Pam left with Rachel’s sneakers as the girl wiped her eyes with her arm and sniffled loudly. Brian squatted beside her and rubbed her shoulder. “It was just your shoes. I don’t even have any to be taken away,” he reminded her.
Before Rachel could tell him off, tell him it wasn’t just about silly shoes, they were distracted by the arrival of a new ‘child’ in the room. Megan had just toddled into the room, not from the doorway they entered by, but from a side room. Apparently she had arrived here before them. She was dressed in a light pink sleeveless dress that fell just below her knees. Her pig-tails bounced as she hurried through the room with an immature gait.
“Megan!” Rachel called out, forcing her tears back and standing again.
Megan looked over at her friends and a big smile appeared on her face. She scurried over to them, and Brian felt somehow disquieted by her broad grin. It wasn’t like she was happy or relieved to see them. It was like she was actually very happy about being here, like she was really enjoying herself. Megan stopped before them, cocking her head a bit to the side and blinking wordlessly at them.