- Ok Dear. I'm going to introduce to your new family. – said the woman on high heals and glasses taking the young girl by the hand.
- Miss Banks is here. – said the secretary to the Child Protection social worker.
- Just in time. Have her come in then. – replied the social worker sitting down on a board room with the girl.
A lady stepped into the room. She was probably in her 50s, with golden curls and a little overweight but very pleasant looking.
- Hi Cherryl. – said Miss Banks shaking hands with her. She was very excited and then looked cheerfully at the girl. So how are you deary?
- Ok………- replied the girl in a low tone of voice.
- Do you have a name?
- They call me Yin……… - she said distantly.
- Pleased to meet you Yin. That's a pretty name. – said Miss Banks happily. Then she turned her sight to Cherryl, the social worker.
Between lines, Yin could understand the words, "stranded", "street", "muttering", and "Yin". Also, she understood well that they had looked everywhere for any parent or relative but they were nowhere to be found.
- We put the word out everywhere in the past few days and nobody has come forward. That's why I decided to call you.
- You know it's always a pleasure to provide a temporal home for the little ones abandoned by their parents.
The last remark made Yin frown in disapproval but this could not kill her curiosity of discovering herself by being around other people, in the outside world.
- Sign the paperwork and you can take her home. – said Cherryl.
- Gladly. – said Miss Banks signing the paperwork and putting away her pen. – Come dear. Let's take you home.
With that, Yin went with Miss Banks to the car that would take her to a new home.
- So………..Yin……….Do you remember anything about your parents?
- Nope……..- nodded Yin.
- Don't worry child. Everything will be alright. – said Miss Banks pulling over into a parking lot. – Come. I have to go into the bank to run an errand.
Yin stepped out of the car and walked into the bank with Miss Banks. It was kind of boring to accompany this lady to the bank this very day.
As they were standing in line, three men stepped into the bank with sky masks.
- Everybody down!!! – yelled the tallest one. – pointing a rifle at the crowd.
Slowly everybody was on her knees and the robbers walked among them to make sure they could not make any sudden moves.
- You!! – yelled one of the robbers to the teller behind the window. – The vault! Now!!
After stepping the silent alarm button, the teller walked away the window and opened the backside to the robbers to lead them to the vault.
- Get into the vault!!! – yelled another robber to the crowd gesturing them to move with his weapon. – Move it!! I don't have all day!!
The people headed into the vault and when the last person was on the threshold a pellet with gas flew into the bank.
- Crap!! It's the cops!! – yelled one of the robbers. – You are gonna get it!! – He said pointing his weapon at the crowd.
Yin felt very afraid, but somehow felt committed to protect this people. Without thinking she stood in front of the crowd.
- Stop!! Or I'll shoot!! – yelled a police officer in front of a group of others at the front door. – Give up!! We have you surrounded.
The thieves gave up at that moment and the cops went to hand cuff them. In the crowd everybody was at ease when one of the robbers broke loose and took his weapon firing at the crowd.
Yin felt a strange warm sensation in her body. She remembered something that she could do, like an innate reflex. She stretched her arms very quickly and yelled.
- FOO FIELD!!!!!
Everybody gasped as they saw that around the crowd an invisible dome surrounded the people and bullets were ricocheting the invisible wall in all directions.
The thief before being subdued by the police tried to fire again but Yin remembered something else. She just stretched one arm and yelled.
- TRANSFOOMATE!!!!
As if it was magic, the thief found himself holding a bathroom plunger.
- What the hell? – said one of the officers in the front row at the door of the bank. The news people were already behind him and had captured the complete weird scene on camera.
Yin could not witness the aftereffect of her actions: She had fainted.