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It's 10 am and I'm running over the playground, as I have been doing every day for the past week. I know they should be on the swingset by now, but they're not here. They're not anywhere.

I have been going out every night around nine, in the hope I would see them again, but I didn't. I told myself I would try this for a week, so this should be the last time. I don't know if I'll be able to keep that promise to myself.

I stand still by the swingset. The moonlight gives the park a creepy glow, a cold wind makes me shiver. I zip up my sweater.

Brittany's sweater.

That's another one of those things I do. I wear her sweater everytime I go running, in hope to one time give it back.

I sit down on the swing. My breath forms little frozen clouds in front of me. I shouldn't be sitting here. I shouldn't even be here. I only met them one time, and suddenly I felt the need to see them everyday. Not only Brittany, the little girl too.

Somehow they made me feel so comfortable, and I'm usually not that good around people I don't know.

Maybe she didn't even want to meet me again. What if she was just being polite?

I stand up. The swing moves and softly bumps against my leg. As I walk my way back over the playground, the ground crunches beneath my feet. A pigeon flies by and the sound of owls is heard by the trees.

I take out my Ipod to know the time. It's getting late, I should really go back. I have to get up early for work.

I scan the playground one last time, and then start jogging until I get home.


The coffee machine sputters, and I lean against the counter a bit annoyed. I curse to myself when I notice that I have to refill the watertank in the machine, and a few customers give me a weird look.

I sigh, I hate doing that chore.

My friend Rachel walks up to me and tells me to take table five's order. I smile relieved. "Refill the watertank while I'm busy, will ya?"

She wants to protest, but I'm already walking away. I search for table 5 and suddenly stand still.

A blond girl is flipping through a colourbook, and occasionally shows an other blonde her drawings. I can't see them very clearly from here, but I'm pretty sure my conclusions are right.

I walk over to the table and gulp as she looks up. It's her.

It's them.

She smiles, and I can see she's trying to remember where she knows me from. Little Alison helps her out.

"Sanny! I missed you!"

Before I know it, the girl is practically hanging on my leg, drawing attention from other customers.

"Eh .. Hi" I say awkwardly, as I try to pull the girl off my leg. When I look up, I see Brittany smiling at me.

"I remember you .." she says nodding.

I smile back "Yeah .. I remember you too. I haven't seen you in the park lately .." I say, as I pick the little girl up so that she wouldn't accidently lift up my skirt.

She instantly starts playing with my hair.

"Yeah .." Brittany answers "I'm sorry, I've just been very busy."

"Lopez!" I hear behind me. I turn around and see my boss scowling at me. "How many times have I told you not to fool around with customers!"

I roll my eyes and face Brittany again. "It's okay, I should take your order now, before grumpyface comes after me."

She giggles "I get it. What do you want, princess?"

Alison smiles brightly "Pancakes!"

"Pancakes it is, and uh .. A water and a coffee, please. What time are you done with your shift?"

I frown and think for a second. "Normally around 6, but I guess I can swoop out a little earlier. I'll just blackmail Rachel with her internet history again"

Brittany laughs "You do that, we'll be here"

"Great" I look at Alison and smile "Your pancakes are on their way"

As I arrive at the bar again, Rachel is smirking at me. "Who is thaaat? She's cuuute!"

I sigh "She's probably married or something"

"Why would you think that?" She asks frowning, as she walks up to me.

I point in their direction "You see that little girl?"

Rachel chuckles "The one that didn't want to let go of you?"

I smile "Yeah, her. Well, that's her kid."

"That's her .. I thought that was her little sister or something"

I shake my head "No, she has a daughter. Which means that she probably has a baby daddy too."

"Ahw .." Rachel looks at me pouting and she pats me on my head. "There are other fish in the sea"

I glare at her and she laughs "I'm just kidding, god .. Hey, did you know that she asked for you?"

I frown "What do you mean?"

"Oh, she was like : 'Hey, can you make sure that sexy barista over there takes my order? I want to check out her ass but she's too far away from me right now'"

I can't hold back a laugh "You're crazy, Berry." I nudge my elbow against hers. "Which reminds me .." I say as I start the coffee machine "You're covering my shift from 5 to 6 today."

She gasps "No way! I have to meet Finn at 5.30!"

I shrug "If your sweetheart still wants to meet up with you after a little birdie tells him about your late-night girlie stuff .. Or should I say; girl-on-girl stuff"

I wink at her "And the little birdie? It's me"

She glares at me while biting her lip. "Fine .."

"Fantabulous. Now, get out of my way, I needz to bake some pancakes"

"You are baking pancakes?" She asks me with a frown, and I look at her.

"Duhuh .."

After my many attempts of baking a proper pancake I eventually let Rachel do it. Turns out she was actually right, I'm better at serving customers than actually cooking.

Well yeah.

I place everything on a tray and walk over to table 5 again, where I put the tray down.

"Pancakes .." I say as I put the plate in front of Alison. "Careful. Plate is hot"

Brittany smiles at me "Thanks"

"You're welcome. Sorry it took so long. I had a .. situation, with my colleague."

She grins "I see .."

I smile "You want sugar with your coffee?"

She shakes her head "No, thanks. I drink it black"

"Me too" I nod. "Oh, my blackmail plan has worked, obviously, so I'll get out around five."

"Okay" she smiles.

I smile back "Enjoy your coffee." I turn to the little girl and quickly strike my hand over her head "And your pancakes, little one"


About an hour later I walk to the back of the tearoom and I take off my apron. I open my locker and grab my bag and my jacket. I see the sweater laying in the back and I smile, before pulling it out.

When I've got all my stuff, I close my locker and walk out of the lockerroom again. They're waiting for me by the door.

"All set?"

I nod, and take the girl in my arms as she's pulling on my skirt again.

Brittany smiles at me "You know that she can walk, right"

I chuckle "I know"

We walk outisde and as we pass the big window on the side, I see Rachel grinning at me. I smile back. She can think what she wants, I'm out early and I've got world's two cutest girls with me.

"Where are we actually going?" I ask Brittany. I was just following her, smiling at Alison as the little girl was telling me a story about their cat.

"Oh, sorry" Brittany chuckles "You want to go to a carnival?"

A smile instantly spreads across my face. "I haven't been to one in years!"

She giggles "Well, time to relive your childhood, I guess. That's another benefit on having a little kid." She smiles at her daughter as the girl pouts.

"I'm not little!"

"Ofcourse not, honey. You're already a big girl."

I nod "Practically a lady"

Brittany smiles "You're really good with her."

"Thanks .. I don't know why actually, I never had a little sister or something"

She shrugs "Some things are just like that. Not everything needs a reason to be."

I smile "You're right. Can I ask you something?"

"Sure. You want to know why Ali's dad is never here, right?"

I frown "How do you always know that? Are you psychic or something?" I chuckle.

"No" she giggles "I'm just good at reading people. And Ali's dad isn't with us anymore, sadly"

"Mommy says he's on a permanent vacation in paradise!" Alison shouts happily.

"Wow, is he really? That's .. nice"

Brittany hints a smile at me "She doesn't exactly get it yet."

I hint a little smile back "What happened ..?"

"He was very sick, there wasn't anything they could do about it.."

"Oh" I say quietly "I'm sorry"

"It's okay" she smiles "We got through it together, didn't we, little munchkin?" She bops her daughter's nose with her finger and I smile.

"She's very lucky to have you as a mom"

She winks at me "Duuh"

"We're here!"

"Ouw!" I rub my hand over my ear. "Don't scream so loudly" I chuckle.

The little girl pouts at me. "Did I make you deaf?"

I frown, pretending I didn't hear her, "What did you say?"

"I said are you deaf now?" She says, a bit louder now.

"What? I can't quite hear you." I turn to Brittany "What did she say?"

Brittany laughs at me and Alison softly slaps my arm. "Not funny!"

I chuckle "How dare you"

"Can we go on the ferris wheel?" The girl asks, now completely fascinated by the fair. I put her down and Brittany quickly grabs her hand, so she can't run away.

The smell of candy and french fries finds its way to my nose and suddenly I realise that I am very, very hungry. And that I haven't eaten since 10am.

My belly grumbles loudly and I smile awkwardly when Brittany laughs at me. "I'm just gonna .. get some french fries .. or something"

She smiles "Ofcourse"

I walk over to a food truck and notice them following me. I turn around and smile. "You don't have to come with me, you know"

Brittany shrugs "I'm just here to eat all your fries"

I chuckle "Are you though?"

"Yep"

Alison pulls her mother's arm. "I want to go on the big wheeel" she whines.

"Yes, princess. Let's just wait up for Sanny, okay?"

"Okay .."

I smile at the name they are now both using for me. Normally, I would hate such a cheesy nickname, but they just make it sound so cute.

Finally, a couple of minutes later, we walk over to the ferris wheel. I have the paper bag of fries in my hands, but I know Brittany is secretly eating pretty much everything in the bag. I'm letting her, it's kinda cute that she really thinks I don't notice.

We buy tickets for the ferris wheel and a minute later we're seated in a small, shaky cabin.

When I said I hadn't been to a fair in years, I actually meant since I was like .. nine. And the reason for that is because I have a terrible, very terrible fear of heights.

Like, it's pretty damn bad ..

And I only realised I forgot about that fear when we were locked up, already five foot above the ground.

"Uh .. Brittany ..?"

She grins at me. "You're scared!"

I pout and clutch my hand to the edge of my seat. "It's not funny .."

I gulp.

Ten feet.

"Aww" she says. I suddenly feel the cabin move and I look up frightened. She smiles sweetly and sits down next to me. She puts her arm over my shoulder and takes my hand. "You poor baby .."

I slowly shuffle closer to her and let her wrap her arms around me. She chuckles. "Well well, I have two babies today"

Alison looks at her and giggles "Poor Sanny .. But I'm not scared, mommy! Look!"

"Oh, sweety don't do that!"

I don't even want to see what the little girl is doing, I'm pretty sure she would just scare me even more.

I hear Alison laugh. The cabin swings again and when I feel something on my legs, I look up. The girl crawled up to my lap and is now literally sitting on me, with a big smile. She cuddles up to me.

"Don't worry, Sanny. We'll keep you safe."

I smile and strike my hand over her hair.

"I'm sure you will."


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