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Chapter Eight
Lori POV:
"Indie, come on, we're going to be late!" Ever since Ashlyn got "arrested" my life has been crazy. Daniel hasn't left me alone, and news has spread through town pretty quickly. I made a bad choice moving to a small town. I heard my daughter India (a.k.a. Indie) run down the stairs and grab her "backpack" which is more a small purse with pockets in the front.
"I'm here mommy! Let's go see Miss Brianna!" I smiled at Indie's naiveté, and picked her up and walked out the front door. I went to my car and turned the engine on, letting Indie buckle herself in for once.
"I'm buckled mommy!" I heard Indie scream, and I looked back and saw that her seatbelt was twisted in about five different directions. I laughed, and Indie frowned. "Mommy, stop laughing at me!" I stopped and reached back to help re-buckle her. She was finally buckled correctly and I turned on the radio. The song was 'Life After You' by Daughtry. I started to sing along, and we were at the day-care center.
I signed Indie in, and dropped her off at her room, and Miss Brianna waved to me. I smiled and waved back, and she walked over to me with a concerned look.
"Hi Lori. I need to tell you something about Indie. When the kids are playing blackout, she's not doing anything. She just watches them and starts crying every time." I looked over at Indie playing with Annabel Lyons, and she seemed totally normal.
"Okay. Tell me if this happens again. I've got to go call Ashlyn in L.A." She nodded, and I left. I pulled out my phone and dialed Ashlyn's number. It rang a few times, and she never picked up.
"Hey. This is Ashlyn. Leave a message after the beep and please make it not cynical. Bye." I sighed and waited for the robotic voice to finish telling me what to do. I get it press one to end the call...
The phone finally beeped and I sighed. "Hey Ashlyn. It's mom. Can you call me back? You know the number. And no, I'm not making this message cynical, so shut up about it when you call me, okay? Bye!" I snapped my phone shut and smiled at my mom-voice.