A/N this is an idea that I had the other day and wouldn't leave me alone, so I decided to write it up and see what people think of it. Enjoy and please read and review! Xx
The young child looked around the ambulance bay in awe. This place was massive! She had never seen so many vehicles in one place before and this in itself made the experience slightly overwhelming.
She stood still, only turning her head slightly to get a better view of her surroundings. As she stood there, the girl began to think about why she was there in the first place. A quick look at her wrist answered that question for her; there was no way she was going back there. Not while he was still there and she had a chance of staying with someone better. Taking a deep breath, she reached into her pocket and brought out a crumpled photograph of her half-sister. She knew that the photograph was old but she hoped that it would at least still show some resemblance. 'You don't look nothing like her' she thought, running her finger over the face of the girl in the photograph. She had, even at a young age, a clearly defined heart shaped face and strong features. Her hair was shoulder length and curly.
As she stood, lost in her thoughts, a woman approached her. The sudden noise of footsteps on the concrete floor made her jump and her instinctive reaction was to jump back, and protectively throw her arms out in front of her. She stared intently at the floor, focusing specifically on a tiny speck of dirt.
"Sorry sweetheart, I didn't mean to startle you. But, you look a bit young to be hanging around here on your own. Is there anyone here with you?" Dixie paused for a moment to allow her time to answer and then continued "Are you looking for someone?" she asked and then paused again. This time, the girl looked up cautiously and nodded but couldn't meet her gaze. She would get into a lot of trouble if her mother found out. "Can you give me a name?" Dixie pressed gently, now starting to wonder who she was and why she was there. Her question was met with a shake of the head and she sighed "Are you in trouble? Are you trying to get away from someone?" after the second question, the child lifted her head and nodded again but still didn't speak.
"Right, love. You're going to have to help me out here" Dixie spoke kindly "What's your name?"
The girl sighed quietly. If she was going to find her half-sister, she was going to have to give her some information "Ellie-Mai" she said, then added "But most people call me Ellie and I'm 6 and a half, almost 7"
"Well, Ellie. My name's Dixie" the older woman smiled at her, glad that she was finally starting to get somewhere "Now, you said that you were trying to get away from someone? Who were you trying to get away from?" At this, Ellie shook her head and turned away from her, choosing instead to run out of the ambulance bay and towards the main hospital car park "Ellie, wait!" Dixie shouted, running after her. Ellie didn't stop, continuing to run. She had to run, he couldn't catch her. He'd make her go back home and then she'd be for it. Her sprint was stopped abruptly when a man grabbed hold of her arm, holding it tightly.
"You little brat!" he spat at her, pulling her so that she was stood next to him "How dare you run off like that? Your mother's been worried sick, wondering where you are!"
Ellie took a deep breath before she replied "No, she hasn't. She couldn't care less about me and you know it!" she instantly regretted her remark as her mother's boyfriend tightened his grip on her arm, dragging her behind him.
Dixie reached the main car park, looking around frantically for the small child, as she had heard her shout at the man. She spotted them in the distance, and began to run towards them "Hey, what do you think you're doing? Let go of her!"
The man, Ryan, ignored her, continuing to drag Ellie towards the road until he stopped by the pavement "Are you sorry for running off?" when he got no answer, he became enraged, shaking the child violently "Answer me!" he screamed "Fine! You know what, me and your mum will be better off without you anyway!" twisting her arm around, he released his grip on the girl and pushed her off the pavement and into the busy road, straight in front of an oncoming ambulance.
"Polly, stop!" Jeff yelled, as he saw the commotion that was seconds away from them. Polly, too, had seen and reacted immediately by slamming on the brakes but it was too late. She stopped the engine and got out, sprinting towards the child "Dixie!" she called over, seeing her walk quickly towards her "What the hell was that? Poor little thing"
Realising that Polly wasn't going to leave the small child in a hurry, Jeff beckoned Dixie to help him grab the kit they would need "Good thing that last call was a hoax, for once" he muttered as they opened the doors.
"I'm so sorry" Polly whispered, holding the child's head still "I stopped as soon as I could, but there wasn't time" on hearing a voice, the girl's eyes opened slightly, looking straight up at the woman. Her vision was blurred, but she could just about make out her face. Her face was heart shaped, and her hair, although a bit shorter and highlighted now, was dark and curly, as it had been in the photograph.
