I came, I saw, and I found love

Part 2

A lady was standing before the entrance, with three children around her. Two boys and a girl. They were helping her carrying something. A man was coming from the loch and shouted something to the woman. She said something back and raised her shoulders while the man was disappearing in the house.

Duncan helped her out of the car and walked with her to the lady.

" Molly, this girl was all alone sitting at the side of the road. She hurted herself and I thought that you will have a look at the wound at her leg "

" Hello, I'm Molly " the lady said, "and who are you ? "

"My name is Alexandra, I'm coming from Glasgow "

" Alexandra, that's a long name for such a young girl as you are. May I call you Lexie ? It's a name that fits more to you ? " Molly said with a smile on her face.

Lexie nodded yes and looked to the other kids. Well kids, they seemed to be about her age. There was a boy with dark hair and blue eyes who was very tall, a blond girl who was a bit younger, and a boy who was as tall as herself. He had dark hair and very beautiful dark eyes. He seemed to be a bit shy.

"Lexie, let me take you to the kitchen to have a look at your leg " Molly said. When they came into the house the eldest boy and the girl runned on the stairs. The youngest guy came with her to the kitchen. Molly said her to take place on the table while she was looking for the first-aid kit. She cleaned her leg and put a plaster on it.

"So done !" She said. "And now I wanna know what you are doing here all alone " Lexie told her the things she told allready to Duncan.

"Some days ago my mother told that I am old enough to take care of myself and went away with a man. I thought she would never come back. I took all the money with me I could find in the house and took the first bus. After a while my money was up and I had to walk further."

Again tears were coming in her eyes while she was telling this.

" Don't your have any family or friends where you can go to ? " Molly asked.

Lexie nodded no. All the time the boy was looking at her and didn't say anything.

"What do you think to stay here for a while ? Then you can help me in the garden, or play with the other children ? " Lexie smiled through her tears and nodded yes. Molly was a very nice lady, she thought.

" So in that case let me introduce you to the rest of the family. This is our youngest son Archie, he's 13. And the others. Jamie, Lizzie ! Where are you ? " She shouted while she was going to the hall.

"Molly ? Where are you know ? Oh there you are !" It was the man who cames downstairs.

"Oh Hector, this is Lexie, she's only twelve years and all alone. I wanted to keep her here for a while. Lexie this is my husband. "

Hector only looked at the girl and grumbled something.

"Hmm, ok then. Molly where is my diving suit. I looked in all the wardrobes and couldn't find it "

"Oh, somewhere in the attic I suppose"

Lexie thought at herself ' what a weird family is this ? that man searching for a diving suit ? Why do he need it ? '

Hector run on the stairs again while Jamie was coming down.

"And this is our oldest son Jamie, he's 16 "

"Seventeen mother, I had my birthday last week" he replied.

"Oh sorry ! Yes my dear you're right " She laughed.

Lexie looked at him. She didn't like the look on his face. He was looking at her from her face to her toe, on a way she had seen before on the faces of the boys in the street where she lived. Boys could also look at her, but mostly to girls which were something older than her, on a certain way she got shivers of it.

"Hello Alexandra " he said.

They heard a big noise coming from upstairs. It was Hector who changed his clothes for his diving suit and came downstairs in it.

"What are you going to do ? "Molly asked him.

"Diving of course ! What else do you think ? " he replied.

"I'm going with you " Jamie said.

"And I too ! " Archie said. It was the first time Lexie heard his voice. He seemed to be such a shy boy with a lovely voice.

"Oh no, you stay here, you're to young to go with us " Jamie said to him.

"Well Archie, then you can lead Lexie through the gardens and the rest of the house, perhaps " Molly said.

"Mother ! Mum ! Where are my red shoes ? " It was the girl now who was running downstairs.

"I cleaned them and put them outside. " Molly shouted back, " And this is Lizzie, she's 15, Lizzie this is Lexie, she will stay for a while here "

"Hy Lexie ! Come on mum get me my shoes I have to go. Katrina is waiting for me ! Archie are you ready to go with us ? "

"But.." Archie started, " I just wanted to lead Lexie..."

" No, Archie you promised to come with me. You can't stay home now, Katrina is expecting you ! " She looked around if her mother wasn't coming back and whispered something in Archie's ear. The boy came red in his face " Allright then Lizzie, sorry Lexie I'll show you the estate another time " he said to Lexie.

Suddenly they heard a loud scream out of the kitchen.
" A mouse ! " Molly shouted.

"Minnie ! " Lexie runned in the direction of the kitchen. Arrived there she just saw something disappearing under a cupboard. She throwed herself on the floor and was calling " Minnie , Minnie, come back please "

Archie did the same as Lexie and was now laying next to her. At once the mouse peeped from under the cupboard and Archie could catch it.

" Oh Minnie, I thought I should loose you " she said taking the mouse over from him. Archie smiled at her " I think you would better look for a cage for him. Maybe Golly has still one somewhere ".

She smiled back while she was cuddling the mouse. "Come on Arch, we have to go now " Lizzie was impatient.

"Bye, till later " Archie smiled to Lexie. "Bye Archie, thanks ".

"Come Lexie " Molly took her hand, " We'll have a look if Golly has a home for Minnie "

Lexie was feeling happy that she found this family. She hoped to be friends with Archie and Lizzie. About Jamie she had her doubts, but he's also a lot elder as she is.