Stand Strong

3:

A week later:

Elizabeth was sitting on the chair with some colors in front of her… she was so engrossed in her coloring that she didn’t noticed that a group of kids came around her…. “Hey baby girl…” on this Elizabeth looked at her sides to see some kids elder then her was standing surrounding her… she looked on the sides to see no elder person was there… “what is this little baby watching???” one of the girl said touching her hair.. while Elizabeth moved backward… “what do you want from me??” Elizabeth voiced out looking at them… “hey Jake should we tell her what we want from her???” one of the boy asked the other who smirked and said coming little close to her… “so miss… you want to know what we want from you???” Elizabeth nodded unknown to the things… when that person touched her face with his fingers and said… “we will tell you.. but… but if you tell this to anyone else… then it won’t be good for you…” “why… you are my friends right??? And my friend told me friends don’t hit or say bad to each other… “ Elizabeth said innocently… “oh so baby thinks that we are his friends… are we Myra??” Jake asked a girl who was standing beside him... she came a little forward and held Elizabeth’s face in a tight grip… “hey little brat… let me tell you… you are and can never be our friend… you can only be our servant… get that???” “why are you saying this???” this time Elizabeth’s voice had some fear which eventually made her sweat.. “because we are like this” said one of the boy….

“Mr. Gummy bear don’t worry… I won’t leave you or hit you... you are my good friend... right???” that little soul talked to her bear lying under the duvet on the bed… Elizabeth pulled down the sheets to see it was all dark except the one light in the walk way.. she stood up pulled out her bag pack from under the bed and wearing it held her teddy and torch in her hand…. Elizabeth walked to the walk way to see a women was walking over there… the women saw Elizabeth and came to her… “hey little girl… why aren’t you asleep???” “I wanted to go to mama…” Elizabeth said with a scared voice… the women smiled and said… “we will call mama in the morning ok???” “she won’t pick up the call…” Elizabeth making the women confused and she asked…. “why baby???” “because my mama is dead” And the women became shocked looking a little soul telling her about her mother’s death… she couldn’t digest the fact that this little baby is asking for her mother who is way far from her… the women’s thoughts came to halt when she listened Elizabeth asking her something… “what did you say???” the women asked yet again.. “can you take me to my mama???” the women’s eyes teared up and she nodded…

The same warden who took Elizabeth to the graveyard was sitting in front the principle of the school…. “ma’am it has been 4 months and Elizabeth’s behavior is changing but in a bad way… I never saw her sleeping… all she do is too sit alone in the dark talking to her mother’s picture and her teddy… I think we should inform about this to doctor Kate…” “okay… you go and talk to her… I will call doctor Kate and will ask her to come here as soon as possible…” the principle assured the warden and she went away to see Elizabeth… the warden was looking for Elizabeth in the hostel when she listened some sounds of kids from the store room… she walked till there and opened the door… and there she witnessed a horrible scene… a group of some kids were making Elizabeth ran here and there with some rats behind her… and they all were sitting on the upper shelf laughing at Elizabeth who was crying because of the rats… “what is happening over here???” she shouted gaining everyone’s attention… as soon as Elizabeth saw the warden she ran to her who picked her up and moved from there closing the door… she walked to the peon and said “there are some rats in the store room and some kids are stuck there hurry up go and get them out to principle’s office…” after the peon went the warden took Elizabeth who was crying to her bed and making her sit she wiped off the tears from her face and said… “hey.. look I got you.. you are okay…” “Jane aunt… they let the rats behind me… when I tell them i am afraid of them they started to laugh… I am afraid of rats…” saying this Elizabeth started to cry yet again while Jane also had tears looking at the little soul bearing this much…

"aunt Kate..." Elizabeth exclaimed excitedly looking at Kate and Harry who were sitting the principle's office talking to Jane... Kate sat on her knees to hug Elizabeth.. after breaking the hug Kate looked at Elizabeth who looked pale to her so Kate asked... "my baby what happened to you?? you are looking so pale..." Elizabeth who was smiling looking at Kate and Harry listening to Kate's question looked at her and answered her... "nothing happened to me Aunt... i am fine" "Friend come to me" Harry called her while Kate looked at Jane and the principle with a little worry for Elizabeth... "wow chocolates" Elizabeth said with a shine in her eyes and excitement in her voice... while the four people smiled looking at the soul getting happy on the little things... "Elizabeth you know why me and Kate are here???" Harry asked as he passed the chocolate to Elizabeth after opening it... while Elizabeth raised her brows asking him why on which Kate said to Elizabeth... "we came here to take you home..." "home???" a scared voice came out of Elizabeth's mouth... and knowing what she meant Kate immediately said... "our house.. Kate. Harry and Elizabeth's home..." "it is my home to???" Elizabeth asked innocently on which Harry nodded and soon the trio went away from there taking Elizabeth's belonging.....