If grandma sees her, what happens then?                    111

The sky darkened as she came near the magic snake charmer. They kept the area dark to keep their snakes calmer. She almost walked into a lady in pink, Tiffany Burb. 'Get away from me you evil kid, 'she sneered. 

Becky then saw whom the priest was talking to. Patty's mother and father were in town to check the carnival for Blue and Patty. Becky stood in her white costume, and was shocked to see grandma. The priest talking about strong family ties was breaking Becky's heart. She had run from her family and now this grandma was talking about her family. It made Becky want to run over and hug her. Instead she ran away.

As Becky wildly ran, she almost knocked over a woman. This lady knew Becky and started talking to her right away. 

'YOU little one, YOU in the white skeleton costume, stop and listen to me.' As she began to talk to Becky, a man came over and whispered in the lady's ear. The woman stopped and nodded. The man walked away. 

Becky had a bad headache all of a sudden and wanted to go lie down. This lady was someone she knew, but not sure why. It scares her so much she begins to cry. Her lungs hurt from running so much. 

The woman took hold of her arm and took her pulse. 'Rebecca you have to calm down.'

Becky stood up straight and stared at her. How could she know who she is?

'Shhh, listen to me dear. I know who you are. Your grandma hired me to be her nurse. We have been trying to find your mom and dad. Don't be afraid of me. Your grandfather is not here, only your grandmother and I. Now you must stop this Rebecca. Your mother has contacted her mother and told her about you. Darling you are too young to run away like this. Even your mama was not this young when she left home'

Becky just stood and stared at this nurse. What was she going to do now? Her mind raced around the thought of being with her grandma and cousins. She tried to listen to the nurse, but her mind was still running around the idea of her own room and seeing all the fun that might happen in  a real home.

'Okay that's enough of that. Now come with me young lady and let's go see what I do next for us both.' She took Becky by the shoulder and they walked together. She had not felt so safe since she ran away.

'You know I need to find Helen and see if she wanted to take you home with her.' Becky was dumbfounded. Would it be safe for her to be with her grandma? What about her parents? It was fun idea yet still worrisome. She walked around in a bit of a daze as the nurse tried to think of what to do. She had no idea that anyone was watching them, yet nothing went by these people. They Magic Town were a special group that could see and hear more than anyone ever knew. 

'Yes, I am ready. I am going  to make a phone call to someone important. You do not have to worry We can leave soon and go home to your grandmother's. You WILL call your parents when you get there.' She looked sternly at Becky as she dialed.  As Becky stood and listened to the call, her boss was watching her. He montioned for her to follow him. She knew it was time to go to work. 

She ran away from the nurse and felt like crying. Her boss had her change into another costume and get to work. While he thought she was changing, she was running as fast as she could home. She could not be at that carnival and think her grandma would take her away from that horrible job. She knew her parents would be very hurt if she went that way, so she did not. She got away from the noise of the carnival before she slowed down. Finally she found a jump site and took that to find her way home.

Agnes knew what she had to do. It was a serious issue and if she didn't stop soon, she would be killed too. That first man had warned her to be careful, the mob had entered the area, but not the Don. Helen had left earlier, felt confident her husband was not  near Rebecca or Agnes. She told Agnes to go find a policeman and tell them about Rebecca. Of course Agnes had not warned Helen that a man had already told her they were in the Town.  Agnes got close to the cop when all of a sudden a man in front of her stopped and smiled, then pulled her away. 

'Don't be stupid lady, or this knife will find a new home.'  His breath smelled of evil and she knew enough to stop. Agnes backed off  when he let go. She quickly went into the out house to vomit.  The mob missed Rebecca, as she had left when they thought she was still in the changing room.

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