Brooklyn winced a little at the probing, but she was obviously trying hard to put on a brave face and not cry out. "I fell down," she explained. "After I pushed the table over to try and get out the window. I wasn't tall enough and I fell and I tore my tights." Her chin wobbled a little. "I tried hard to get out, I really did. Am I gonna be in trouble?"
"No," Alex insisted immediately. "No, you're not gonna be in trouble. We're gonna get you somewhere safe, okay? Can you carry her?" she added to Richard in an undertone, standing up and getting out her phone. It didn't look like an ambulance was necessary, but this had clearly been a kidnapping, and the police would have to be notified. They could meet them at the hospital.
"I am gonna be in trouble," Brooklyn insisted quietly to Richard when Alex was on the phone, her little shoulders sagging beneath the shape of Alex's jacket. "I'm not supposed to leave the courtyard but Joey's my friend and he said he found a lost cat and Cathy will be mad at me for going with him and I tore my tights and my dress is dirty and she's gonna be really, really mad."
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Date: 2019-08-02 09:33 pm (UTC)"No," Alex insisted immediately. "No, you're not gonna be in trouble. We're gonna get you somewhere safe, okay? Can you carry her?" she added to Richard in an undertone, standing up and getting out her phone. It didn't look like an ambulance was necessary, but this had clearly been a kidnapping, and the police would have to be notified. They could meet them at the hospital.
"I am gonna be in trouble," Brooklyn insisted quietly to Richard when Alex was on the phone, her little shoulders sagging beneath the shape of Alex's jacket. "I'm not supposed to leave the courtyard but Joey's my friend and he said he found a lost cat and Cathy will be mad at me for going with him and I tore my tights and my dress is dirty and she's gonna be really, really mad."