't our fault, Mr. Fritz. She came in here and called us names." Buddy said. Craig and Denise instantly agreed with him.
   Mr. Fritz sighed and shook his head. He turned to leave and mumbled, "Stupid whore."
   The kids looked at each other and smiled. Mr. Fritz called her a whore so she must be one. Denise couldn't wait to tell Eve that she was a whore. She shared the same room with her.
   Maybe the boys will sneak in again like they did last night.