Little Beth pressed her lips, a frown on her face for the whole day wondering where the girl went when she had explicitly told her to wait for her. When the next day arrived, Beth sneaked away from the house, to see if she could find the girl, and she did find her there, sitting on one of the cartons.
"You! I told you not to go anywhere," complained Beth.
"I was right here, waiting for you," said the other girl, who had introduced herself as Jennine. "I was sitting right here when you came here with your mother, but you didn't see me."
Beth looked perplexed. She was here? But even her mother had looked around, and the girl was not here. "Anyways, I was hoping I would find you. I brought you something," and she pulled out pieces of cotton from her pocket.
"What is this?" asked Jennine with a dull voice.