"I don't have a little sister."

“Sorry, Miss,” Vanessa began, a look of faux confusion on her face, “I don’t have any idea what you’re talking about. I only have one sister, and she’s three years older than me.”

Lauren paled as her eyes went wide, her jaw dropping in shock as she felt her stomach drop. Was Vanessa actually doing what she thought she was doing?

“So, you’re telling me that this is not your little sister?” Mabel asked, looking completely confused.

“I’m afraid not.” Vanessa lied, “But I do hope that you find this little cutie's parents.”

Lauren bit her lip. Vanessa was doing exactly what she thought she was doing.

“Oh dear…” Mabel said, blushing a little. “I’m terribly sorry for yelling at you. When this little tyke rang my doorbell and told me she had an accident, she told me that this was her house. I guess that she’s too young to remember where she really lives.”

“But I do live here!” Lauren shrieked.

“Sorry, Sweetie.” Vanessa shrugged.

“But that’s…I…You…” Lauren stammered, her face going redder than before. Turning to Mabel, she began, “Okay, I don’t live here, but – “

“So, you admit that this is not your house?” Mabel asked, arching an eyebrow.

“Well, yes, but – “

“Sorry for bothering you, Sweetie.” Mabel apologized as she grabbed Lauren’s hand again. “I’m going to let the police know about this lost child; hopefully we’ll be able to find her parents.”

“WHAT?!” Lauren shouted. She couldn’t have the police seeing her like this!

“Actually,” Vanessa said, getting both Mabel and Lauren’s attention, “now that I got a good look at her, I’m pretty sure that I’ve seen her wandering around the neighborhood before. Yeah, she’s that cute, little, three-year old street urchin who has been trying to ask the neighbors to adopt her. I think she might be an orphan.”

“An orphan?!” Lauren shrieked, not believing what she was hearing.

“Oh, you poor thing.” Mabel cooed as she hugged Lauren tightly. “Don’t you worry your pretty, little head. I’m a lawyer for an adoption agency! I’ll draw up some paperwork to sign, and I’ll take you in and love you unconditionally as if you were my own!

“But – “

“Speaking of that world you like to use,” Mabel interrupted with a smile, “I think we may need to go shopping so we can get that diaper changed.” She giggled as she beeped the horrified woman’s nose. Turning to Vanessa, she smiled and said, “You take care know, young lady.”

“Goodbye. It was nice meeting you.” Vanessa said, smiling as Mabel and Lauren walked away from the porch. Lauren looked over her shoulder to see Vanessa waving mockingly at her, giggling as she closed the door.