Against the Law (2011)
“Next to Lark on the other side of the bed, Chrissy began to stir, her small legs moving restlessly beneath the sheets.
Lark watched her with growing concern. So far the child had mostly been sleeping, the sedative and the events of the day leaving her completely exhausted. Now, she tossed and turned. With a sudden sharp gasp, she sat bolt upright in bed, her eyes darting frantically around the room.
“Where…where is this place? Where am I?”
Lark eased closer, slid an arm around her shoulders. “Y...ou’re with your aunt Lark, Chrissy, remember? You and I spent the afternoon together. You came with me for a visit.”
“I want my nana.” Chrissy started crying.
Lark moved over to the little girl’s side of the bed, swung her legs to the side and sat on the edge. She straightened the cotton pajamas she had bought herself at Walmart since she usually slept in the nude, lifted and settled the child in her lap.
“Please don’t cry. You’re safe and everything is going to be all right.”MoreLess
Lark watched her with growing concern. So far the child had mostly been sleeping, the sedative and the events of the day leaving her completely exhausted. Now, she tossed and turned. With a sudden sharp gasp, she sat bolt upright in bed, her eyes darting frantically around the room.
“Where…where is this place? Where am I?”
Lark eased closer, slid an arm around her shoulders. “Y...ou’re with your aunt Lark, Chrissy, remember? You and I spent the afternoon together. You came with me for a visit.”
“I want my nana.” Chrissy started crying.
Lark moved over to the little girl’s side of the bed, swung her legs to the side and sat on the edge. She straightened the cotton pajamas she had bought herself at Walmart since she usually slept in the nude, lifted and settled the child in her lap.
“Please don’t cry. You’re safe and everything is going to be all right.”MoreLess
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