I led Caitlin to my living room and we sat down on the couch to watch a Derby match. She laughed every time I cheered for them and watched my reactions. She obviously knew that I had been a fan of the team for a long time.
I completely forgot about the time until Theo texted me.
"Uncle Niiiiiiiiialllll, where are you?"
I replied with "We'll be there soon." to which he responded: "WE?!"
I turned to Caitlin and said: "We need to go now. I forgot to pick up Theo!" to which she simply nodded and grabbed my hand.
I led her back to the bedroom with the clothes and she picked a jacket to keep her arms warm before we left the house.
It was a chilly winter afternoon and I had left my beloved nephew waiting for me in the snow while I watched Derby. Pretty typical of me, you must be thinking.
I opened the door for Caitlin to get into the car, and she did so before I locked up my house and we began to drive towards Theo's school.
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When Theo saw Caitlin, he seemed unsurprised. "Who's this pretty lady?" he asked.
"Theo, this is Caitlin. Caitlin, meet Theo."
"Nice to meet you." said Theo, putting out his hand to shake hers.
"I found Caitlin locked up in your old room after I dropped you off to school this morning." I told him.
"How on earth did she get in there? The key's been missing for months!" he protested.
"I seriously cannot remember, Theo. I woke up and wondered exactly that." Caitlin said.
"That's a bit weird, isn't it?" said Theo. "Can we go home now? I've been waiting here for aaaaages!"
"Come on, then." I said, taking Caitlin's hand in my own once again and leading them both to the car.
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Hayran KurguA young boy senses that something mysterious is going on in his home one stormy night. The next morning his uncle decides to investigate and finds a girl, beaten and weak from hunger, curled up on a mattress in his nephew's old room, to which they h...
