When we start walking to the playground, I can sense someone is following us. As I turn around, I see a smaller, tinier version of Daphny. Daphny turns around too, following my gaze.
"Samantha, what are you doing here?" Daphny asks the little girl. "I told you to stay at home. You know it's not safe to wander around by yourself. You are only 5 years old for pete's sake!" She tells Samantha. Samantha, like I said, it a smaller version of Daphny. One thing is very different though. Her eye is not real. Definetity a glass eye, I would say.
Daphny turns to me. "You are probably wondering about her eye. I know, it's kind of scary." Samantha frowns at Daphny as she says this. "She was born without it. Try not to get too freaked out, she doesn't quite like it when people make fun of her." Daphny tells me. I nod, agreeing. Daphny and Samantha look at each other, smiling at each others faces.
Samantha ends up staying with us for the next 2 hours. We push her on the swing, play tag in the park, and build sandcastles in the sand. I have so much fun, I completely forget about everything that has happened. Until I get a message on my phone, at least. It's from Lois, telling me to call her. I dial her number quickly, following her rules. When she answers , she in a panicky state.
"Carley? Are you there? No need to talk. Just listen. You need to get out of there NOW. You are in really big danger. They could drive by at any moment! Take 52nd Street and then down Range Road #9. I'll be there. Hurry!" Lois says. I am about to ask her what she is talking about, but I don't have the chance. She hangs up, leaving me with a silent line.
"Daphny, Samantha? Thank you so much for the great time. I had a lot of fun. But I just had a friend call me. I'll be going home now. Thank you so much for hiding me from my mother!" I tell them. They look at me, scared.
"It's not safe. Not safe. Please, stay!" Samantha tells me. I shake my head. I tell them
goodbye, then I am on my way. I notice I am close to where the airport is. Then I remember about Lois's dad's quad! I sprint to the airport, being fast on my feet. I there see the ravine that the quad was hidden in. And they it was! The quad! I cheer quietly with joy. As I pull it out of the ditch, I see that the keys are still there. My luck must be on my side today.
I start quading down 52nd Street, then down Range Road #9. There is almost no cars, since
it's the middle of the work day. Even though there is still a few cars, no one is suspicious enough to pull over and check me out. I end up getting to the spot where Lois told me to meet her. I hop off the quad and give her a big hug. We both start crying, which is ridiculous because I saw her 3 days ago in England. And if it wasn't for her, I would still be stuck in England, being kidnapped by my only sister. I don't know why, but that makes me cry even more.
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