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Warning: If you like Zoe or Thomas. Don't Read!! Because this only gets worse.

Where my pretty one lies.. Part 33 Dream[pic]

Jarod's new Lair Orchard Park, New York 9:15 A.M.

It was a small town, the main street held all the business off the main street was a children's day care. Jason and Emily were out shopping. Christmas was right around the corner.

Emily found an antic store, which held an old vanity that she, fell in-love with. Signing she knew she would never own it, because she was never in the same place twice or even in one place more then two or three days. Jason seeing the wistfulness in her eyes, smiled sadly at her. "One day."

Leaving the store, Jason noticed a hobby store, which held the latest in comics and snowboards. Grabbing Emily hands he hurdles her towards it. The storeowner sitting being the desk was a friendly old man. He watched the young man salivate over the new board in the store. Reaching up he pulls it off the wall, "Here kid, look it over."

"Thanks," the young man says as he gently starts to play with the board. Watching him become trance like, Emily goes over to the own. "I'd like to buy that."

"Sure," the own says, "I take it, it's for Christmas."

"Yes. Jason give the nice man back his board," replies Emily. She watches him reliantly give the board back. 'Boy is he going to be surprised.' She smiles as she sees him walk over to the display window.

"What the hell," Jason mutters as he reaches for the door. "Emily the *little girl* is right outside and she looks distraught." Running across the street he races to reach her.

Running as fast as he can he almost catches up to her when she enters a building. Opening up the door, Jason is hot on her tail. Up the stairs, around the corner he hears her.

Slowing down he pulls open the door; there on the ground is another little girl. Getting a good look at the girl he notices that she is in anaphylaxis shock. Picking her up Jason races down the stair and out the door running straight into Jarod.

Jarod notices the little girl right away, diagnosing her right away. Jarod quickly looks in his bag for his adrenaline syringe, Epi-pen. Pulling it out he quickly gives her the injection.

Major Charles comes upon them, looking at the girl 'my god that could be Emily.'

"Faith! Faith where are you! F A I T H!" They hear a terrified woman shout her voice coming from inside the building. Picking up the girl up, Jarod brings her back into the building. He heads toward the voice, when he rounds a corner he spots the woman.

"Excuse me."

Turning the woman rushes up to him "Faith." Pilling the girl from his arms Jarod suddenly feels the loss.

"Thank god, you found her. Look Johnny this nice young man here found our Faith." The old women told a five-year-old boy, who was staring at them. The old woman took Faith and placed her on one the cots in the room. Looking her over "You gave her an adrenaline syringe?"

"Yes." Faith opens her eyes and smiles. 'They're blue, but she still looks so much like Emily.' She reaches for Johnny who is standing next to her.

"Thank god. Faith what did you eat?

"Pshueos'" she whispers. 'Pistachios.'

"Excuse me, but how old is Faith?" asks Major Charles.

"Goodness lest see she was born on July 15, 1996 so she is 3 year and 4 months old. How did you find her?"

"I didn't find her, my son Jason did. Well Jason, how did you find her?"

Jason shrugs his shoulders "I followed the little girl, she lead me right to her."

"What other little girl?" asks the woman.

"The little curly red head little girl. She lead me right to Faith." Noticing the old woman's glare, Jason stopped telling his story.

"Is this some know of joke?" she demands.

Hearing the annoyance in the woman's voice, "No it's not." Snaps Jarod.

"Well, I think you should leave." With saying this, the woman goes back to fussing over Faith. Faith stars at Major Charles and her smile widens. She leans over to Johnny and whispers into his ear. Johnny nods then runs out of the room.

Tight lipped the Charles family leaves the room as they where going out the door, "Wait, Mis'er wait." The little boy Johnny was running up to them.

"Is 'er? Right?" holding out a drawing. Jason looks it over then nods his head. "Catie."

"Johnny what are you doing?" questions a young woman, spying the picture.

"Catie? Please elaborate." Asks Major Charles the young woman.

"Well Catie is Faith's imaginary friend, she really don't exist. So when your son mention her, Sister Theresa got angry and kicked you out."

"She's real, Faith told me. She just isn't here yet." They hear the boy defined his friend. Taking the little boy's hand she pulls him back into the building, leaving the group stunned.

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