Lana's POV:
I looked all around the room. "Ellie? Sweetheart where are you?" I looked everywhere she wasn't there. I exited the room to go downstairs, maybe she was there. As I walked out of the room I realized, I went in Annie's room... not Ellie's. 'This whole mom thing is really getting to me' I thought to myself as I sighed.
I went into Ellie's room this time. She was sitting on the bed, crying. "Ellie sweetheart, I know you miss your mother, but she was a bad woman." I said as I went over and hugged her. She buried her face into my chest, I heard quiet cry's coming from her. I rubbed her back as the tears flowed down her cheeks and onto my shirt.
"I just wanna go home..." she whispered with a crack in her voice.
"I know sweetheart... it's ok." I assured her.
"I'm sorry"
"Sweetheart it's ok."
"I miss my momma."
"I know it's ok, cry it out." I said while rubbing her back softly. We sat there for about 45 minutes. Then she got up. She grabbed her back pack and got out a stuffed bear. She held it close and laid her head on my shoulder.
A few minutes later I went down stairs to check on Annie. She was in the kitchen eating an apple. As soon as she saw me she started to hyperventilate, "I'm sorry I'm sorry please don't hit me!" She shut her eyes tightly. She tensed up her hands and feet bracing herself.
"Sweetheart it's ok it's just an apple." I said wiping the single tear of her face. The fear in her eyes went away.
"Really..."
"Yes sweetheart." I brushed the hair out of her face with my hands, and stroked her arm softly. She had a look of relief and surprise on her face. "It's ok" I said softly. "You're safe now." She hugged me tightly, as I hugged back.
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She Found Me
Fanfiction12 year old Annie Moore ran away from her mother after years of abuse. She ran for days, then one night there was a bad storm. She found shelter on an outdoor chair on a patio. She thought nobody was home. But then she realized she was sleeping on L...
