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A young woman of about 21 was running through the dark alleys with a little bundle against her chest. Running for her life and also the life of her child. She could hear the footsteps becoming fainter behind her yet she still ran. She looked at the baby in her arms.
I need to get her to safety.
They're after her not me.
I need to fool them, confuse them.
Make them follow me.
Get her to safety.
She got an idea. Taking off her necklace she put it around the child's neck and ran into the nearest building. Luckily it was open allowing her to go in further. She got to the elevator and randomly pushed a button. When it opened, she went down the hallway and at the end of it, came to a door. 703 was the apartment number. She looked at her little girl for the last time and planted a kiss on her forehead. She put her down, rang the doorbell and ran around the corner silently praying that she wouldn't have to regret her decision.
She heard the door open and after a moment's silence, a gasp. "SQUIB!" came the shriek of a female. Loud and fast footsteps and then a, "what? What?" from a male. More silence. A rustling sound and then a door closing and the click of a lock.
The woman turned the corner and saw that they must have taken in the newborn child because it wasn't there anymore. She smiled slightly. At least they were a couple, and a caring one too judging by how the male had come at the shriek of the female.
She then remembered her purpose: Save Skye.
She ran again.
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Cody woke up to the sound of the doorbell ringing. She looked over to the wall clock that read 2:03. Who in their right mind would be here at this time of night? She wondered. She was almost afraid of who might be here so she prodded Squib awake.
"Wha . . . sleepin . . . goway," he mumbled pulling up the blanket.
"Squib, there's someone at the door."
"Then go get it," came his muffled reply.
Cody sighed. Squib was never one to abandon sleep easily so she went to answer herself. When she opened the door, she saw that no one was there. Leaning out a little more Cody checked the hallway but no one was there either. Weird, she thought. She was about to close the door when she saw a small bundle on the floor. Bending down she moved the blankets aside and gasped. It was a baby, fast asleep.
"SQUIB!" she called to him to share this discovery. A few seconds later Squib was by her side.
"What? What?" he asked, worry plastered on his face. He saw her crouched down next to a small bundle. He was confused. What did she want? Cody suddenly took the bundle in her arms and went into the apartment. He followed her lead and she closed and locked the door. Quietly she made her way to their bedroom and sat down on the bed.
Squib finally broke the silence. "What is it?" he said pointing to the bundle in her arms.
"It's a baby girl. Her name's Skye," Cody said softly.
Squib was shocked. He went and sat down beside Cody. Looking in her arms, he saw a little face peaking out through the blankets. There was also a necklace around her neck that read 'Skye' in loopy gold letters.
"She's adorable," Cody spoke once again.
Squib just nodded. It was the true; the little girl was very cute. But the reality of it all then came back. "Who would leave their kid outside our apartment?" he wondered aloud
"I don't know . . ."
"What are we going do with it?"
"What to you mean 'what are we going to do?' We can't just toss her back out, she's only a baby!" she snapped.
Squib was taken aback by her sudden anger. "So we're her parents now? How are we supposed to look after her? Your only 19 and I'm only 20 and we're not even married!"
"We're old enough. Besides, being parents might be fun and I have had more than enough training with little kids."
"How?"
"I have a lot of nieces and nephews. I spent a lot of time with them before I came to Cascadia."
"Oh. Well at least she can pass off as our kid. Blond hair but we'll have to see what colour eyes she has."
Cody looked at the small child more intently and noticed that Squib was right. "You think maybe the person who left her here knew us? And that's why she's here instead of someplace else?" she asked.
"Who knows?" Squib yawned. "I'm tired and I really need the sleep. But where's the kid going go?"
Cody thought for a moment. "Between us," she said finally and she lay the small child between her and Squib. Soon they were all fast asleep.
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