Once all were sure that the humans were fast asleep Bonnie's toys began come alive all jumped from bed and went back to Bonnie's room and seated them selves around the plastic table Woody and Dolly seated themselves at the center.
"Ok" said Woody calling the meeting to order "first off I would like to welcome everyone to the weekly meeting and a special welcome to our new friends Lynn and Wheezy" Woody continued acknowledging the two new toys. "Now onto business" said Dolly "we are less then a month away from the busy time of the year summer vacation so we want everyone to put their best foot forward and..." Dolly began before being interrupted.
"Will you two quit beating around the bush we all know what everyone wants to talk about" yelled Mr. Potatohead.
"Thank you spuds we were just getting to that" said Dolly.
"Right" said Woody "now at the last meeting we were all wondering what Mrs. Anderson was going to do for Bonnie while she was on business" he continued.
"And on another note in a letter from Sunnyside Barbie and Ken told us that the new manager was going to keep the staff working and that with Bonnie being four and slowly becoming more independent Mrs. Anderson had decided to take up a book club" Dolly added.
"Therefor we all knew that this would mean that Mrs. Anderson would hirer a go to babysitter for Bonnie" said Woody.
"So what's our opinion of our latest sitter?" Dolly asked the crowd.
"I like her" said Trixie the dinosaur Rex nodding in agreement.
"But do we want Bonnie learning from her?" asked Slinky.
"She did get rid of her toys pretty quickly" said Mrs. Potatohead.
"Look from what I've seen Molly has changed she played with us didn't she?" said Woody.
"That's amazing hearing that from you Woody after all it's because of her that you lost Bo" said Mr. Potatohead savagely. The entire room was now silent all eyes on Woody.
"Look a few nights ago when Bonnie was scared at night Molly let her sleep with her and she told her about Bo I just know that she regrets giving away Bo" said Woody.
"Look you guys have only been here a while you don't know Bonnie's history with babysitters" said Dolly.
"That's true" said Trixie "usually it's some old lady and they always have that funny smell" she added.
"I remember one made her sit through an entire lecture on table manners before allowing her dinner" Mr. Pricklepants the porcupine added.
"On the bright side her hostess skills improved a bit she still sets the table the right way even at play time" said Buttercup.
"Yeah but she also now tries to help people when they forget to extend the pinky or whatever" one of the three pea pods added the other two nodding their agreement along with Totoro who was sitting next to them.
"Oh so that's why she reminded Molly not to eat until the welcoming cheer was over at the party" said Jessie reasonably.
"It's earned her a few wayward glances and giggles at restaurants" said Dolly.
"Ok everyone I think we're getting off topic" said Woody. "So we all think Molly would be good for Bonnie?" he asked the group all of whom nodded their agreement.
"But what about the trouble triplets?" asked Mr. Potatohead.
"Well there are a few ways we can go through this" said Hamm. "We could do the old burn at the steak thing, or then theres the classic swing em thing, I think I herd that during the Salem trials one was crushed with rocks" Hamm continued.
"Ok, ok enough with the jokes" said Woody.
"Who's joking?" said Buttercup.
"Guys look I know that they are a little out of control..." Woody began before Mr. Potatohead interrupted.
"A little out of control?" he roared "Woody they just came home drunk!" he continued.
"And Molly recognized it and knew what to do look we can't help the company she keeps but the bottom line is Molly has our approval as babysitter right? Woody asked the group all of whom nodded their agreement.
"Good" said Dolly "now then I guess meeting abjured" she finished.
The shining sun awoke Molly the next morning.
"It's so blue bird out" she said to herself. Looking at her watch she saw it was 7:30 and she knew that Bonnie would be up soon. "But for now sleep tight Bon" said Molly to Bonnie's sleeping form. She walked over to he counter and it was only as she put two waffles in the microwave that she remembered last nights events. "I better check on them" Molly said to herself as she poured Bonnie's cereal and then laughed at the irony. "My so called friends come to help me watch a four year old girl and their the ones I need to check on" she thought to herself smiling at the irony. Molly walked into the guest room to find the three girls still knocked out. "Rise and shine" said Molly cheerfully as she raised the curtains letting in the golden sunlight of the morning.
"Ugh what happened?" asked Tracy waking into a dazed state.
"I was hoping you could tell me" responded Molly.
"We're back at the house?" said Jenna coming to life.
"Yes you took a cab after losing your key to the house I might add" said Molly crossly.
"What's your problem?" Hazel demanded.
"You guys come home after midnight drunk and you ask me what my problem is?" said Molly angrily.
"We were drunk?" asked Jenna.
"Yes you came back completely hung over I had to drag you to bed!" said Molly in a raised voice.
"Ugh whatever my stomach is killing me" Tracy complained "Molly go get me some stomach pills" she demanded.
"First of all you shouldn't take medicine when your hung over and secondly your welcome" said Molly. "And do you guys realize how serious this is you guys drank under age that's illegal not to mention unhealthy don't you watch those movies in health class?" said Molly fiercely.
"What's your point?" demanded Hazel.
"My point the is the alcoholics in those movies are a mess their lives were ruined by alcohol and they all started at our age" said Molly.
"Thanks for the health lecture Molly" said Jenna.
"Yeah and next time don't nag me before I got to a party" added Tracy.
"And what is that supposed to mean?" demanded Molly.
"Last night I was telling those college boys all about you and how you'd rather wipe Bunny's nose then..." Tracy began before Molly cut her off.
"Her name is Bonnie" Molly corrected her.
"Whatever" replied Tracy. "Anyway I was telling them how'd you'd rather wipe that brats nose then come to a party" said Tracy. "And I told you how we were helping you with babysitting and how you lectured us when we wanted to have a little fun" said Tracy furiously. "The boys told us that all we needed was a little something to unwind and..." said Tracy pausing before adding quietly "offered us drinks". Tracy then turned an angry stare on Molly.
"THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT YOU AND THAT BRAT!" she yelled.
"Let me get this strait" said Molly trying to keep her fury buried "you guys come home drunk and your blaming me and Bonnie?" she continued.
"Yeah if you and that brat hadn't stressed us out we wouldn't have been tempted" said Tracy.
"Ok granted maybe I did lecture you a little on the phone but how do's little Bon cause you stress?" demanded Molly.
"We had to give up our spring break for all this work" complained Tracy.
"WORK? WORK? YOU GUYS HAVEN'T DONE A THING FOR BONNIE SINCE YOU GOT HERE!" said Molly as she angrily made her way to the door she was about to close it before she added "and you haven't done a thing for me since we met" and with that she shut the door.
"Molly what going on?" asked Bonnie when her sitter came form the hall. Molly smiled at Bonnie as she watched the child rube her eyes sleepily she put on a brave face to hide her problems.
"Oh nothing Bon just a little girl talk" Molly lied "sorry if we woke you" she added.
"It's ok" said Bonnie "so what are we gonna do today?" she asked eagerly as she jumped out of bed.
"Well as soon as we clean up the couch bed we can sit down to breakfast" said Molly
"Then I'll put your sheets in the dryer and I was thinking we might go to the park for a while" she continued.
"Oh the park that sounds like fun" said Bonnie as she began returning her toys to her room.
By ten that day Molly and Bonnie were walking in the park which had only a few scattered children playing. Molly was trying to think of an excuse not to play with Bonnie since she needed a little alone time right now she was trying to think of an excuse when a young familiar girl came up and hugged Bonnie in greeting "hi Bonnie" said Sarah enthusiastically.
"Hi Sarah" said Bonnie enthusiastically.
"Why don't you two go play" Molly suggested the two girls already of to the sand box Molly smiled as she sat down on a bench.
"What's eating you" asked the girl sitting next to Molly who she recognized as Brooke.
"Oh hey Brooke nothing" Molly responded.
"A little advice sitter to sitter you shouldn't lie on the job" said Brooke setting her book in her purse.
"It's nothing really just a little friend problem" said Molly "look the girls are playing together" she added quickly trying to change the subject as she pointed to the sand box where Bonnie was taking Jessie, Woody and Buzz out of her backpack and introducing them to Sarah.
"Molly" Brooke responded not letting the moment distract her "the mark of a good sitter is that they can tell when a person is struggling and that they can help them" she said putting her hand on Molly's. "Now tell me everything" she continued. Deciding that she needed someone to talk to Molly began telling of everything that happened since the pharmacy.
"So I decided to take Bon to the park to get away from it all" Molly said finishing her story. Brooke hadn't said a word through Molly's tale she seemed to think for a moment.
"Well first of all Molly I think you did the right thing last night putting them to bed I mean" said Brooke. "You kept them away from Bonnie before things got out of hand" Brooke continued. "And you were wise not to give them medicine and to check on them to make sure they hand slept off the drink" said Brooke.
"Thank you" said Molly.
"And you are in no way at fault for what happened" Brooke assured her.
"Thank you" Molly repeated.
"And that I think you should know the worse is yet to come" said Brooke.
"What?" said Molly surprised.
"People like your friends are always trying for control it's in their nature for the longest time and I say this with all respect you have been there person they can manipulate but now you have found your freedom and your self but they will try to take away your freedom the time will soon come for you to decide between freedom and friendship" said Brooke simply.
"You say allot of smart things Brooke" Molly commented.
"Comes with the reading I do" Brooke responded.
"You seem different Brooke at school I don't think I've ever herd you talk I just always got the impression that you always wanted to be left alone" said Molly.
"I do Molly in some respects it's hard for me to trust people" said Brooke.
"So how'd you get into babysitting?" asked Molly.
"In a similar way to how you did" responded Brooke.
"What how do you know...?" Molly began before Brooke interrupted.
"I'm in your family and consumer sciences class" said Brooke "I saw the look on your face that panicked look and when you showed up at the pharmacy with Bonnie I guessed what happened" Brooke continued. "Anyway if you remember after the school year ended at my old school my popular friends never bothered to visit or call and I realized I was being used" said Brooke. "I fell into depression and rarely left my home my parents got tired of me lazing around the house so they forced me into watching the daughter of one of their friends" Brooke continued turning her gaze from Molly to the sand box where Bonnie and Sarah were playing. "Sarah's parent's are rarely ever home and the girl had a rotating series of nannies she in some ways blamed herself for her distant parents and nannies who left for other jobs" said Brooke Molly couldn't help but feel pity for Sarah hearing this. "When we met she was sitting on her couch watching TV and acting like I didn't exist I introduced my self and she just said "I won't have to learn you name soon you'll leave and never come back just like all the others" she was crying when she said it I told her I would always be her friend and would always come back" Brooke continued. "Over that summer we became like sisters every single morning she would tell me every single thing that happened to her from the time I left to the time I walked through the door she told me what she had for supper, what she watched on TV, what her dreams were about, and what she had for breakfast" Brooke continued smiling. "Her chatter box personality led me to nickname her "Babble" frankly I'd never been happier" Brooke went on. "But summer ended as it always does Sarah was so heartbroken but now I pick her up from school everyday and walk her home her parents always got home after I put her to bed and drove me home and every weekend I stayed the night because they would be out with friends" Brooke continued. "In a way we saved each other I saved her from the abandonment she felt and she saved me from my loneliness" said Brooke finishing her story.
"Wow" said Molly.
"Yep if it hadn't been for Sarah I don't know what would of happened" said Brooke.
"Speaking of Sarah where is she?" asked Molly looking around and then adding in a more worried voice "and where's Bonnie?" she said.
The two sitters began a frantic search for their charges finally Brooke came to Molly smiling. "I found them" she told Molly.
"Oh great where are they?" asked Molly relived. "Follow me" said Brooke.
Molly was led to a tree behind which was Bonnie and Sarah leaning against the tree trunk each holding a toy fast asleep in the cool shade. "Isn't that just precious?" said Molly stroking Bonnie's hair.
"Yeah I guess they've had enough park for one day" said Brooke.
"What do you think we should do?" asked Molly.
"Probably take them home and tuck them in for a nap" said Brooke looking around the tree for stray toys.
"Do you guys have a long journey?" asked Molly.
"Yeah we normally take the bus but it won't be back for a while so I'll just carry her" said Brooke.
"No need for that" said Molly. "You guys can come to Bonnie's house there is a bus stop near it so you can take the bus home later" Molly continued.
"That's nice but what about the three harpy sisters?" asked Brooke.
Molly giggled "They probably left and if not I think we've come to a parting of the ways anyway" said Molly as she gently picked up Bonnie first making sure she had her backpack.
"Your going to kick them out oh this I have to see" said Brooke grasping Sarah in her arms. The two sitters set off for Bonnie's house.
It was slightly cloudy by the time the two friends stood outside Bonnie's house while Molly fished her key out of her purse. "Oh here it is" said Molly fishing her key out of the very bottom of her bag upon entering the house a new sight met their eyes. Tracy, Jenna, and Hazel were all standing in the living room all had their over night bags slung over their shoulders.
"We're leaving come on Molly" said Tracy.
"Excuse me?" said Molly.
"We are leaving" said Tracy furiously.
"Please be quiet you're going to wake up Bon and Sarah" said Molly.
"Will you forget about that brat and come on" Tracy shouted.
"Tracy no I am not going" said Molly. "Pardon me?" said Tracy angrily.
"You three are the most shallow and awfull people it has ever been my misfortune to know" said Molly.
"Ok Molly you get one last chance you can come with us and have fun or you can stay here hang out with that geek" said Tracy pointing at Brooke "and that brat get the picture it's us or them" said Tracy. Molly looked down at the sleeping Bonnie who was beginning to wake up from the noise then at Brooke holding Sarah her choice clear.
"Them" said Molly happily.
"What?" Tracy demanded.
"T-h-e-m them" Molly repeated. at that Moment Bonnie woke up
"huh Molly what's going on?" she asked.
"SHUT UP YOU LITTLE BRAT" shouted Tracy.
"Wha..." Bonnie began.
The next few seconds seem to pass in slow motion a roar of thunder filled the air as Tracy raised a hand and struck Bonnie across the face Tracy then said over Molly's scream and Bonnie's cry "I said quiet".
"Bon, Bon are you ok" Molly asked the crying girl examining the three deep looking red marks that Tracy had left she turned to Brooke who was placing Sarah on the couch.
"You get her in the bathroom I will be there in a minute" said Molly handing Bonnie to Brooke. Molly then turned to her three former friends.
"OUT, GET OUT NOW" Molly shouted. "And one more thing" she told Tracy at the door.
"What?" said Tracy annoyed. At that moment Molly punched Tracy in the nose sending her tumbling back into Jenna and Hazel who caught her.
"An eye for an eye" said Molly closing the door.
"Don't worry Bon it only stings for a minute" Molly promised as she sprayed anti-bacterial on Bonnie's wounds.
"Did I do something bad is that why she hurt me?" asked Bonnie.
"No, no Bon it was not your fault" said Molly before angrily adding "Tracy is just a...".
"Language Molly" Brooke reminded her as she looked for bandages.
"A bad person" Molly caught herself.
"Say Bonnie how would you like to ave a slumber party tonight?" asked Brooke.
"Oh yes" said Bonnie bouncing with happiness.
"Ok Bon we'll see what we can do" Molly told Bonnie as she bandaged her young charge cheek and set her off to play.
"So why do you want to spend the night?" Molly asked Brooke.
"You look like you need a friend right now" replied Brooke.
"Well I'll call Mrs. Anderson and..." Molly began before a realization hit her. "Mrs. Anderson how am I going to explain this to her" Molly asked herself.
"Well to clarify how far behind is she?" asked Brooke. "Last time I called her was last night to tell her Bonnie got over her cold' said Molly.
"Well my advice is that the first thing you tell her is that Bonnie is ok" said Brooke.
Keeping Brooke's advice in mind Molly nervously dialed the kitchen phone.
"Hello?" came Mrs. Anderson's voice.
"Um Mrs. A Bonnie is ok" said Molly nervously.
"What?" asked Mrs. Anderson.
"Well there was a bit of problem but Bonnie is ok she got hit but she's fine" said Molly timidly.
"Excuse me hit?" asked Mrs. Anderson alarmed. Molly explained the whole story the girls going to the party, coming home drunk, blaming Bonnie and herself, meeting Brooke in the park, coming home finding the girls leaving, and Tracy hitting Bonnie.
"And that's the whole truth they left and now Brooke wants to spend the night for support" said Molly.
"Well Molly I have to say that you will definitely be the babysitter that Bonnie will remember the most and you should know I do not blame you in the slightest if anything I'm happy that you knew what to do in a situation" said Mrs. Anderson.
"Situation?" asked Molly.
"Yes dear you could have left the girls in the living room last night but you made sure they were away from Bonnie and in the morning you told them off for the night it takes great courage to stand up to your friends" said Mrs. Anderson who then gave permission for Brooke and Sarah to spend the night.
"Brooke are we still going tomorrow?" asked Sarah as Molly and Brooke put their young friends to sleep.
"Of course Babble Molly and Bonnie can come also" said Brooke.
Once both children had fallen asleep Molly and Brooke followed suit Molly noticing that Tracy had left he present she bought in the corner of the guest room.