Keeper

Chapter 3

"Mrs. Sylvia?" 
 
Sylvia quickly redressed herself after taking a nice hot shower once she heard Keina's voice. She pulled the sky blue shirt over her head, the dark blue shorts were pulled up and she tucked the shirt in. She walked out of the bathroom to see Wander sucking his right thumb. Just like Sylvia, Wander had gotten clean from the muck from the swamp and forest and was wearing a orange T-shirt and just a diaper. 
 
"Door!" Wander removed his thumb from his mouth. Sylvia walked over to the door and opened it to see Keina standing there.
 
"Good morning Mrs. Sylvia!" Keina smiled. "I would like to ask you something."
 
Sylvia tilted her head. "What is it?" 
 
"I would like for you to work for me." Came Keina's answer. 
 
"Ma'am...I can't, I'm not staying here forever. And I have a little boy that I have to return to his parents." Sylvia replied to Keina. 
 
Keina still kept her smile and took a few steps into Sylvia and Wander's room. She glanced over at Wander who cooed at her once he saw the inn's owner. Keina walked closer to the youngest human being in the room and ran her hand through his orange curley hair. 
 
"It'd be a shame if David and Molly found out that their only remaining child died because a complete stranger didn't keep him safe." Keina said when her hand left Wander's hair. 
 
"David and Moll-" 
 
"In jail for the rest of their life for the murder of Wander's older sister, Melissa." Keina cut the younger woman off. "Last time I saw Melissa was a year ago. Nice girl, would be 10 this year."
 
Sylvia walked over to the bed herself and took Wander into her arms. And Keina only smiled at her in response Sylvia started to back away until she was grabbed tightly by the arm by Keina. 
 
"Work for me and you can keep your 'brother' safe. Work for me, you get enough money to buy your own place one day." Keina offered.
 
Sylvia looked down at Wander who looked up at his caregiver while still sucking on his thumb. The money part of the offer sounded nice, but working for Keina didn't sound so nice. How does she know so much? How does Keina know so much about Wander's family? And why...why would Wander's parents kill their own daughter? 
 
"Fine." Sylvia brought Wander farther away from Keina. "But you stay away from Wander, work hours and off work hours."
 
Keina nodded with her smile growing bigger. "Good, you start at nine tomorrow morning." 
 
Keina left the room after that. Sylvia sighed and walked over to her bed and laid down. She sat Wander down on her belly and the baby babbled happily. Sylvia sighed again and looked into Wander's eyes. 
 
"What have I done Wander?" Sylvia asked, as if the infant could give her a answer, or advice. "What have I done?"