Lost and Found

Inez

I giggled when Colt rubbed his growing beard. I leaned foward a little to whisper something to him, "Don't worry about shaving it," I lowered my voice a little more, "it's kinda sexy."

I leaned back to let Trinity finish up with my hair enjoying the look on Colt's face.

Colt---

Colt didn't know what to say. He scratched his jaw. It was itchy when it started growing.

"Just wait until you feel it. It can scratch." He smiled, "Looks like you are enjoying that." He smiled,


Trinity--

Trinity stopped after she couldn't find anymore tangles. "Can I braid it?" She asked looking at Inez.

Inez

I looked at her, a braid would be really handy. "Do you have anything to keep it together with?"

She pulled at one of the dozen hairbands around her wrist. "Yeah."

"Okay, go for it sweetie."

Trinity--

Trinity quickly started braiding it making sure it was perfect. She couldn't stand braids that looked bad. She smiled when she was done.

"How does it look?" She asked Colt.

"Very good." He smiled. "Now I need to talk to Miss. Inez, why don't you go play outside. Don't go off anywhere, stay close, but don't evesdrop." He smiled, she nodded and scrambled out the door.



Colt---

Colt smiled as she left.

"You wanted to talk to me?" She asked looking at him.

"Ya, I wanted to talk to you about a lean to I was gonna build. It would have walk ways that connected out lean-tos. That way, if she gets's scared again she can come to me or you, but still have privacy to herself. They will be bigger to." He looked her in the eye. "Any suggestions or ideas?"

Inez

I didn't quite get the concept, so I agreed, "sounds good." I said. I didn't really know why he was asking me this. If it all worked out in his mind-the one making all this-it had to work right?

My thinking.

Colt--

Colt nodded and walked out the door. "Stay close to INez, please." He told Trinity then went to ather wood. He was going to make it an inclosed walk way from the three lean-tos so that Trinity would stay safe moving between them. He mentally started makind descisions on how he is going to make the isnland livable. He would need to put a fence around the flower patch to where wild animals wouldn't get in and anyone there would stay safe. Making better living quarters would be needed to.

Fullly walled buildings. He smiled, he would be building his own world. He laughed at the thought and quickly started clearing an area for the structer for INez, Trinity and him. He would later make buildings for the others. He would probably be able to get one structer done a day. So three days for the walled living courters. And then another three for the covered and inclosed walk ways. He also needed to hunt so they had food. He had heard one of the men that was healthy say he would do that so he wasn't really worried about it.

Inez

I figured out a way to entertain a ten year old girl, pattycake games. I remembered when I was her age-my parents were still alive-during thunderstroms and times when I was scared they used to play it with me. Then when they died I used to play it by myself on my knees hiding in the alley way.

Trinity---

Trinity loved Miss Inez, she played with her. "Sorry for waking you up last night. I was really really scared." she said smiling in twining her hands in Inez's.


Colt--

Colt smiled when he saw that the first one was done he smiled. He started on the next. It was only lunch time. "Your getting good at this boy." He laughed to himself. He would be able to get two done today. His stomach growled and he walked back towards where he lfet the girls.

Inez

She looked up at Colt when he came in. Losing this round of pattycake.

"Teehee!" Trinity giggled, "I win!"

Inez laughed, "this time."

"Hi Colt!" she said loudly standing up.

Trinity--

"I'm kinda hungry." She smiled, "Do you have food?"

"No, that is why I came over here. We need to find some food." Colt smiled.


Colt--

Colt looked at Inez, "One of the men from the crash has been hunting. We can get our rations from him, but we have to cook it ourself."

Inez

Improvisional cooking was something I was good at. "I think I can do that, thirteen years of doing the same over garbage cans should make this easy."

I slapped a hand over my mouth, I had left that life behind. He didn't need to know about it. I didn't want pity from him, I just wanted love.

Colt---

Colt raised an eyebrow, but left it at that. "I'll go get some of the food." He turned and went, got a good portion of food for them and then went back where Inez was working over a fire.



Trinity--

"Did your family cook in garbage cans when you camped?" She asked, "We used to burn leaves in a metal one. It was fun. We also blew up fire works there too." She kept rambling forgetting her original question.

Inez

I was grateful when her attention span drivted away to something unrelated. I didn't want to explain to her what my old life was like. And how close this felt like that...But how I wished it had been.

I shook my head away from my thoughts-nearly catching my hair on fire in the process-and told myself that I wouldn't think of that life ever again. I smiled as Colt neared with food.

Colt---

Colt looked at the babblining Trinity and smiled sitting down next to Inez with the food. He had stuck a stick through it so they could roast the meat.

"Does she ever stop talking?" He laughed softly to Inez.


Trinity---

Trinity didn't know how she got off the first topic to her house, her neighborhood. She stopped when she smelled food. "I"m hungry and thristy." She pronouced.

Inez

"It's almost done sweetie," I said patting her head. It had another half hour to go but still assuring the little girl the food was ready would work...right?

stupid lack of parental abilities