"Are all of you alright?" asked Moonbay once they had managed to catch up
and saw the damaged wall. "Yeah we are alright," said Van helping Kristi
onto her feet. "How are you?" Moonbay asked Kristi. "Fine," she replied
very quietly. "You already know her?" asked Van. "Yeah, I was helping her
to try and find her mother when she ran off with Zeke," said Moonbay. "Her
mother?" asked Van. "Yeah, do you know something?" asked Moonbay. "No I
don't," said Van. "Ok. Do you want to get back to finding your mother?"
asked Moonbay. Kristi just nodded her head. "Ok then come on," said
Moonbay. Kristi just stayed where she was. "What's the matter?" asked
Moonbay upon seeing that she wasn't following. "I want him to help me find
mommy," Kristi said pointing to Van. Moonbay looked at Van and the looked
back at the girl. "He is a busy man so maybe," said Moonbay but she was cut
off by Van. "Actually I would be glad to try and help her find her mother,"
said Van. "But aren't you busy?" asked Moonbay. "Things have slowed down,"
said Van, "And I need to see to something," said Van. "Then wouldn't it be
easier to see to it by yourself?" asked Moonbay. "Actually she might be
able to help me with it," said Van smiling at Kristi. "Ok then. I guess I
will just leave it to you, but I wanted to help her in a way," said
Moonbay. A thought then struck her and she just had to ask. Quickly she
grabbed Van and pulled him away. "Van I have a question," said Moonbay.
"What is it?" asked Van. "Does that girl look familiar to you?" asked
Moonbay. "Not really," Van lied. "Ok then I will just go then," said
Moonbay walking off. "By the way my name is Van. What is yours?" asked Van.
"Kristi," she spoke quietly. "Now why don't we look for her," said Van
taking her hand and starting to walk.
"So Kristi why is it that you wanted me to help you and not Moonbay?" asked Van. "I don't know," said Kristi shyly, "I feel like I know you," she said very quietly. "Really? Now about your mother what does she look like?" asked Van. Kristi just seemed to remain quiet. "What's the matter?" asked Van. She still remained quiet. "Hmmm. Does she look a little like you?" asked Van. She seemed shocked for a second but slowly nodded her head. "That helps a little. Why wouldn't you tell me before?" asked Van. She didn't reply. "You can talk you know," said Van. She still remained quiet. "You hungry?" asked Van trying to get her to talk. She seemed to brighten up by then and said, "Yes."
"Not much of a selection here but it still has some good food," said Van. "So what do you want?" asked Van. "Papaya," yelled Kristi. "Great choice. That has always been my favorite," said Van with a smirk on his face as he got two papayas for both of them. Van almost immediately ate his whole as Kristi watched. She giggled at this, causing Van to be a bit embarrassed. He got up and grabbed a drink for the two of them. "Thank you. You are nice," said Kristi. "Thanks," said Van taking a sip of his drink. "Are you married?" asked the girl making Van spit out his drink. "What," asked Van with a blush on his face. "I don't have a daddy but you can be it if you are with my mommy," said Kristi with a smile on her face. "No, but I was with someone once," said Van gaining control of himself. "Well?" asked Kristi. "I really don't think so," said Van nicely. She seemed a bit disappointed. "What happened to your father?" asked Van. "I never had one," she spoke quietly. "I'm sorry," said Van. She smiled, "It's ok," she said happily.
Van found that he couldn't sleep at all that night. He found that his thoughts were stuck on Fiona because of some of the things that Kristi said. 'Are you married?' asked the little girl in his head. "Would I have been if you had stayed around Fiona?" Van asked. He had never really thought about Fiona this much in years. He had tried to put it behind him which he thought he had managed to do, and has tried to forget her but he was never able to and now he couldn't get her out of his mind. "Maybe we could have had a family of our own by now," said Van. He eventually just fell to sleep by himself but he had never gotten the thoughts out of his head.
"Hey Van," came the voice of Ashley who was the girl at the bar that Van met all those years ago who was a lieutenant in the Republican army that was being stationed in the same base as Van the same day that they met. "Hey," said Van as he was still trying to help Kristi find her mother. "Who is the kid?" asked Ashley. "She was from the town that was destroyed and I am helping her to find her mother," said Van. "That is nice of you," said Ashley. "Thanks," said Van. "Listen I was wondering if you weren't doing anything later that maybe we can hang out," said Ashley. "Sorry, I can't because I am going to be busy later," said Van. "I see," said Ashley a bit disappointed because has liked Van for years now. "Maybe some other time then," asked Ashley rushing after them because they had gone ahead. "Maybe," said Van. Van was busy because he wanted to know if his suspicions about the girl were true or it could merely be a coincidence. So far though he had no clue what to think.
Kristi was asleep but it wasn't a peaceful sleep for her. She ended up jumping up when she woke up screaming, "MOMMY," yelled Kristi. This waked Moonbay up because she allowed her to sleep in the second bed that was in her room. "What's wrong?" asked Moonbay. "I had a bad dream about my mommy," said Kristi as she started to cry. "It's ok," said Moonbay trying to comfort her. "Is there anything I can get you?" asked Moonbay. "Van," said Kristi quietly. "You seem to really like him," said Moonbay. "I do. I want him to be my daddy," said Kristi in a halfway cheerful tone. Moonbay chuckled at this. "I am not sure if he is up right now, but maybe we can go and see," said Moonbay taking the girls hand and helping her out of the bed.
Van was trying to sleep but was woken up when he heard a knock on the door. "Go away," said Van turning over in the bed. "Van wake up," yelled Moonbay through the door. Van gave up and got out of bed. He quickly put on a shirt he got out of a drawer. He noticed a picture of him and Fiona that he had put in there a while ago but put it aside and walked to the door forgetting to close the drawer and opened it to see Moonbay and Kristi. "What's wrong?" asked Van. "She had a nightmare and for some reason wanted to see you," said Moonbay. "Ok why don't you come in?" Van asked Kristi nicely. She nodded her head and quietly walked into the room and Moonbay walked back to her room. "Can you just wait for a second while I go and get a quick cup of coffee?" asked Van. She only nodded her head again. "I will be back as soon as possible," said Van as he ran down a hall as the door closed behind him.
A few minutes past and she had taken to exploring the room. She seemed amazed by a few of the things in the room likes Van's fathers knife. She noticed a drawer open and being nice she went to close it. She noticed the picture though and her curiosity got the better of her and she picked it up and looked at it. A tear fell down her face and she fell to the floor clutching the picture in her arms.
Van didn't mean to take so long but he had to make a pot of coffee first and then rushed back to his room. He opened the door and walked in saying, "Sorry I took so long," said Van. He then noticed that she was crying and was holding onto something. "What's wrong?" asked Van. She looked at him and handed him back the picture. "Oh," said Van quietly. "Why are you crying over the picture?" asked Van in as nice of a voice as he could. She remained silent for a second before she muttered one word, "Mommy," said Kristi.
"So Kristi why is it that you wanted me to help you and not Moonbay?" asked Van. "I don't know," said Kristi shyly, "I feel like I know you," she said very quietly. "Really? Now about your mother what does she look like?" asked Van. Kristi just seemed to remain quiet. "What's the matter?" asked Van. She still remained quiet. "Hmmm. Does she look a little like you?" asked Van. She seemed shocked for a second but slowly nodded her head. "That helps a little. Why wouldn't you tell me before?" asked Van. She didn't reply. "You can talk you know," said Van. She still remained quiet. "You hungry?" asked Van trying to get her to talk. She seemed to brighten up by then and said, "Yes."
"Not much of a selection here but it still has some good food," said Van. "So what do you want?" asked Van. "Papaya," yelled Kristi. "Great choice. That has always been my favorite," said Van with a smirk on his face as he got two papayas for both of them. Van almost immediately ate his whole as Kristi watched. She giggled at this, causing Van to be a bit embarrassed. He got up and grabbed a drink for the two of them. "Thank you. You are nice," said Kristi. "Thanks," said Van taking a sip of his drink. "Are you married?" asked the girl making Van spit out his drink. "What," asked Van with a blush on his face. "I don't have a daddy but you can be it if you are with my mommy," said Kristi with a smile on her face. "No, but I was with someone once," said Van gaining control of himself. "Well?" asked Kristi. "I really don't think so," said Van nicely. She seemed a bit disappointed. "What happened to your father?" asked Van. "I never had one," she spoke quietly. "I'm sorry," said Van. She smiled, "It's ok," she said happily.
Van found that he couldn't sleep at all that night. He found that his thoughts were stuck on Fiona because of some of the things that Kristi said. 'Are you married?' asked the little girl in his head. "Would I have been if you had stayed around Fiona?" Van asked. He had never really thought about Fiona this much in years. He had tried to put it behind him which he thought he had managed to do, and has tried to forget her but he was never able to and now he couldn't get her out of his mind. "Maybe we could have had a family of our own by now," said Van. He eventually just fell to sleep by himself but he had never gotten the thoughts out of his head.
"Hey Van," came the voice of Ashley who was the girl at the bar that Van met all those years ago who was a lieutenant in the Republican army that was being stationed in the same base as Van the same day that they met. "Hey," said Van as he was still trying to help Kristi find her mother. "Who is the kid?" asked Ashley. "She was from the town that was destroyed and I am helping her to find her mother," said Van. "That is nice of you," said Ashley. "Thanks," said Van. "Listen I was wondering if you weren't doing anything later that maybe we can hang out," said Ashley. "Sorry, I can't because I am going to be busy later," said Van. "I see," said Ashley a bit disappointed because has liked Van for years now. "Maybe some other time then," asked Ashley rushing after them because they had gone ahead. "Maybe," said Van. Van was busy because he wanted to know if his suspicions about the girl were true or it could merely be a coincidence. So far though he had no clue what to think.
Kristi was asleep but it wasn't a peaceful sleep for her. She ended up jumping up when she woke up screaming, "MOMMY," yelled Kristi. This waked Moonbay up because she allowed her to sleep in the second bed that was in her room. "What's wrong?" asked Moonbay. "I had a bad dream about my mommy," said Kristi as she started to cry. "It's ok," said Moonbay trying to comfort her. "Is there anything I can get you?" asked Moonbay. "Van," said Kristi quietly. "You seem to really like him," said Moonbay. "I do. I want him to be my daddy," said Kristi in a halfway cheerful tone. Moonbay chuckled at this. "I am not sure if he is up right now, but maybe we can go and see," said Moonbay taking the girls hand and helping her out of the bed.
Van was trying to sleep but was woken up when he heard a knock on the door. "Go away," said Van turning over in the bed. "Van wake up," yelled Moonbay through the door. Van gave up and got out of bed. He quickly put on a shirt he got out of a drawer. He noticed a picture of him and Fiona that he had put in there a while ago but put it aside and walked to the door forgetting to close the drawer and opened it to see Moonbay and Kristi. "What's wrong?" asked Van. "She had a nightmare and for some reason wanted to see you," said Moonbay. "Ok why don't you come in?" Van asked Kristi nicely. She nodded her head and quietly walked into the room and Moonbay walked back to her room. "Can you just wait for a second while I go and get a quick cup of coffee?" asked Van. She only nodded her head again. "I will be back as soon as possible," said Van as he ran down a hall as the door closed behind him.
A few minutes past and she had taken to exploring the room. She seemed amazed by a few of the things in the room likes Van's fathers knife. She noticed a drawer open and being nice she went to close it. She noticed the picture though and her curiosity got the better of her and she picked it up and looked at it. A tear fell down her face and she fell to the floor clutching the picture in her arms.
Van didn't mean to take so long but he had to make a pot of coffee first and then rushed back to his room. He opened the door and walked in saying, "Sorry I took so long," said Van. He then noticed that she was crying and was holding onto something. "What's wrong?" asked Van. She looked at him and handed him back the picture. "Oh," said Van quietly. "Why are you crying over the picture?" asked Van in as nice of a voice as he could. She remained silent for a second before she muttered one word, "Mommy," said Kristi.