Please Don't Take Them

Who Are Those Kids?

Author's Note: I hope you guys enjoy this new story and please let me know what you guys think, so far.

Lola smiled as she looked at her new friend Jenny. They had met while going after the same photography internship and then they bonded after they both got stuck going on an adventure while babysitting.

They weren't that close at first, but now they were practically best friends. "So how come we never hang out at your house," Jenny asked Lola as they were sitting down on a bench at the park and drinking smoothies, making her freeze up as she didn't know how to answer the question.

"Well you know. It's just easier to meet up in other places," Lola told Jenny, making her roll her eyes a little. "Yeah, but you've been to my house. Are you hiding something?" Jenny asked Lola, making her laugh a little.

"Not really. I just prefer to hang out at other places," Lola told Jenny, but was interrupted when she saw two little kids come up to her and Jenny and Lola immediately knew who they were. "Hi Lola! Guess what! Mal was crawling!" The young four year old screamed out making Lola immediately fill with regret as she missed it.

"What no way!" Lola told the four year old, making him laugh. "Yeah she did! Mal come on show Lola," Carlos told his baby sister who smiled as she pushed herself up and crawled a little before crashing down making Lola smile.

"Oh my gosh! Carlos, she did crawl!" Lola screamed out in excitement as she picked up the baby making Jenny look at her in shock as she had no clue who these kids were that Lola seemed to know very well.

"I told you so! We were looking for Dude cause he ran away and then Mal wanted down so I let her down and she started to crawl! And then I saw you and I had to show you! Oh there's Dude! Dude come back here!" The young four year old rambled out as he took off running to where his dog was.

"Um Lola you know I love kids, but um who are these kids," Jenny asked Lola, making her laugh as she looked at Jenny who she forgot was still there. "This little cutie is Mal and that little hyper pup is Carlos. Mal is one and Carlos just turned four," Lola told Jenny who just nodded.

"Yeah, but who are they," Jenny asked Lola, making her freeze up as she didn't know whether to tell Jenny the made-up story that her and her parents agreed on or to tell her the truth. Lola just sighed as she decided to just go with the lie it was safer and it would stop Jenny from her judgemental ways.

"Oh yeah I forgot to answer that! Mal is my baby sister and Carlos is my little brother," Lola told Jenny, making her laugh as she looked at Lola. "Wait, you have younger siblings and you never told me! You know I love kids! And I could have totally babysat assuming you probably never babysit after the way you reacted when I mentioned it the first time. Also why are they here by themselves," Jenny rambled out to Lola making her laugh as she bounced the giggling baby.

"Yeah I should have told you about them, but you know it just never really came up. And for your information taking care of siblings is not called babysitting. It's called being an older sister. It's basically a requirement. And we live really close to the park. My parents let them go by themselves all the time," Lola told Jenny who just looked at her in shock.

"Okay no wonder you are the way you are! That's so dangerous! Kids need to be kept in your line of sight at all times! They could get into things or get lost!" Jenny rambled out as she began to get worried about Mal and Carlos making Lola just roll her eyes at how much of a worrier Jenny always was.

"They're fine. I used to do the same thing when I was Carlos's age and I'm fine see! I'm here right now and nothing bad happened to me! And trust me I wouldn't let anything happen to them and neither would my parents. They can see the park from our house, so it's totally safe," Lola told Jenny who just nodded as she still hated the fact that Lola's parents allowed a baby and a four year old to go to the park by themselves, but figured it was best to just let it go.

"Well I still don't love the idea, but I guess it's not really my say. Anyway moving on they are adorable! Is there any reason that Mal's hair is purple though? And Carlos's is basically completely white," Jenny asked Lola, making her laugh. "It's expression Jen!" Lola told Jenny, making her look at Lola in shock. "Yeah, but did your parents dye their hair!" Jenny asked Lola in shock making Lola roll her eyes.

"Like I said it's a way of expressing who they are and they love it! Right pup!" Lola told Jenny as she looked at the giggling baby and the four year old.

"Ya!" The small baby screamed out excitedly as she clapped her hands. "Yeah Lola dyed our hair! I love it! It's so cool!" The small four year old told Jenny, making Lola sigh as she didn't want Jenny to know it was her who dyed their hair.

"Wait Lola you dyed their hair! That's so dangerous! Why would your parents allow that!" Jenny screamed out making Lola roll her eyes again as she placed the baby down who crawled towards Carlos.

"Okay Jenny can I tell you a secret?" Lola asked her friend who nodded. "Well yeah of course! You can trust me!" Jenny practically screamed out. Lola just sighed as she watched the baby and and four year old play around.

"Okay, but you have to promise not to freak or to tell anyone else!" Lola told Jenny who just looked at Lola in concern. "Yeah sure. You can tell me anything. We're like best friends now," Jenny told Lola who sighed as she couldn't believe she was about to do this.

"Jenny, Mal and Carlos aren't my siblings," Lola told Jenny and closed her eyes expecting to get a huge reaction from Jenny, but Jenny hadn't seemed to understand what she was getting at.

"But they look a lot like you and they know you so well. If they're not your siblings then," Jenny started rambling out, but stopped when she finally put it together as she looked at her friend in complete shock.