Chapter 5: Different Lives
Nessie's POV
Amber picked me up and carried me. The way she talked to me and held me reminded me of momma. I liked her. I was sure that she was different then that man that wanted to hurt me.
I noticed right away that the house she lived in was a lot smaller and older then the one I lived in. The Christmas decorations made me smile though. It was really pretty.
There was also a Christmas tree in the house but it didn't have many presents under it like ours did. Actually there was only one. This family didn't have as much my family did. They didn't even have as much as grandpa Charlie did.
Amber set me down gently.
"Nessie if there is anything you need just ask okay. We don't have much here but I still want to help you as much as I can"
I smiled at her.
Another little girl about five years ago appeared. As soon as she saw me she git really happy.
"Hi I'm Ashley, what is your name?" she asked me.
"Nessie" I answered her.
"That's a weird name. But I like it! Nessie do you want to play with me?"
"Sure" I said.
She smiled even more.
"Yay!"'she grabbed me hand and led me to her room which was also really small. She didn't have very many toys either and most of them looked old and worn down.
"Nessie why don't we play hide and seek?" she asked me. I had no idea what that was.
"I don't know what that is" I said.
"You haven't played before?" she said in shock. "It means that one of us has to hide while the other one looks. So I'll hide and you'll look for me. Then I will look for you"
The game was really easy for me because of my sense of smell. But I purposely took longer to find her. She really was a nice little girl and I liked her a lot. She seemed to like me to. After playing hide and seek we played with some of her other toys. We played with her dolls a lot. She didn't have a lot of toys but it was still a lot of fun playing with her.
"Nessie do you like me?"
I was surprised that she even asked that question. She was very nice. Why wouldn't I like her?
"Yes I do"
"Really?! None of the other kids at my school like me. A lot of them are mean to me"
"Why?" I asked her.
"They think I'm weird because I don't have a mommy or daddy anymore. So they make fun of me"
When she started to cry I hugged her. I missed my parents so much so I could sort of understand how she felt.
"I really miss them. My mommy and daddy. Mommy used to read to me every night until I fell asleep. Daddy used to hug me and give me lots of kisses. I miss them"
I knew exactly how she felt. Unlike her parents mine were still alive but I knew that I would never see them again"
"Nessie you're my best friend" she said.
"And you're mine" I told her. It was true. She was a very nice girl and she was fun to play with. I cared about her already and I wanted to help her.
I excuses myself from her room to go get some water from the kitchen.
There was a pile of papers on the table that caught my attention. I looked at it curiously. Most of it was bills stamped with 'past due' on it. I didn't know what that meant. The two at the very top caught my attention. One said 'eviction notice' and the other one said 'child services'.
I didn't know what any of that meant.
I heard a noise behind me and I jumped a little but it was only Bruno the dog. His blood smelled really good.
I went back to playing with Ashley. We played until someone walked in on us playing. It was Amber of course.
"Hey kids how about I order us a pizza? I know baby and I are hungry here for sure"
"Yes!" Ashley shouted happily.
I had no idea what a pizza was but human food was usually gross so it what probably taste terrible.
"Nessie do you like pizza?" she asked me.
"Never had it" I answered honestly.
"What? Now we're definitely ordering one. I'm sure you'll love it"
"Okay" I said. "Amber how old are you?" I suddenly asked her.
"I'm eighteen. Why?" she asked me.
"Just curious" I answered her.
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