Simon knocked on the door even though he still had his spare key and used it to open the door. The knocking was just to let her know he was there. "Couldn't find rum, but found this weird polish thing. It's pretty strong," he said, just walking in and placing everything in the kitchen counter. Soon enough, Simon walked towards Aiden's room, picking the already sleepy baby and kissed his forehead. He put him down, making him lay on his side before leaving the room, looking for Shenzi. "Aren't you glad I know you so well that I can tell you're a wreck with a simple text?"
Dot had left Eli's in the middle of the night woken from a bad dream. She knew leaving was a bad idea but she wanted to find her mommy. She felt like she needed to find the woman so Dot and slipped out of the covers in Eli's bed picked up her blanket that she had had since she was a baby and moved out into the hallway,
The child swallowed and looked around trying to remember how to get to the woman's apartment. She pressed the corner of the blanket to her nose and looked around before heading in the direction she thought was the right one. When she heard someone leave their apartment she jumped a little and hid in the corner as they past.
It took her nearly twenty minutes to make her way to her mothers place and another five minutes to get herself to knock on the door. Knock. Knock. Knock. There soft knocks was all she did before standing in the doorway waiting for her to answer. She was still in a pair of short and a t-shirt that Eli had dressed her in earlier. The bruise on her cheek was a blueish purple color that reached from her eye to her chin. And the red hand marks on her arms were a soft red/purple color. Her feet were once again bare and her hair pulled up into a pony tail.
Dot woke up early in the morning a time when little girls should still be sleeping. She was too excited too sleep anymore, she had spent the night a victors feeling comfortable in her new room that he had made her. She was still a little weary about staying with Shenzi but would soon come around. She rubbed her eyes with the back of her fists before going over to her drawers and pulling out a pair of skinny jeans and a tank to wear. The little girl slipped on her clothing and then moved out into the kitchen where she got some juice and cereal for herself. The only thing she ever liked to eat, everything else she refused. She was getting pretty good at making it too.
She turned on the little TV in the kitchen area and sat on the stool as she ate her breakfast. She wasn't sure where Papa was but she figured he was probably still fast asleep since it was only five in the morning. The foot was finished in the next half hour and so dot got up and moved to the sink putting her dishes inside before she went and grabbed her sweater off the back of the chair and then her red converse shoes. She wasn't sure what she was going to do but she wanted to just spend the day outside in the nice warm weather. The girl went outside and looked around before a grin spread over her lips as her puppy, well a stray puppy but dot called it her own, flick came bounding toward her. "Flick!" She said reaching out and hugging the Great Danes neck. "I think we're going to have an adventure today!"
So that is when she decided to explore the circus and if she just so happened to run into a friend well that would be great. She grinned and let her feet carry her once again toward the tents in hopes to catch some of the acts in progress. She loved watching the acts, especially the acrobats. They were her favorite part of the circus. She wanted to be just like those that could 'fly'. She popped her head into a tent at random and smiled faintly when she saw a bearded lady in front of a large crowd. She giggled wildly at the sight before she felt a large hand on her shoulder. The child looked up slowly and her eyes widened at the towering bulky man above her. Security Gard! She let out a little squeak before pulling herself from the tent and darting toward the main area of the circus where tents met rides. She ran as fast as she could and glanced back only once. When she got to the middle, she stopped and bent over placing her hands on her knees, as she panted, trying to catch her breath but still a little laugh escaped her lips at the thrill of the whole thing. Once she felt she could breath easier the six year old stood up straight once again and ran her hands over her tank fixing it. "Well that was fun." She said her smile growing even more than it was. She glanced around her surroundings and giggled once again at the excitement that was rushing through her. She soon heard a dog bark off in the distance and she perked up toward the sound. "Flicka!" She called in the direction that the sound was heard. "Come here boy!"
She ran toward the dog as he came bounding toward her. A squeak escaped her lips and then it turned into a laugh as the male dog toppled into her when trying to stop. He still hadn't grown into his large paws and constantly tripped over himself. But Dot loved that about Flick. He was so goofy sometimes. She looked up at him as he stood over her and burst into a fit of laughter. "Flick get off." She said as he licked her face. "Stop it." She said pushing her hands against his chest and face. The dog finally obliged to her wishes, when he was happy with the amount of kisses he had given. She sat up and rolled her eyes giving the puppy a playful push away from her. "You're crazy." She said as she stood up and dusted her bottom off. She looked down at herself and then her head snapped up as people started leaving the tents. She bit her lip and looked around for a safe place to stay until the crowds were gone. But it was too late and the crowds enveloped her rather quickly. She grabbed onto Flicks collar and watched as people pushed past her, and some even nearly stepping on her. She was a tiny child and when it came to most adults, she was invisible. She was bopped in the head several times and yelled at for being in the way even more. Why were adults so rude.
It wasn't until she felt a hand on her arm pulling her to the edge that she felt relaxed again. As they moved through the crowd Dot kept a tight grip on Flicks collar making sure he stayed with her. She figured the person that had her was a friend, one of her parents or at least someone she knew well. When they finally got to the edge Dot looked at the person about to thank them but she froze. There in front of her, with her long brown hear, beady eyes, and wrinkled face, was the women she was trying to avoid for so long. She swallowed and looked around helplessly as the women gripped her arm tighter. Her eyes went straight to Flick though as the dog barked and then snarled at the women. "Shut up mutt!" Were the first words out of Clara's mouth. The dog didn't listen though and kept his snarling. The women glared at the dog and shoved her foot at him trying to kick him away. "Get lost!" Another command was thrown to Flick but this time Dot looked at him pleading him to go and find someone to help. Someone like Shenzi or Victor. She watched the dog give a whimper toward her before he bonded off. She wasn't able to see where he was going because in the next moment the women's other hand was on her shoulder and Dot was shaken a bit violently. "So this is where you've come you little brat!" Dot just sniffed and nodded her head slowly refusing to look at the women. Instead she looked down at her feet. Clara didn't like this though and Dot was shaken once again. "Look at me when I speak to you, you useless brat." Dot whimpered again and slowly rose her eyes to meet the other womens. "Good girl." She said as she watched a couple walk past them staring at them. Dot didn't dare look at the couple though she knew better.
"Now you know you've been a very bad little girl. What you did was very wrong Dot." The older women said her tone becoming a little softer now. It was only due to the people that were staring at her. Dot sniffed and nodded her head slowly looking at the women. "Y-yes m-ma'am." The child said softly and submissively. "Good girl. Now I want you to go and get your things and we are going home." C,ara said running a hand over her hair. "I've missed you little girl. And everyone has been very worried about you." Dot knew this was a lie, the women petting her hair never cared about her before so it made her curious as to why she cared now. She looked at the women and shook her head getting up the courage to stand up for herself. "N-no! I'm not going with you." She said her eyes squinting in a glare. "I-i'm s-staying here! You don't care ab-about me! You just Don't wanna get in trouble!" This did not please the women what so ever and she grit her teeth before a hand glided across her face. "Don't you ever talk to your mother like that ever again!" Clara said her voice was was like ice, sharp and pissed off. Dot touched her cheek and tears started forming in her eyes. The women wasn't the nicest person and Dot shouldn't have been so surprised at the slap.. She looked around once again before laying eyes on someone she recognized, with Flick at their side. She wanted to call out to them but she didn't want to get hit again. She looked at the helplessly before her arm was jerked in the direction of the adult. She winced at the pain that was felt in her arm and stroked the welt that was forming on her face as she stared, terrified, at the women before her. "Well since you want to play the hard way Savannah. We'll just leave all your precious belongs here and I'll take you back by force." Clara said before lifting dot up into her arms.
Dot shook her head and squirmed as she let out a small scream. "No! Let me go. Put me down! I don't wanna go with you!" She cried the tears finally bursting from her eyes. "I don't wanna go with you!" She screamed again as she kicked her feet. She looked in the direction of the person again begging them to come but everything was happening quickly as they moved that they were lost in the sea of people. "Be Quiet Dot." The women huffed. She then looked at a man who was looking sternly at her. "Oh you know children, they just don't wanna leave the circus." She said giving him a small smile before quickening her pace. Dot continued to squirm though and shook her head. "I don't wanna go! I wanna stay here with Momma and Papa!" She cried harder as she kicked her feet. "Please don't take me!" She said as they reached the women's SUV. She was quickly fastened into her car seat in the car and a stern look was placed on the elder's face. "These people aren't your family dot! They don't really care about you. You're just another runaway child." She said gripping onto the girls arm. "Now you're gonna be a good girl right? No more hissy fits?" She asked her nails slightly digging into Dots skin. The child looked out the window toward the circus and swallowed wondering why the person hadn't come to save her. She figured that the woman was right, that they didn't really care about her. That it was all a lie. She nodded her head and sniffed. "Y-yeah I'll be good." She whispered. Atta grinned and gave a small pat to Dot's head. "Great." She said before shutting the door and moving around the he drivers side. Dot looked out the window again searching for a familiar face to rush through the crowds as they drove off from the circus.
Dot scurried past the group of people a large smile playing on her face, for the first time in a really long time she had gotten a good night sleep in Miss Eli's apartment. It wasn't that she didn't enjoy staying with Miss Shenzi, no far from that, it was just that with all the trouble the older woman was having recently Dot felt it be best if she took herself out of the equation just until things for her calmed down. So in came Miss Eli, who took her into her home and let her at least sleep there during the night. As Dot move around a corner suddenly her arm was grasped tight and she was yanked toward a person. A small scream left her lips, that is until she saw the person towering over her. The child's eyes widened and she took a step back trying to free herself from the wicked witch as she called the woman. "Let me go!" She yelled but that only put a smirk on the face of the witch. "Let." She struggled. "Me." The little girl struggled more. "Go!" She cried gaining the attention of a passerbyer, "Is everything okay here child?" The elder woman asked before giving a harsh glare to the woman that had a hold of Dot. "She's fine. This is my daughter just throwing a fit . . ." Dot shook her head and tried prying the witches fingers off of her. "I'm not your daughter!" She screamed as tears pricked her eyes. The elderly woman frowned at the witch and shook her head, "Let the girl go or I'm calling the athorties." She said pulling her phone from her purse. Just as she did so the grip on Dot's arm was signifigantly loosened and she managed to slip free. Dot bolted for Godmothers, slipping under some peoples legs and dodging other's arms. She wanted to cry, she wanted to hide, but first she needed to get away. Dot slipped in the back door of the Cafe and scurried through the kitchen making her way to hide behind a group of Vending machine's her eyes only peeking out from behind as tears rolled down her cheeks. How did she find her, why was she here? She couldn't take her back, no not now. . . not ever.
