Kelly didn't waste anytime before calling Christopher to find out his opinion of the situation. She desperately wanted him to say it was ok, but understood why he would be unsure about it. After all, they would be letting a witness to a murder into their home, a potential target, and in the process not only endangering their own lives, but the life of their 7 year old daughter as well. After they talked about it though, they saw both sides of the situation, and Christopher ended up agreeing that it would be the best thing for the little girl if she stayed with them. On that note, they hung up, and Kelly left the office on route to pick the little girl up. She called Charlie from her cell phone on the way, mostly just to confirm that it was ok, and to get an exact address.
When Kelly arrived at the grandparent's house, they quickly greeted her. They were a sweet elderly couple, and there home was lavishly decorated with items from the past. All that could be seen of the little girl however was her suitcase that sat in the hallway by the door. Right away, the grandmother offered Kelly some coffee and insisted that she sat down. The grandfather was sent upstairs to get Alyson, giving the grandmother the best opportunity to ask Kelly about her own past, and her experience with children. Kelly started by explaining about how she had a little girl of her own, but most of the conversation was spent on Kelly's past. Charlie had told the woman that Kelly was an employee of his, but had failed to mention how Kelly could relate to this little girl. After sharing her memories of growing up an orphan in an orphanage, the grandfather reappeared, this time with a 5-year-old girl who clutched her teddy bear and starred at Kelly.
"Who's she?" Alyson questioned, pointing at Kelly as she did so.
"It's not polite to point Alyson." The grandmother firmly mentioned.
"OOPS, sorry." Alyson responded, putting her hand down. Kelly just smiled at this though as she kneeled down so that she was at the little girl's level.
"Hi, my name's Kelly, I'm a friend of your grandparents." Kelly told the little girl. She had decided that keeping things simple would be the best approach.
"Hi! Your really young to be a friend of grandma and grandpa's.", Alyson stated, flattering Kelly in the process.
"How would you like to spend a couple of nights with Kelly?", the grandmother asked Alyson. Alyson didn't seem too thrilled with the idea though, and Kelly couldn't blame her, after all, she had just meet her a minute earlier.
"No. Mommy said not to go with strangers." Alyson sternly stated. Kelly now started to wonder if Alyson knew that her mother wouldn't be coming back.
"It's ok sweetie. Kelly's a friend, she promised to take good care of you and it will only be for a couple of days." The grandmother explained to her. It would be several more minutes before Alyson would agree to go willingly. Once she did though, the grandfather carried the suitcase to Kelly's car, and Kelly, Alyson and the grandmother followed. Once outside, Alyson kissed her grandparents goodbye before getting into the back seat of Kelly's car. The grandmother then thanked Kelly for helping them out, and Kelly promised that she would make a point of staying in touch. With that said, Kelly got into the car, and proceeded to drive away, Alyson waving goodbye until her grandparents were just dots behind them. As they drove down the road, Kelly watched Alyson through her rear view mirror, and tried to excite her about meeting Kasey. The little girl seemed distant though making Kelly realize just how difficult this assignment was going to be.
When they arrived at Kelly's house, Kasey wasn't home from school yet, giving Kelly an opportunity to help Alyson settle into her new surroundings. As she showed her to Kasey's room though, Alyson continued to cling to her teddy bear, and Kelly wondered if Alyson was thinking about her own bedroom. After awhile though, Kelly decided to let Alyson play with some toys as she waited for Kasey to get home. As she watched from a distance, Kelly decided to check into the office, to see if there had been any developments.
"Townsend and Associates Private Investigators" Kris said as she answered the phone at the office.
"Hey Kris, it's Kelly. I'm just calling to check in...did you guys find anything out." Kelly asked.
"We're glad you called Kel., you may have a problem on your hands." Kris quickly told her, sounding almost concerned.
"What?" Kelly asked curiously, not sure what problem Kris could be referring to.
"It's about Alyson Kel. The killer knows she isn't with her grandparents anymore." Kris stated making Kelly even more confused.
"How?"
"They were there....climbed through a back window that was open and knocked the grandparents out." Kris began to explain, shocking Kelly in the process.
"Are they ok?" Kelly asked, she couldn't believe that she had missed being there by a matter of minutes, or that the killer would attack in broad daylight.
"The hospital said other then some minor bruises they are fine. This guy may be after you next though so be careful." Kris instructed, obviously concerned for her friend and for the little girl.
"I will. I'll be back at the office with her in the morning. I want to let her adjust to being in a new surrounding today." Kelly explained.
"Ok, keep in touch though. In the meanwhile we'll see what we can find out about this person, maybe even give him a name."
"Ok, bye"
"Bye" After that, Kelly hung up and returned her attention to Alyson. The little girl looked so innocent as she sat on the floor and played with her teddy bear. As much of reality as it was, Kelly couldn't believe that this little girl was a target of a murderer, and that he would attack an innocent elderly couple to get to her. What Kelly didn't realize though, was that that days attack would be minor compared to what else was about to happen.
When Kelly arrived at the grandparent's house, they quickly greeted her. They were a sweet elderly couple, and there home was lavishly decorated with items from the past. All that could be seen of the little girl however was her suitcase that sat in the hallway by the door. Right away, the grandmother offered Kelly some coffee and insisted that she sat down. The grandfather was sent upstairs to get Alyson, giving the grandmother the best opportunity to ask Kelly about her own past, and her experience with children. Kelly started by explaining about how she had a little girl of her own, but most of the conversation was spent on Kelly's past. Charlie had told the woman that Kelly was an employee of his, but had failed to mention how Kelly could relate to this little girl. After sharing her memories of growing up an orphan in an orphanage, the grandfather reappeared, this time with a 5-year-old girl who clutched her teddy bear and starred at Kelly.
"Who's she?" Alyson questioned, pointing at Kelly as she did so.
"It's not polite to point Alyson." The grandmother firmly mentioned.
"OOPS, sorry." Alyson responded, putting her hand down. Kelly just smiled at this though as she kneeled down so that she was at the little girl's level.
"Hi, my name's Kelly, I'm a friend of your grandparents." Kelly told the little girl. She had decided that keeping things simple would be the best approach.
"Hi! Your really young to be a friend of grandma and grandpa's.", Alyson stated, flattering Kelly in the process.
"How would you like to spend a couple of nights with Kelly?", the grandmother asked Alyson. Alyson didn't seem too thrilled with the idea though, and Kelly couldn't blame her, after all, she had just meet her a minute earlier.
"No. Mommy said not to go with strangers." Alyson sternly stated. Kelly now started to wonder if Alyson knew that her mother wouldn't be coming back.
"It's ok sweetie. Kelly's a friend, she promised to take good care of you and it will only be for a couple of days." The grandmother explained to her. It would be several more minutes before Alyson would agree to go willingly. Once she did though, the grandfather carried the suitcase to Kelly's car, and Kelly, Alyson and the grandmother followed. Once outside, Alyson kissed her grandparents goodbye before getting into the back seat of Kelly's car. The grandmother then thanked Kelly for helping them out, and Kelly promised that she would make a point of staying in touch. With that said, Kelly got into the car, and proceeded to drive away, Alyson waving goodbye until her grandparents were just dots behind them. As they drove down the road, Kelly watched Alyson through her rear view mirror, and tried to excite her about meeting Kasey. The little girl seemed distant though making Kelly realize just how difficult this assignment was going to be.
When they arrived at Kelly's house, Kasey wasn't home from school yet, giving Kelly an opportunity to help Alyson settle into her new surroundings. As she showed her to Kasey's room though, Alyson continued to cling to her teddy bear, and Kelly wondered if Alyson was thinking about her own bedroom. After awhile though, Kelly decided to let Alyson play with some toys as she waited for Kasey to get home. As she watched from a distance, Kelly decided to check into the office, to see if there had been any developments.
"Townsend and Associates Private Investigators" Kris said as she answered the phone at the office.
"Hey Kris, it's Kelly. I'm just calling to check in...did you guys find anything out." Kelly asked.
"We're glad you called Kel., you may have a problem on your hands." Kris quickly told her, sounding almost concerned.
"What?" Kelly asked curiously, not sure what problem Kris could be referring to.
"It's about Alyson Kel. The killer knows she isn't with her grandparents anymore." Kris stated making Kelly even more confused.
"How?"
"They were there....climbed through a back window that was open and knocked the grandparents out." Kris began to explain, shocking Kelly in the process.
"Are they ok?" Kelly asked, she couldn't believe that she had missed being there by a matter of minutes, or that the killer would attack in broad daylight.
"The hospital said other then some minor bruises they are fine. This guy may be after you next though so be careful." Kris instructed, obviously concerned for her friend and for the little girl.
"I will. I'll be back at the office with her in the morning. I want to let her adjust to being in a new surrounding today." Kelly explained.
"Ok, keep in touch though. In the meanwhile we'll see what we can find out about this person, maybe even give him a name."
"Ok, bye"
"Bye" After that, Kelly hung up and returned her attention to Alyson. The little girl looked so innocent as she sat on the floor and played with her teddy bear. As much of reality as it was, Kelly couldn't believe that this little girl was a target of a murderer, and that he would attack an innocent elderly couple to get to her. What Kelly didn't realize though, was that that days attack would be minor compared to what else was about to happen.