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Chapter 2
Sydney and Anna wondered through the market for the rest of the afternoon, Sydney buying some candy for Anna and a bottle of water for herself. Noticing it was almost closing time for the markets, Sydney wondered how she was supposed to get the girl home to her father.
"Anna when is your father picking you up?"
Annas demeanour changed immediately her grip tightening on Sydney's hand.
"I told you I ran away so he wouldn't send me to that horrible boarding school." She said with a look of distress.
"But won't he be worried about you?"
"He isn't at home, he is at the office at an important business meeting and he has a nanny looking after me, but I ran away when she feel asleep this morning, I don't like her very much she smells funny" Anna wrinkled her nose as if she could smell the old ladies distinctive smell.
Sydney sighed Annas life was sounding more and more like her own life, a distant father and a nanny as a mother. Feeling sorry for the girl Sydney wondered exactly what she was supposed to do with Anna.
"Anna where are you going to sleep tonight, aren't you going home?" Sydney was at a loss.
"NO" the girl yelled
"I'm not going home" Sydney almost laughed as the girl pouted and looked a few seconds away from stamping her feet and throwing a full on tantrum.
Sydney signed "what are you going to do then?"
Anna was quiet she obviously hadn't thought about it.
"I could….. I could s.stay with you…" Anna said in a whisper trailing off.
Sydney looked down at the girl and saw the sadness mixed with hope in her eyes.
"Anna I would love for you to stay with me but I could get into serious trouble for having you out without your parents permission" Sydney tried to reason with her.
Seeming to take this bit of information in Anna was quiet for a moment before pulling out a bright pink cell phone from her pocket. Dialling a number Anna held the phone to her ear and waited for the person to pick up.
Intent on listening to the conversation Sydney waited to see just what Anna was up to.
"Hello?" Anna questioned.
"Hey daddy" Anna giggled into the phone puzzling Sydney.
"Dad can I stay at a friends tonight?" Anna questioned causing Sydney's eyes to go wide.
"Please dad?" Anna begged and pouted even though only Sydney could see it.
"Fine" Anna huffed
"he wants to talk to you" Anna held the phone out to Sydney. Unsure what to say Sydney held the phone to her ear.
"hello?" She questioned.
TBC
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