"Patyne honey stop following behind" Piper called behind her to her youngest daugther.
The little girl with a sunflower dress on hurried on to keep up with her mom.
"Jeez Patyne you can't even keep up with mommy" said 5 year old Melinda.
"Melinda" Piper said sternly.
"I'm going as fast as I can" said Patyne her lower lip trembling.
"Yes you are my girl" said Piper picking the 3 year old up.
The three girls entered at store where there were lots of toys. Melinda and Patyne started running around widly checking the toys out that were on display.
"You girls come on we have to find something for Grace and Faith's birthday" said Piper referring to Phoebe's 4 year old twins.
"Mom please there's this toy right over there. Me and Patyne will be good. Please can we go look at it" pleaded Melinda as she looked at Piper sticking out her lower lip.
Piper laughed. "Fine but watch your sister. I don't want her running off."
Melinda grinned and ran off where Patyne was playing with that toy Melinda told Piper about.
Piper walked along the shelves looking for something for her nieces. Every so often she would look back at where Melinda and Patyne were playing just to make sure they were behaving themselves. Finally she found two Barbies that she knew Faith and Grace would love.
"Girls come on lets go" said Piper as she paid for the gifts.
'Mom!" yelled Melinda tears streaming down her face as she ran for Piper.
"Honey shh whats wrong. Where's Patyne?" Piper said.
"I don't know the girl took her" said Melinda through her sobs.
"Patyne!" yelled Piper as she searched the store looking under shelves.
"Mel. Listen to me carefully. Where did that lady take your sister?" asked Piper sternly bending down to Melinda's height.
"That way" Melinda said pointing to the direction of the exit.
"Oh shit" said Piper close to tears as she ran out of the store.
Suddenly a cell phone started ringing inside Piper's bag.
"Hello?"
"Piper honey where are you? The party's gonna start pretty soon" said Leo.
"Leo" said Piper before breaking down into sobs.
"Honey calm down whats wrong" said Leo a conserned tone in his voice.
"Patyne, I just went to get the gift, I was only gone a minute"
"I'll be right there" said Leo before hanging up.
Piper sat on a near bench. She couldn't breath she was in totally shock. Melinda silently sat beside her. Knowning something was terribly wrong. When Leo arrived Piper was still sitting on the bench with Melinda in her lap.
"Piper wheres Patyne?" asked Leo started to freak out.
"Melinda said a lady took her I don't know" said Piper tears streaming down her face.
"Why weren't you watching her! yelled Leo.
"I was!" Piper screamed before dropping to her kneescrying histerically.
Leo rubbed his temples before kneeling beside her and carrying her up. Holding her close and tightly holding Melinda's hand they went to the car and drove to the San Francisco Police Department.
"Do you have any current photo's of the child?" asked the officer after they reported Patyne missing.
"Her name's Patyne" said Melinda
"Melinda" said Piper quietly before reaching into her purse and grabbing out a photo of her with the easter bunny. She had two neat little pigtails in her hair and was wearing a cute lil jean outfit.
"Patyne" mouthed Piper before breaking down once again. "Patyne!" she screamed louder.
Leo quickly stood up and tried to calm his wife who was going hysterical onces again. Piper got angrier and tried to bite Leo's hand.
"Restrain her!" yelled Leo.
Two ambulance people came over and held to the ground. They gave her a needle and Piper was soon fast asleep. While all this was happening Melinda was standing there tears silently ssliding down her cheeks.
The little girl with a sunflower dress on hurried on to keep up with her mom.
"Jeez Patyne you can't even keep up with mommy" said 5 year old Melinda.
"Melinda" Piper said sternly.
"I'm going as fast as I can" said Patyne her lower lip trembling.
"Yes you are my girl" said Piper picking the 3 year old up.
The three girls entered at store where there were lots of toys. Melinda and Patyne started running around widly checking the toys out that were on display.
"You girls come on we have to find something for Grace and Faith's birthday" said Piper referring to Phoebe's 4 year old twins.
"Mom please there's this toy right over there. Me and Patyne will be good. Please can we go look at it" pleaded Melinda as she looked at Piper sticking out her lower lip.
Piper laughed. "Fine but watch your sister. I don't want her running off."
Melinda grinned and ran off where Patyne was playing with that toy Melinda told Piper about.
Piper walked along the shelves looking for something for her nieces. Every so often she would look back at where Melinda and Patyne were playing just to make sure they were behaving themselves. Finally she found two Barbies that she knew Faith and Grace would love.
"Girls come on lets go" said Piper as she paid for the gifts.
'Mom!" yelled Melinda tears streaming down her face as she ran for Piper.
"Honey shh whats wrong. Where's Patyne?" Piper said.
"I don't know the girl took her" said Melinda through her sobs.
"Patyne!" yelled Piper as she searched the store looking under shelves.
"Mel. Listen to me carefully. Where did that lady take your sister?" asked Piper sternly bending down to Melinda's height.
"That way" Melinda said pointing to the direction of the exit.
"Oh shit" said Piper close to tears as she ran out of the store.
Suddenly a cell phone started ringing inside Piper's bag.
"Hello?"
"Piper honey where are you? The party's gonna start pretty soon" said Leo.
"Leo" said Piper before breaking down into sobs.
"Honey calm down whats wrong" said Leo a conserned tone in his voice.
"Patyne, I just went to get the gift, I was only gone a minute"
"I'll be right there" said Leo before hanging up.
Piper sat on a near bench. She couldn't breath she was in totally shock. Melinda silently sat beside her. Knowning something was terribly wrong. When Leo arrived Piper was still sitting on the bench with Melinda in her lap.
"Piper wheres Patyne?" asked Leo started to freak out.
"Melinda said a lady took her I don't know" said Piper tears streaming down her face.
"Why weren't you watching her! yelled Leo.
"I was!" Piper screamed before dropping to her kneescrying histerically.
Leo rubbed his temples before kneeling beside her and carrying her up. Holding her close and tightly holding Melinda's hand they went to the car and drove to the San Francisco Police Department.
"Do you have any current photo's of the child?" asked the officer after they reported Patyne missing.
"Her name's Patyne" said Melinda
"Melinda" said Piper quietly before reaching into her purse and grabbing out a photo of her with the easter bunny. She had two neat little pigtails in her hair and was wearing a cute lil jean outfit.
"Patyne" mouthed Piper before breaking down once again. "Patyne!" she screamed louder.
Leo quickly stood up and tried to calm his wife who was going hysterical onces again. Piper got angrier and tried to bite Leo's hand.
"Restrain her!" yelled Leo.
Two ambulance people came over and held to the ground. They gave her a needle and Piper was soon fast asleep. While all this was happening Melinda was standing there tears silently ssliding down her cheeks.