Inspiration has been taken from Ransom Riggs' Hollow City. I did not copy! :)
The silence was deafening as they slowly edge their way towards the dimly lit girl. Her eyes were closed and she looked like a pale, porcelain doll.
She sat up, holding her mouth and her mother ran to hold an old iron basin under her chin. She threw up for 5 minutes, sobbing loudly in between the vomit.
"Mama!" She said after it was over, burying her face in her mothers chest. Cuddling up against her and climbing onto her knee.
"It's alright me wee hen. It'll all be alright." She turned to Jake and Emma. "Can you 'elp my baby.
"We'll- we'll try." Jake stuttered.
"But we need Miss Peregrine!" Emma stated.
"No! Not her. Please! She'll whisk my Saoirse away with ye! She's like ye, but we can't lose 'er! She's all we 'ave!" Jackie said now frantic.
"Like us?" Emma sat beside her and Jake sat on a chair next to the bed. "What do you mean like us?"
"Well she's bleeding peculiar! That's what I mean!" Jackie said smoothing Saoirse's hair while still looking at Emma.
"What!"
"Yeah. We've known since the day ye came 'ere ye were peculiar. And we've known since 'er birth Saoirse's been afflicted with it."
"How do you know about peculiars Jackie?" Jake said staring at her with concern.
"We gypsy's 'ave studied it! It's why we 'ave te move around as much as we do! When me grand pappy was stil 'ere, bless 'is soul, he fought off them evil men! The one's with the eyes!" She stared right at Jake. "He was peculiar. He travelled through them loops, helping an old friend of 'is. Guy could see the monsters!"
"Abe Portman!" Jake proclaimed, his eyes lighting up.
"Yeah! The very guy! Ye know 'im"
"But Jackie, Abe would have been much younger than your grandfather. He is only my age!" Emma said interrupting Jackie's question. Jake started at her, forgetting for a moment he was in a time when his grandfather was indeed Emma's age.
"That's just it! 'e was much older! Younger then grand pappy, bu' still old. Around 50 he'd say. He never knew, because they never talked about such lark. 'e met 'im in a loop. One in Germany, after the war. Well 'im and Abe travelled for a few years, before grand pappy came back home, ter retire. Abe went on, to do great, great things. Old grand pappy lived out the rest of 'is days in isolation. He joined up with us again but never spoke. Ye could only 'ear him when he was talking ter himself in 'is room. But he was peculiar, and once 'e died the gene seemed ter disappear. Me 'usband was only a boy, but 'e never believed i'. Then Saoirse was born and I knew she had the gene! Just like grand pappy! An' she needs 'elp! The men might come for 'er!" She clutched Saoirse tighter.
"Jackie, you have nothing to worry about. Saoirse will be alright. We- I mean the men are all gone."
"And the monsters?"
"And the monsters." Emma said smiling.
"'ow do ye know! Ye wouldn't know if ye can't see 'em! And only Abe could see 'em!" Jackie said.
"Jackie. I can see them. And we think Raven can too." Jake said reaching over and squeezing Jackie's hand.