Chapter 2: Lonely

Hailey's POV

I carried the small innocent little girl into the house. I could feel her trembling in my arms. She was scared and I didn't blame her one bit for being scared. She'd been cruelly ripped away from her family, wherever they were, and at such a young age.

"Nessie how old are you?"

"One month,"

A month old? That's even younger when I was when I was taken from my family. I was two months old but I still remember it like it was just yesterday. I had felt so scared and so alone. I had no one to held me find my parents and I never did see them again. That was 30 years ago.

I felt very protective of the girl in my arms. I didn't know why but I did. Something about her just brought out a protective side of me that I didn't even know existed. I wanted to help her, protect her, and take care of her. Maybe it was because she's a hybrid like me. Or maybe it's because I understood exactly what she was going through and I was determined to save her from the same pain I've experienced all these years.

Before I could even get the door open I heard barking just in the other side of the door. Nessie tensed up and held onto me for dear life. She whimpered.

"What kind of wolf is that and why is it covered in spots?" she asked when she saw Dexter.

I laughed. "He's not a wolf he's a dog. He's covered in spots because he's a Dalmatian,"

She looked confused.

"Dalmatian is just the type of dog he is. Don't worry he's harmless. Just a little excited to meet you I think,"

"He won't hurt me?"

"Dexter? No. He's a big ole softy that boy. You could go ahead and touch him if you want to. He likes that,"

She hesitated but eventually reached out to pet him. As soon as she started petting his head he started licking her. She laughed. Just like that the two of them were friends.

As I watched Nessie get more comfortable I started trying to think of ways that I could help her. If I reported her to the police they'd take her away and that would put her in more danger. They'd know she's different simply by her growth rate.

I thought of putting her pictures online on a missing children's website but again felt that I'd be putting her at risk if I did that. I was seriously at a loss of what to do.

Then I was slightly worried about what her family would react when they found out she was with me. Would they think I kidnapped her? How would they react if they thought I had stolen her?

I could see Nessie getting sleepier and sleepier by the moment. When she yawned I picked her up and took her to one of my spare bedrooms. I gave her some pajamas that I still had from when I was about her size.

I stayed with her until I was sure that she'd fallen asleep. Dexter jumped on the bed ever so carefully and quietly curled up right next to her.

"You'd better not wake her," I warned the dog. He just looked at me with big 'I'm innocent would never do anything wrong' eyeballs.

Being a mom was something that I had always wanted. I couldn't help but be a little happy that I was the one that found Nessie. That she trusted me enough to take care of her. I'd get a taste of what motherhood was like. Maybe it was selfish to think that way though. Not when some other mother was suffering immensely for this little girl.

Even if I could find a guy that wanted to be with me I was incapable of having children. I started having periods when I was about a year old but I stopped having my period just before my seventh birthday. After that I became frozen. Stuck in time. Never to age another day or have another period. I had tried fertility treatments but they didn't work. I was sure it was the vampire part that prevented me from conceiving.

It was hard to shut off my brain when I tried to go to sleep. I kept thinking. Trying to come up with a feasible idea to reunite Nessie with her family. I didn't fall asleep until sometime past midnight.

I woke up around 8am that morning. I checked on Nessie before going to the kitchen quietly to make breakfast. She was still fast asleep.

It wasn't until I had finished the pancakes, eggs, and sausage when I finally heard her coming.

"It wasn't a dream. I was hoping it was all just a dream," she sounded really sad and heartbroken.

"I'm sorry Nessie," was all I could really say. "Tell you what. Why don't we eat breakfast first and then go do something fun for the rest of the day. What do you want to do?"

"Go home,"

"What do you like to do for fun?"

"Read," she said as she wiped her face.

"Well there's a Barnes and Noble in town. I could buy you some books if you'd like?"

"What's a Barnes and Noble?" she asked me curiously.

"A store where they sell books,"

She smiled.

"Just eat breakfast first then I'll have to take care of the horses first before we go,"

"I don't like this," she pointed at the pancakes and sausage. She had only eaten the eggs.

"Have you even tried them?"

"No,"

"Then how do you know you don't like it if you've never tried it? Come on I like cooking but how am I going to know if I'm any good if no one tries my food?"

"I think Dexter likes it," she laughed as her newfound doggy friend begged for food.

"He's a Dog. Dogs don't count since they will literally eat just about anything,"

"Okay I'll eat it,"

In the end she thought my food was really good.

Afterwards I went to take care of the horses and she followed me. She was a very curious little girl who kept asking me lots of questions about them. She was beyond ecstatic when I told her that people rode horses. She wanted to learn how to ride so I promised to teach her.

After that we showered and got dressed. We spent about two hours at the bookstore before we finally decided what books we wanted to buy. Then we stopped for lunch at McDonald's.

I was happy and she was happy. For the moment I had helped her forget the horrible situation she had suddenly found herself in. For now everything looked bright.

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