Charlotte was outside playing with her dollies that Oliver bought for her, one in particular, she made them into a pirate and one was a princess. "Excuse me... Are you Charlotte?" Charlotte looked up at the lady speaking. Charlotte was absolutely terrified when she saw the woman's slightly charred burnt face. "It's ok Charlie... I won't hurt you... I'm here to ask you a question... Did you by any chance see a place... Called Candle Cove?" Charlotte nodded. She touched Charlotte's forehead and Charlotte was out cold. "Damnit.... I hate it when he's right.... If she goes into that world, the prophecy won't fulfill properly-" The woman was cut off when she saw Mrs. Stanton come outside. She vanished and when Lacey saw Charlotte on the ground... She screamed. "Oh my God! Charlie!" She ran and picked up the little girl and tried to wake her. Charlotte didn't wake up and her breathing wasn't normal. "SOMEONE HELP! Call 911!" One of the neighbors heard and quickly dialed.
Oliver was in the middle of work when his coworker came to his cubical and said, "Yo, Oliver... Your wife is phoning the company line.. She said it was an emergency." He said and Oliver quickly picked up the phone and redirected the call to him. "Honey, what's-... Slow down, I can't hear a word you're...What?! Ok, stay where you are I'm on my way, just stay with her." He put down the phone. "Tell the boss I'll be back... My kid is at the hospital. She blacked out on the lawn and they can't find out what caused it." He drove to the hospital and when he rushed in he went up to the desk. "Charlotte Stanton?" He asked. "You must be her father, right this way." The nurse said and took him to room 058 and found Lacey by the bedside. "C'mon baby wake up... Please sweetie?" Lacey was in tears.
"Oliver!" She ran to him and hugged him. He hugged back. "So she just blacked out?" Lacey nodded. "The doctors don't even know how but she was unresponsive to everything. She was fine playing with her dolls outside and then I walked outside to call her in for lunch and then she was passed out on the grass." She whimpered and Oliver rubbed her back. "M...Mommy... D.. Daddy?" Charlotte began to wake up. "Oh my God!" The couple exclaimed with relief, they rush over to Charlotte. "Baby, are you ok?!" Lacey asked. "Sweetheart, what happened?" Oliver asked in confusion. All Charlotte could remember was the red lady. "The Red Lady... S-She... She was talking to me... Mommy... Daddy... I don't want the Red Lady to come back again..." Charlotte started to cry. "What did she look like?" Oliver asked. Charlotte was given a piece of paper and a pencil and Charlotte drew her. What scared Oliver and Lacey was how Charlotte drew her. Charlotte drew her so well, she remembered every detail... "Is that the Red Lady?" Charlotte nodded. "Please don't let her come back... She's scary." She whimpered. "Don't worry, my bunny. We won't let her come back to hurt you." Lacey said and hugged her.
That night when she was cleared from the hospital, she was in bed. Every shadow in her room scared her. She quickly got her blankie animal and ran to Lacey and Oliver's bedroom in her little green pajamas. She climbed onto the bed and tapped Oliver's arm since he was on his laptop and Lacey was in the bathroom brushing her teeth. "What happened pumpkin? Did the mean old strawberry lady come back?" He tried to crack a joke. "OLI!" Lacey scolded. "Can I sleep in here with you and Mommy? I'm scared, and I don't want the scary Red Lady to come back. " Charlotte said and Oliver put a fluffed pillow for her between his and Lacey pillows. "There ya go." He said. She smiled and hugged him. "Thanks Daddy." She curled up under the sheets and the blanket with her blankie animal and Lacey hopped into bed and laid down next to Charlotte. "Hey.. Mommy?" Lacey looked down at Charlotte. "Could you sing to me please?" She asked. Lacey smiled and gently caressed Charlotte's little head.
Lacey sang her a lullaby.
Charlotte yawned and fell asleep, curled up in a ball close to Lacey. Oliver and Lacey smile at the small girl and tucked her in properly. "Night, Charlie." Oliver said and turned out the lights.
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The Orphanage (Candle Cove )
Fiksi PenggemarCharlotte is now in her new home. She meets a boy who she has taken interest in, cause he is different from the kids. However this is just the beginning of her time in Candle Cove. Little did she know this boy would become her bestfriend, but he beg...
