"Shh. Don't cry. Please. Please. It'll all be okay" I hushed her, holding her close to my chest as I crouched behind a bin to catch my breath.

"I think I heard it"

"Where?"

"He couldn't of gotten far"

"He's hiding a baby. Come on people. He should be easy to find. Just follow the cries"

"There are no cries. It's stopped"

"It's a new born baby. It'll start again soon"

"Shit shit shit" she moved in my arms slightly. Making a small noise of complaint.

"I definitely heard something. Over there"

"We should probably call the police you know"

"We don't need them. He's only a kid. We can stop him ourselves"

I took a deep breath, clutching her tightly in my arms as I ran.

"There! Look, he's getting away"

"Catch him then!"

Loud thuds of footsteps behind me.

"We just want to talk. Stop, please!"

"Leave me the fuck alone!"

"Dan!"

I rounded a corner then another, not even looking behind me. I just needed to get away. Lose them for long enough so I could get a plan together.

Everything will be fine.

It'll be fine.

I stopped eventually, collapsing against a wall. I closed my eyes for moment, attempting to concentrate on getting my breath back. She squirmed in my arms again. Her eyes opening slightly to look at me. I smiled back, gently stroking her face with my finger.

"Hey you. It's okay. The bad people have gone now. It's just you and me"

She grumbled, closing her eyes again. It was only in that moment that I realized she was probably hungry. What was I supposed to do about that? I didn't have any milk for her. Well obviously. I didn't have any formula or anything. It was the middle of the night and I knew if I went to any of the stores now id get caught. I needed to keep a low profile with her.

I wrapped the blanket around her tightly. I had money. I knew this would happen so I have all my savings. I took money from mum and dad aswell. I'll have enough, enough for food until I figure something out.

"We'll be fine-" I paused, looking down at her "You don't have a name yet. Mum was still too tired to name you…I guess it's up to me then"

I held her close to me, trying to keep her warm. It was summer luckily so I didn't have to try too hard. The cool summer breeze brushed my face as a million thoughts ran thoughts my head.

What was I even doing?

I was sitting in a dark alleyway with. Whatever her name is, pressed tightly against me.

I just needed to clear my head. Set my priority's straight. A name. I need to pick a name for her.

"How about…Alice?"

She squirmed making a little noise. I didn't really know what she was trying to tell me by that noise. Maybe she liked the name. Yeah, probably did.

"Do you like that, the name Alice?" she opened her eye's, looking up at me sleepily. Maybe she really did like that name. A small cry escaped her lips as he looked up at me. I held her against me again, rubbing her back softly.

"Shh. It's okay. Everything will be alright. I'll protect you, I promise"