*Okay, tiny detail that will be huge later. In 'My Little Rose' in the chapter where Bo and Woody got married, I put in that Woody gave Rosetta a ring during the ceremony. That ring will be a key factor in this chapter. Enjoy!*
Stretch dragged Rosetta by her right hand over to a hallway window.
"Ow! Your hurting me!" Rosetta cried. Stretch ignored her. Rosetta planted her feet and pulled away from the octopus. When she did, she heard something hit the floor. She looked and saw her ring roll across the hallway. She went to grab it when Stretch grabbed her again and dangled her out one of the open windows. "No wait. Please, take me back! She pleaded. My dad. He needs me. Please!"
"Beat it, kid. Bosses orders." Stretch said. She tossed her out the window and left. Rosetta tried jumping to try and grab onto the window ledge, but failed. She ran to the sidewalk and looked to see if there was another way to get back inside.
"Come on, Rosetta. Think! What would dad do? Oh dad." Thinking of her father made her heart hurt. She looked at the tall tree alongside the building. I can climb it, get on the roof and go in through the bathroom window. Just like dad and I did to get out! She thought. But before she could run to the tree, she heard a little girl singing. She froze and dropped to the ground. The girl, playing hopscotch, stops when she sees Rosetta.
"Well hello there. You're pretty." The girl said.
"Bonnie! Time to go." An older woman said.
"Coming mom!" She stuffed Rosetta in her backpack and got in the car with her mom. Rosetta groaned in the bag. Inside the daycare, Stretch watched the car drive off and went in the direction of the butterfly room. Along the way, she saw the tiny ring, picked it up, and smiled.
When she got home, Bonnie took Rosetta into her room and was inspecting her.
"Why anyone would leave a doll as pretty as you on the sidewalk, I'll never know. Bonnie said. That's okay. You can join in our tea party! Move over, Mr. Pricklepants, we have a guest. You want some tea? Careful, don't drink too much, or you'll have to...have to...be right back!" She ran out of the room, leaving Rosetta with three other toys, a hedgehog, a unicorn and a triceratops.
"Hi. Hello! Rose whispered. Could you..."
"Hush!" The hedgehog snapped.
"The kids trying to be polite." The unicorn said.
"And I'm trying to stay in character, now shush!" The hedgehog froze.
"Sorry sweetie, Barron von shush over here is a bit annoying. He Pricklepants, I'm Buttercup." The unicorn said.
"Hi! I'm Trixie!" The triceratops cried.
"Hi. I'm Rosetta. Can you tell me where I am?"
"We're either in a cafe in Paris or Tea shop in new Jersey." Trixie said.
"We do alot of roll play here. Just be loose and you'll git right in." Buttercup said.
"Hold on..." They heard a flush and froze. Bonnie came back in.
"Who wants lunch. I got a special treat for ya!" She opened her play microwave and pulled out a fake plate. "Jellybeans!" She went close to Rosetta, making her pretend to whisper something to her. "What?" She spit out a jellybean. "They've been poisoned? Who would do such a mean thing?" She turned to another toy sitting on the shelf.
"Hee hee hee!" A doll with purple hair laughed.
"Oh no, it's the scary witch! Bonnie cried. Hide before she uses her witchy powers on you." She hid in her wicker toy chest, but the witch found them. "Oh no. Hold on, I'll find us a spaceship to fly us out of here." She dove into her closet.
"Wow your a natural." Buttercup said.
"Have you had lessons?" Pricklepants asked.
"Sorry guys, I kind of need to get out of here..." Rosetta said.
"There is no way out!" Buttercup cried. Rose gasped, making the unicorn laugh. "I'm just messing. Door is over there." The doll with purple hair stood up.
"Hey sweetie. You just fit right into that playtime, didn't you? I'm Dolly."
"Hi. I'm Rosetta." She said shaking her hand.
"Oh that's a good one. Keep that."
"I found the space ship!" Bonnie cried. They froze and Bonnie went back to playing, placing them in the cardboard spacecraft and then landing on the bed. It was the first playtime Rosetta had in years. She had missed it so much and it was amazing.
*Rosetta is alive! But will she be able to get back to Sunnyside to help her family? We shall see!*
