Chapter 10 : Never to be seen

A Dark, tall shadow breached the light out side my curtains. Instantly I stiffened my grip on Rosy, protective of the small bundle in my arms. I don’t know why but the pending intrusion sent shivers down my spine. The curtains were pulled back and a tall man slipped in wearing a casual suit with a clip board held in one hand. I gripped tighter to Rosy again until she looked around at me to see why I was attempting to cut off her blood supply. I smiled to comfort her and released my grip slightly before looking back at the man.

“Hi Mi, I’m Doctor Jordan, I’m sorry – I didn’t know you had visitors with you at the moment. Are you Mum?” He said, turning his attention to Annie who was sitting in the chair her warm smile across her face ready to except anyone that seemed nice on the surface. She extended her hand to shake Dr, Jordan’s. I flinched. Rosy grumbled.

“No, I’m Mi’s foster mother. She’s staying with us for the time being, until something more permanent can be arranged for her,” Annie explained.
“What about this little princess then?” The doctor asked reaching out a hand and taking Rosy’s in his shaking it gently. An inaudible growl slipped from my lips and I turned her away pointing at the television to distract her.
“That’s Rosy, my biological Daughter,” Annie said, slightly perturbed my possessive actions, however she smiled and carried on lightly anyway, “as you can see she is very attached to Mi.”

“Yes I can see that.” Doctor Jordan smiled his voice bright “however I was wondering if it would be possible to have a chat with Mi alone?” His eyes settled on me for the first time, a swirling liquid grey penetrating into my chest. It took my breath away and I had to look somewhere else before I threw up over him or made a dash for the door.

“Sure no problem, we will just go and get a coffee.” Annie swooped over and in one movement removed Rosy from my iron grasp, once again making me breathless and I had to bring my knees up to my chest and wrap my arms around them to hold myself together, to stop my lungs bursting. Annie smiled once more at me and disappeared around the curtains.

“Don’t leave me,” was the only thing I could manage to whisper under my breath as the curtains swished back into place signalling she had gone, never to be seen again.