Chapter 6-
"Let us stay?" Danielle offered as Hannah sighed. Danielle looked at her sister, "We have no where else to go….I know that this isn't our home…but where else have we got? Mom and dad died trying to get us here. They wanted to send us to a safer place, this is safer….so we need to stay." Danielle said as Hannah looked up at her.
"I guess it's our only choice right now." Hannah said as she stood up, her eyes returning to gaze at the floor, "I need to use the bathroom….excuse me." Hannah said as she walked right past her sister for the second time today.
"She's upset. I can tell because she always keeps to herself, never opens up. She always closes herself off from me. I just wanna help her, but she won't let me…" Danielle said as she looked down, tears stung her eyes as the image of her parents dead on the floor came to mind. The truth sinking in……everyone she ever knew was gone and they weren't coming back.
Danielle, then, dashed off out the door and down the hall.
"Dr. Fraiser, follow her…" Hammond said as Janet nodded and head after Danielle. Hannah then walked back in, "Where's Danielle?" Hannah asked as Jack sighed, "She took off down the hallway, Janet's following." Jack said as Hannah ran after her sister.
Moments later-
Danielle ran and ran, without looking back. Fear rushed in her blood, flashes of the past tore through her mind. She heard foot steps behind her and ran faster. She run until her lungs burned for air. She came to a stop at the end of the hall, her back facing Janet and Hannah.
"Danielle, what the hell is going on?" Hannah asked with a frustrated sigh. Danielle didn't turn around; she kept her back towards them as she hung her head low. "Danielle?" Janet called lightly as Danielle's head shot up, "mommy?" Danielle asked as tears fell freely from her eyes, "I know you told me to be strong mommy, but I can't……I can't do it…I'm sorry mommy…" Danielle said as she dropped down to her knees and began to sob.
Hannah walked over to her sister and kneeled next to her, "Danielle, it will be ok….it will" Hannah said as she tried to touch her sisters shoulder, but Danielle flinched away and continued to sob. Hannah looked at Janet and walked over to her.
"She needs our mom…I don't mean to put you on the spot but, could you please? She won't let me touch her…" Hannah asked as Janet nodded.
Janet, then, walked over to Danielle. She kneeled next to her and put her arms around Danielle. Danielle sobbed on Janet's shoulder and held on to her as if for dear life. "Mommy...Daddy…I'm sorry I'm not strong…" Danielle whispered as she sobbed herself to sleep.
Janet picked Danielle up. Hannah and Janet made their way back to the VIP room with Danielle.
TBC