Rebecca Logan smiled when she saw a small toddler with pale skin and dark hair run past her to catch a ball Cappie had thrown. The small girl was laughing all the way as she ran towards the round green ball. "Cristi" Rebecca asked startling the girl making her tumble down a hill.
"Yo Cris you alright" Cappie asked as Rebecca rushed down the hill to the girl's side the girl had hit her head on something and had a small cut on her forehead.
"Are you alright?" Rebecca asked holding the girl closely
"Mommy" Cristi asked softly her bright eyes showed the confusion that the toddler had tried to hide.
"Yeah sweetie it's me" Rebecca whispered back "are you alright?" She asked louder this time.
"My head hurts" Cristi said
"You want me to kiss it better?" Rebecca asked softly
"Hey Cris that was some fall" Cappie said "Hey Rebecca" He said
"Hey Cappie" Rebecca said
"You alright Cris" Cappie asked kneeling down by Rebecca
"Yeah" Cristi said nodding as if to prove it.
"Hey Rebecca" Cappie said not looking at Rebecca
"Hey" Rebecca said wondering why Cappie had been playing with Cristi.
"Shit! Cristi we gotta get you back to your place, your parents will be home soon" Cappie exclaimed looking at his cell phone.
"So Cristi how old are you?" Rebecca asked
"Three" Cristi said holding up three fingers after thinking about it for a moment.
"Well aren't you a big girl!" Rebecca exclaimed passing Cristi to Cappie who moved her so she was giving her a piggy-back ride.
"See ya Rebecca" Cappie said nodding at her before turning and walking off
"Bye-bye" Cristi said looking back and waving at Rebecca.
"Bye" Rebecca called after them before turning to walk to the Zeta Beta house 'why was she with Cappie?' She thought suddenly, taking out her cell phone she dialed a number she had stolen from her Zeta Beta 'big sis' way back Freshman year, she hadn't needed it until now. After she had told her parents about her pregnancy they had all but disowned her putting their granddaughter up for adoption without asking her, refusing to speak to her, and they never talked about her.
"Hello?" Cappie's voice asked after the second ring.
'Oh shit what do I say? I can't reveal that I have a child!' Rebecca thought. "Cappie I'd get that cut on your sister's forehead checked out, it doesn't look very deep but it could still get infected" She said
"Alright, and Cristi isn't my sister, she's one of my friend's little sister that I'm watching while he's in class but I'll make sure it gets looked at" Cappie said hanging up leaving Rebecca like she had been since the end of Freshman year, alone and friendless.