There were pink flowers boardering the pale yellow walls of the child's bedroom. A dollhouse sat in the corner while a child's play table stood facing the windows. A small bookshelf was filled with fairytales and other magical stories with endings that were happily ever-after.
Unfortunently, Taylor had found out too soon that life isn't a fairytale. She seemed to still act as though it was, however. She had put on her princess halloween costume, complete with a tiara and a magic wand. Her high heels clicked along the hardwood floor of her room.
"Olivia!" the child said happily. "Look! I'm a princess!" The 7 year old took a beautiful pose to show off her pretty outfit.
"I see!" the detective replied with enthusiasm. "You look very lovely." Olivia sat on Taylor's bed, complete with princess bedsheets.
"Do you wanna see my princess doll?" Taylor asked with excitement, already heading for it.
"Maybe later." Olivia said.
"Then what do you wanna do?" the girl asked, sitting next to her.
"Taylor, I need to talk to you." Benson began. The child's smile dissapeared. "You told me about your friend, Lizzie."
She nodded.
"Sweetheart, I know that you don't want Lizzie to be mad at you, but I really have to talk to her. She may be able to help me catch that man."
Taylor sighed. After a moment or two, however, a smile appeared once again. "Maybe I can tell you what you need to know! That way you won't have to talk to Lizzie." The girl was very proud of herself for comming up with such a great idea, Olivia almost gave into it. As much as she hated to refuse, she knew this was the only way to catch the rapist.
"I'm sorry, Taylor. I wish you could, but I need to hear it from Lizzie. I tell you what. After I finnish talking to Lizzie, I'll let her know that you still want to be friends. How does that sound?"
"I guess."
That night, Olivia left the Culver house with a warm smile as she stepped back into the crisp night. Tommorow, she would go to the school. It was there she'd try and talk to Lizzie, and hopefuly, Elliot either would never find out, or would be easy on his partner. Only time would tell.
Ok, I need a little more help. Can anyone give me a small idea of Lizzie's character? Imaginative, mature, troublesome, sweet, intelligent? and what would her age be now?
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