Chapter Ten:
Unwanted Attention
"Wow, I don't look so good." Dot said to herself as she looked into the mirror. It was early the morning following the amusement park incident, and she had just spent much of the night laying awake in bed. Her eyes were bloodshot, and she just plane looked tired. She splashed some cold water on her face, attempting to wake herself up a bit. Then heard a light knock at the door. She walked to the door and answered it to find Natasha standing there. As arranged over the phone the previous night, she had arrived to pick them up.
"Wow. You don't look so good." Natasha said when she saw Dot.
"I didn't get much sleep last night." Dot explained.
"Well, that's certainly understandable." Natasha said. "How's Annie doing by the way?" She asked.
"She was pretty upset last night. But at the moment, she's sleeping." Dot said.
"We can wait around a bit if you'd rather not wake her right away." Natasha offered.
"Nah, I've got too much to do today. I'll just carry her out to the car without waking her." Dot said.
"Ok." Natasha replied. "But we'll have to go out the back way I came in through. There's a swarm of cameras and reporters waiting for you to leave the building out front." She said. They exited the hospital minutes later, and found to their surprise that the reporters were now waiting for them at the rear of the building.
"How do you feel about your brothers shooting miss Warner?" One of them asked.
"Is it true that the shooter was attempting to abduct your cousin for use in some form of ritual?" Another asked. Dot merely sighed and proceeded to Natasha's car. She was still holding Annie, so Natasha got the door for her.
"Can we expect any delays in the production of your new film miss Warner?" Yet another reporter asked as Dot entered the vehicle.
"No." Dot replied. Then she gave a nod and Natasha closed the door behind her.
"I really didn't need that just now." Dot said as Natasha entered the vehicle as well.
"Sorry about all that. They must've recognized me and realized I was here to pick you up." Natasha said. "Did they wake Annie?" She asked.
"No. There doesn't seem to be much that can stir her today." Dot replied.
"Then I'll go ahead and ask." Natasha started. "Are you sure about what you said to that reporter just now? That guy from the amusement park might come after Annie again." She said.
"That'll happen even if we don't finish the movie." Dot said. "Besides, I have a plan now. I'll need a little help to pull it off of course, but it should work." She added.
"Any chance I can talk you out of it?" Natasha asked. Dot shook her head no in response.
"In that case, I'll do whatever I can to help out." Natasha said.
"Well, for starters, you can take me to Total Pictures studios to pick something up. Then we'll need to pay a visit to a certain tree house." Dot said.
"Understood." Natasha replied. Then she started the car and left the parking lot. With that, Dot's plan was set in motion.