The Kid and I

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Dr Miranda Porter

Assistant Medical Officer

A Log – The Kid and I

 

 

Miranda sat in sickbay looking around. Other than herself, Merri and Sam’s daughter Rosie there was no one there. She laughed to herself “I’m finally in charge and the only people here are a little girl and a sleeping pregnant women.” As the ship begun to shake harder she steadied herself and gave a warm smile to the small girl. She tried not to show any fear so as not to upset Rosie. Another “this could be it moment”, the ship seemed to be getting into them a lot. It’s not that bad unless you happen to be clueless as to what was going on. Miranda looked at Rosie and then Merri and thought of her nieces and nephews. Sadness washed over her. “Sometimes I miss those monkeys so much” she thought. There were great times, teaching Finn how to fence or Mona how to play the piano. Josh who was always trying to scare her and Eli who laughed at every joke no matter how bad. They were all so amazing in their own way. She shook her head and thought back to the present. The crew would get out of this, whatever it was. Miranda put he arm gently around Rosie and smiled at her. “I once heard a song about scary times. When I am afraid I sing it. Would you like to hear it?” The little girl nodded. In a clear confident voice Miranda began to sing. “I whistle a happy tune and every single time the happiness in the tune convinces me that I’m not afraid…” As she continued to sing Miranda felt herself relax a bit. She only hoped it was doing the same for Rosie as well.