The Girl & The Doll (The Story of Amy & Annabelle)

Prologue

-Mr. Mullins-

Hi, my name is Samuel Mullins, I am married and we have a daughter named Annabelle.

Right now I am in the barn making a new doll because I'm a doll maker, I grab a doll eye that is on the desk and look through a magnifying glass brushing off some dust with a brush.

I grab one of the new dolls face and put the eyeball in the eye hole, I grab another eyeball and put it in the eye hole and start painting the eye part.

-A hour later-

I just got done making the new doll so I get up from my chair and grab a brand to brand horses with.

I grab it from the fire and brand the wood that says Mullins toy company on it then I grab another one that says limited edition of 100 on it.

I set it down and grab my small paint brush and dip it in black paint and put 1 on it now it's 1 of 100.

I set it down and grab the doll and put it in the box and put the lid on it, I sit back down at my desk grabbing my pencil then I hear a muffled grunt.

I hear running footsteps so I get up and walk to the door seeing a piece of paper so I grab it and open the door.

I walk out to see no one so I open the paper and it says find me on it with blue crayon.

I look up at the house smiling to myself, I walk up to the house walking past the big tree and go up the steps on the porch.

I open the door walking in then close it behind me, I slowly walk more in then I see another small peice of paper so I grab it.

I open it and it says closer with green crayon then I hear stuff clacking making me look up down the hall to the kitchen.

I walk into the living room to see no one but I see the curtain move so I smirk to myself grabbing my pen from my shirt pocket.

I take off the lids flipping the paper over and write something down, I put the lid back on and put it in my shirt pocket flooding the paper walking in more.

I walk past the couch and set the paper down on the piano next to the curtain then walk off.

I walk out of the living room hiding behind a wall then I see my daughter come out and grab the paper stopping.

She opens it and reads it so I quietly walk up behind her, "Bah!" I yell grabbing her while she falls to the ground and we both laugh.

"I roar think you could hide from me, did you?" I tell her tickling her, "Did you read what it said? It said 'found you'." I continue while she laughs.

"It means I tickle..." I get caught off by my wife, "Samuel... Bee..." She says so I stop and we both look at her.

"That's enough." She tells us, I let her go and she sits up on her stomach with Esther walking up to us and squat down.

"You don't want to get overheated she tells her playing with her hair, I'm not." Bee replies.

Bee shrieks "Dad, help!" She says, "You need help? Oh, sure, I can help tickle you." I say also tickling her.

I roar while we all laugh I think the bottom of these feet might be very ticklish I continue tickling her foot.

-9:30 PM-

-Annabelle's-

My mom and I are in my room on my bed in the covers while she is putting my hair in a braid and I'm writing in my journal.

I yawn time for bed Bee mom tells me, I turn around seeing she put down the brush and I give her my journal.

"Thank you." She whispers standing up putting it on my desk next to my bed while I lay down.

"Mmm." She hums turning around looking at me smiling, she bends down so I wrap my arms around her neck while she kisses me and hugs me.

"Night mommy." I say while she pulls back, "Love you more." She replies so I smile and she shuts off the lamp on my desk.

"She is about to walk but I stop her mommy?" I say sitting up to see if she knows what I want her to do.

She turns around and smiles walking back up while I lay down again just for a little while she tells me softly turning on my record player.

"Thanks." I replied with my favorite song playing and she walks off.

You are my sunshine, my only sunshine.

You make me happy when skies are gray.

-The next day with Mr. Mullins-

We are at church and it's over so the church bell is tolling while we all walk out going down the steps.

"Mommy?" Bee says, "Mmm-hmm." Esther replies humming.

"Can we play dollies when we get home?" Bee ask while I look at her, "Well, I think if you help me with the washing up, I could play dollies with you all afternoon." Esther tells her while we walk to my truck holding my hat.

"Yes!" Bee says chuckling, "Sam!" I hear someone call me so we all stop turning around.

"Sam!" He says again, "Morning Sam, morning Esther." The guy I'm making dolls for his toy store says.

"Morning Esther." replies, "Hey there busy Bee." He tells Bee while they chuckle and I smile to Bee.

"Sam, just wondering if you got that order of mine ready yet?" He ask me, "I got customers coming into my store everyday asking about your dolls." He continues while I look at Esther and she smiles.

"You can send your son over tomorrow, Vic, they're ready." Esther tells him smiling.

"Well, hallelujah, I guess prayers do gets answered, don't they?" He says looking at me.

"They do." Esther replies while we both smile and nod, "All right, well, thank you so much." He tells me and I nod.

"You all have a good Sunday." he continues, "You have a good day too." I replied.

"You have a lovely day." Esther also replies while he walks off with his wife and son.

"We walk to the passenger side of my truck in you get." I say while Bee opens the door and they get in so I close the door.

I walk to the drivers side getting in and start it, I back out and start heading home.

-15 minutes later-

The truck got a flat tire so Samuel is going to put another one on, he bangs on the left back tire with a tool setting it down and grab it trying to pull it off.

"Damn it!" I yell grunting, "Language." I tell him looking around in the front of the truck.

"I see a car coming through the window of the truck there's a car coming, why don't I wave it down and see if we can get some help?" I tell Samuel walking past Bee and around the truck walking up to him.

"No, no, no, I got it." he replies still trying to get the tire off, he grunts and tries it again with it coming off.

"I'll get it." we hear Bee say so I turn around seeing the car go past us and she gets hit by the car. "No!" I yell crying screaming.