(continued)
The figure remains stock still for a beat, and then finally begins to move.
the figure takes a step forward and begins to look around. The features are well-lit and visible now.....it is a little girl. She looks to be more or less around Eleyna's age, with short blond hair cut just above the shoulders, and wearing what might be a type of private school uniform; a red sweater with matching plaid skirt, long white stockings, and flat black shoes.
She is holding a Barbie-type doll, clutched tightly against her chest.
She continues to curiously survey her surroundings.....looking at, and then past, Eleyna and her sister as if they were just part of the scenery.
The little girl's shoulders then slump slightly, and she sits down with her back against the base of the lamp post, her doll still clutched against her chest. As she sits, two more streetlamps come on on either side of her.
Quickly forgetting her previous fear, Eleyna sits there with wide, curious eyes, looking at the little girl and wondering how she came to be here.
"Maybe she's lost?", Eleyna thinks to herself. "She looks so sad....she must be really scared.....maybe the bad things killed her mommy and daddy too, just like me and Lexi........"
Eleyna is roused from her small reverie by the sudden sound of.......singing.....?
**[Translated from Norwegian]**
"Oh, do you know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
Oh, do you know the muffin man,
That lives on Drury Lane?"
The little girl is singing to herself in a tiny, angelic voice....and gently rocking back and forth.....
"Oh, yes, I know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
Oh, yes, I know the muffin man,
That lives on Drury Lane..."
Eleyna sits there with her head cocked. She has never heard this song before.....it sounds fun, she thinks to herself.
The little girl takes the doll from her chest and places it on her lap, facing her.....
"Now two of us know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
Now two of us know the muffin man,
That lives on Drury Lane..."
Polexia stirs again. Eleyna bends to ear level and shakes her gently.
"There's another girl here Lexi......little like me! She's all alone, I think she's lost.....can I make friends with her? We can take her with us!"
She looks to her sister expectantly, and only receives another groan in return. Little Eleyna frowns a little....
"You can't hear me, can you?"
She looks back across to the little girl......then bends back down to her sister's ear.....
"I'm gonna go talk to her....kay Lexi? I'll be back, I promise.....
Of course, not expecting a reply, Eleyna stands and begins walking toward the little blond girl......
".....A few of us know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
A few of us know the muffin man,
That lives on Drury Lane....."
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The figure remains stock still for a beat, and then finally begins to move.
the figure takes a step forward and begins to look around. The features are well-lit and visible now.....it is a little girl. She looks to be more or less around Eleyna's age, with short blond hair cut just above the shoulders, and wearing what might be a type of private school uniform; a red sweater with matching plaid skirt, long white stockings, and flat black shoes.
She is holding a Barbie-type doll, clutched tightly against her chest.
She continues to curiously survey her surroundings.....looking at, and then past, Eleyna and her sister as if they were just part of the scenery.
The little girl's shoulders then slump slightly, and she sits down with her back against the base of the lamp post, her doll still clutched against her chest. As she sits, two more streetlamps come on on either side of her.
Quickly forgetting her previous fear, Eleyna sits there with wide, curious eyes, looking at the little girl and wondering how she came to be here.
"Maybe she's lost?", Eleyna thinks to herself. "She looks so sad....she must be really scared.....maybe the bad things killed her mommy and daddy too, just like me and Lexi........"
Eleyna is roused from her small reverie by the sudden sound of.......singing.....?
**[Translated from Norwegian]**
"Oh, do you know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
Oh, do you know the muffin man,
That lives on Drury Lane?"
The little girl is singing to herself in a tiny, angelic voice....and gently rocking back and forth.....
"Oh, yes, I know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
Oh, yes, I know the muffin man,
That lives on Drury Lane..."
Eleyna sits there with her head cocked. She has never heard this song before.....it sounds fun, she thinks to herself.
The little girl takes the doll from her chest and places it on her lap, facing her.....
"Now two of us know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
Now two of us know the muffin man,
That lives on Drury Lane..."
Polexia stirs again. Eleyna bends to ear level and shakes her gently.
"There's another girl here Lexi......little like me! She's all alone, I think she's lost.....can I make friends with her? We can take her with us!"
She looks to her sister expectantly, and only receives another groan in return. Little Eleyna frowns a little....
"You can't hear me, can you?"
She looks back across to the little girl......then bends back down to her sister's ear.....
"I'm gonna go talk to her....kay Lexi? I'll be back, I promise.....
Of course, not expecting a reply, Eleyna stands and begins walking toward the little blond girl......
".....A few of us know the muffin man,
The muffin man, the muffin man,
A few of us know the muffin man,
That lives on Drury Lane....."
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