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Amanda began rocking the cradle holding Jasmine as she watched Maria and Jacob play a game of cards. Humming a soft tune to the baby, she began to stroke the girl's soft, silky black hair. She was going to grow up a beautiful child, Amanda could just see it. A girl with a beautiful figure, silky black hair, and glimmering green eyes.
As she reached the middle of the lullaby, she heard something crash. It came from the direction Maria and Jacob had been in. Her head shot up, and her brown eyes frantically searched the room. There, staring back at her, their eyes echoing fear and distress, were Maria and Jacob. And there, in-between them, was a picture frame.
"I-I'm sorry! We didn't mean it! Maria, she just wanted to see it! So, I tried to get it, but, but, but, it was too high, and…." Jacob began, rambling on and on in attempts to keep Amanda from getting angry.
Amanda 'tutted' and shook her head. Smiling, she removed her foot gently from under the cradle and walked over to the kids. She laid a hand on Jacob's shoulder and smiled. "Don't worry about it, I can fix it," she said, her voice gentle.
Meanwhile, Maria was on the verge of tears. Her green eyes were rapidly building up water, and her bottom lip quivered. Amanda bent down, hugging the little girl softly. Maria wrapped her tiny arms around Amanda's back and wept into her shirt.
Amanda stood up, holding onto the girl as she continued to cry. She turned to Jacob, her face switching from slight exhaustion to a soft smile. "Jacob, would you watch Jasmine while I take Maria up to her room to calm her down?" she asked the little boy.
He nodded, then grimaced as the little girl in her arms began wailing. Amanda blinked and patted the girl's back gently. She nodded to Jacob, then turned to leave the kitchen.
Climbing up the stairs, Amanda rubbed small circles on Maria's back. She could feel each time she took in huge breaths, and it made her almost cry too. She hated seeing kids cry.
As she reached the top of the stairs, she looked around. She was facing one side of a hallway, the lights off all along the corridor. She sighed, not knowing which way to go. "Maria? Where's your room?"
Maria wailed again, her tiny hands clutching harder onto Amanda's shirt. Amanda readjusted her hold on the little girl. "Okay, okay, I'll just, guess," she said, turning to her left and heading down the hall.
She came to a door, and, taking in a breath, she reached for the door and twisted the knob slightly. Then, using her foot to push it open, she walked cautiously into the room.
Well, it looked enough like a girl's room. The walls were white, and a bed sat in the middle of the room, a window right above it. As she walked a bit further into the room, she halted as she saw something along the wall.
There, in a long, torn piece of paper, was the name Lisa Ellis Jones. Amanda widened her eyes and began to turn. However, something caught her eyes. So, she backed up, and looked at it. It was a picture frame, but it was the picture that had caught her attention. It was of the newsies, and a circle was around Blink. Amanda's eyes widened again, this time on their own, as she set it back down. She would definitely have to tell Renee about it.
However, Maria began to wail again. So, leaving the room and closing the door, she walked to the next room, trying to find the girl's room.
Amanda began rocking the cradle holding Jasmine as she watched Maria and Jacob play a game of cards. Humming a soft tune to the baby, she began to stroke the girl's soft, silky black hair. She was going to grow up a beautiful child, Amanda could just see it. A girl with a beautiful figure, silky black hair, and glimmering green eyes.
As she reached the middle of the lullaby, she heard something crash. It came from the direction Maria and Jacob had been in. Her head shot up, and her brown eyes frantically searched the room. There, staring back at her, their eyes echoing fear and distress, were Maria and Jacob. And there, in-between them, was a picture frame.
"I-I'm sorry! We didn't mean it! Maria, she just wanted to see it! So, I tried to get it, but, but, but, it was too high, and…." Jacob began, rambling on and on in attempts to keep Amanda from getting angry.
Amanda 'tutted' and shook her head. Smiling, she removed her foot gently from under the cradle and walked over to the kids. She laid a hand on Jacob's shoulder and smiled. "Don't worry about it, I can fix it," she said, her voice gentle.
Meanwhile, Maria was on the verge of tears. Her green eyes were rapidly building up water, and her bottom lip quivered. Amanda bent down, hugging the little girl softly. Maria wrapped her tiny arms around Amanda's back and wept into her shirt.
Amanda stood up, holding onto the girl as she continued to cry. She turned to Jacob, her face switching from slight exhaustion to a soft smile. "Jacob, would you watch Jasmine while I take Maria up to her room to calm her down?" she asked the little boy.
He nodded, then grimaced as the little girl in her arms began wailing. Amanda blinked and patted the girl's back gently. She nodded to Jacob, then turned to leave the kitchen.
Climbing up the stairs, Amanda rubbed small circles on Maria's back. She could feel each time she took in huge breaths, and it made her almost cry too. She hated seeing kids cry.
As she reached the top of the stairs, she looked around. She was facing one side of a hallway, the lights off all along the corridor. She sighed, not knowing which way to go. "Maria? Where's your room?"
Maria wailed again, her tiny hands clutching harder onto Amanda's shirt. Amanda readjusted her hold on the little girl. "Okay, okay, I'll just, guess," she said, turning to her left and heading down the hall.
She came to a door, and, taking in a breath, she reached for the door and twisted the knob slightly. Then, using her foot to push it open, she walked cautiously into the room.
Well, it looked enough like a girl's room. The walls were white, and a bed sat in the middle of the room, a window right above it. As she walked a bit further into the room, she halted as she saw something along the wall.
There, in a long, torn piece of paper, was the name Lisa Ellis Jones. Amanda widened her eyes and began to turn. However, something caught her eyes. So, she backed up, and looked at it. It was a picture frame, but it was the picture that had caught her attention. It was of the newsies, and a circle was around Blink. Amanda's eyes widened again, this time on their own, as she set it back down. She would definitely have to tell Renee about it.
However, Maria began to wail again. So, leaving the room and closing the door, she walked to the next room, trying to find the girl's room.