Lucy hugged her mommy tight, with tears streaming down her face.
"Mommy, why can't you stay?" She sobbed.
"Honey, we talked about this. It's important for mommy's job! And you won't be alone all weekend. Robert will be here with you," her mom tried to reassure her.
Mommy didn't understand! She didn't want Robert to be with her! Why did she have to marry that mean old man anyway? He has secrets! Ones he told Lucy not to tell mommy. Secrets that made Lucy cry...
"Why can't I go stay with Grandma Lulu?" Lucy begged.
"Lucy! Listen to me. You are staying with Robert. You will be perfectly fine, and Grandma Lulu gave you a beautiful doll for you to play with. Remember? She said she will protect you from anything bad happening. Now be a big girl, and give me a kiss! I'm gonna be late for my flight," mommy demanded.
Lucy squeezed her beautiful doll to her, hoping Grandma Lulu was right, and gave her mommy a kiss on the cheek, then turned around and marched upstairs to wait by the window to watch her mommy drive away.
Happy to pass by without Robert stopping her, she sat by her window and played with her brand new doll.
"What should I call you?" Lucy asked.
The doll had bright yellow hair and pretty blue eyes, just like Lucy and Grandma Lulu. She wore a pretty blue dress to watch her eyes and had a pretty pink...