Prologue:
The rain pelted down on the quiet streets of Tulsa. "Don't worry, you'll be warm in no time" the hooded women whispered to a shivering seven year old. She had been to this part of town before, but did not completely recognize it through the darkness. When they came upon a little house at the end of the long street they had been walking on, she noticed where she was. It was the Curtis home. She had been there many times to play with the three boys that lived there with their parents. She liked all of them but no one better than Darrel, or Darry as he liked to be called. He had this thing about him. It made you trust him, it made her feel safe. Once they reached the door of the house the woman knocked. A female's voice could be heard from the inside. "I swear Lawrence if that is another one of your poker buddies I'll… Oh, Mary-Anne, what are you doing here?" Mrs. Curtis asked puzzled as she answered the door. "I had too Lori, I just had too. I couldn't take it no more. He was gonna kill me. I had to save her." Mary-Anne rushed as she looked between the little girl and Lori Curtis. It was when she stepped into the light that Lori finally saw the hysteric woman's appearance.
"M-Mary… W-w-what did you do?" The woman had blood over her white button up blouse. "Lori, it don't matter. Now, we been best friends since the 3rd grade. I ain't ever ask you fo' nothin' too big. Just please take Danielle." She said through held back tears as she tried to hand over the child. "Mary I can't…" She was soon cut off by a loud cry "Lori please! I'm begging you to take this child. I can't do right by her. You've raised amazing children. I need you to do this. She needs you to do this." The tears were already flowing from her eyes. "Ok Mary-Anne, I'll look after Danielle. But where are you gonna go?" Lori said softly while taking Danielle from her. The little girl snuggled into Lori's leg. Mary-Anne relaxed a little. "It don't matter where I'm goin' as long as she's safe. Here," Mary-Anne gave her a thick envelope "I scraped up a little money, to help you out." Lori took the envelope, and then she gave Mary-Anne a long hug. Mary-Anne bent down to the little girl's level, "I love you Danielle, forever and always." She kissed the top of the little girls head and waved goodbye once more. She pulled her hood up to cover her eyes and took off into the night.
Mrs. Curtis looked down at the little girl. Danielle's little blue eyes were staring straight at her in return. "Come on now little one, let's get you cleaned up and in bed, you must be dead tired" Danielle nodded her head and followed Lori into the house. "Lawrence, go get a towel and a long shirt, we got a guest stayin' over." She nodded towards Mr. Curtis. He got up from the recliner he had been occupying and disappeared upstairs. She took Danielle into the bathroom and ran the water. She stuck her hand under it to feel whether or not it was warm. Lori began taking off the little girls clothes and gently placed her into the bathwater. When Mr. Curtis arrived with the towel and shirt he laid them down on the counter and left. Nobody talked the whole time. When she was washed and dressed Mrs. Curtis took her to the boys' room. She was about to put her in the bed with pony boy but Danielle jumped from her arms. She ran over to Darry's bed and climbed in with the sleeping nine year old. Mrs. Curtis smiled but, it faltered when she heard soft sobs coming from Danielle. She almost ran over to the young girl to hold and comfort her. She was stopped when Darry placed a protective arm over her and her sobs subsided. Mrs. Curtis let out a soft sigh and closed the door to the room. Danielle would never cry after that night for a very long time.
/So? What do you think? Come on now, just hit that review button, you know you want to :3 But yea... this is my first fic. so please be gentle! nothing to bad and if you must criticize please make it CONSTRUCTIVE CRITICISM\\