The Cold Doctor And The Family Maid

Adrian loved sheep and because of this his mother had bought him a small black sheep teddy at a fair. He loved that teddy bear more than anything and carried it with him where ever he went. The little sheep was black and had long black ears and a white strip around it neck. Adrian's family owned a big farm not far from the city. He would often run off to go watch the sheep where they were kept. He always sat by the fence and watched the sheep.

One day Adrian followed his father into the forest without being seen. His father went hunting with his three dogs and when they spotted prey the dogs started running and Luke ran after his dogs. Adrian lost his father in the woods. He called out but no one answered and he became scared and decided to find his way back home. The further little Adrian went the more lost he became and he became even more scared and ontop of that he was hungry too.

He heard screams like that of women and children and Adrian walked closer to the side where the noise came from. He saw a huge a truck standing by the road and many women and children were forced into the truck. They were workers to be sold off. These women were sold to work in rich families and farms and so on. Adrian's little heart felt sad for those poor women and their children. He knew they were workers because he had seen that truck dropping off workers in his family's farm.

A small sad sob brought him back to his senses. There was a small little back hunched over behind Adrian. The small shoulders were shaking as the sobs become faint. Adrian moved to see who was crying there. It was a small worker girl. She wore a small black velvet dress that had a white chest and black shinny buttons. Her dark curls were tied in neat pony tails with white strings. Adrian shook her small shoulder and she shrieked and turned around immediately. Her big light brown eyes were red from crying and they looked very sad.

She reminded Adria of Teddy! She looked like his little black sheep teddy bear. Adrian liked her. She was a live teddy but way prettier than his own teddy. He wanted this teddy too.

"Hi I'm Adrian do you want to be my teddy?" He takes her hand and led her away. "Mommy will bath you and give you food then we can play okay?"

The little worker girl was glad to be taken away from that place she merely nodded away got up and left with the young master. Adrian walked round and round holding the little girls hand until he saw his family's farm and he started running towards it. He told 'Teddy' they were home. His mother was standing outside as if she waiting for someone.

"Adrian baby where have you been I was worried sick? And who is this?" his mother demanded relief washing all over her. She looked at the little girl who had dirt patches all over her.

"This is Teddy mommy I found her by the road. Look doesn't she look like this Teddy?" He lifted his sheep teddy for his mom to compare with the little girl he had brought with him. Mrs Caulfield laughed as she also noticed the uncanny resemblance. She took the little girl aside and noticed something disturbing about her.

"Adrian I'm going to bath little Teddy why don't you run upstairs and go take your own bath baby?" She suggested. "When you're done you and little Teddy van have something delicious to eat. Hmm?"

Adrian ran to his room to take a bath while Mrs. Caulfield took the opportunity to question 'Teddy.

"Hello sweety my name is Tiffany what's your name?" She asked sweetly.

"My name is Jennifer." The little girl replied and looked away shyly.

"Where do you stay Jennifer? Do you want me to-

"No!" tears streamed down her face. Tiffany hugged her.

"Its okay sweety you're safe now. Nobody is going to hurt you here okay?" She assured her. "Come let us get you cleaned up so can have something to eat."

Tiffany took the little girl to her room and undressed her. She had whip wounds all over the ebony little body. Tiffany winced ay the sight. She held the little and put her in the bath and gently wasted all her wounds and dressed up when she was done. She had to dress her in her son's clothes. She tied her hair in bun and together they went downstairs.

Adrian was already there waiting for his food. Tiffany made them sandwiches and poured them juice and her husband got home.

"Honey can we talk upstairs." She quickly led him away. Paul rolled his eyes he knew she was about to ask for a huge favor.

"Who is she and what happened?" He took a seat.

"Her name is Jennifer, Adrian found her in the woods. She probably ran away from the truck. Honey her whole body is covered in wounds. She is being mistreated." Paul's face went red. He hated people who treated others as slaves.

"Who would do something like that to a little girl?" Tiffany put her finger and her mouth to signal him to lower his voice. "You want to take her in?"

"I have to Paul. I'll ask Maggie to help me with her. She's the only one I can trust with this, plus it would be easy to believe she has a child. She's old enough to be married already. I just want to help this little girl." Paul loved how his wife cared for others. To his family race didn't matter they treated people the same.

The little girl and Adrian were busy eating when they came downstairs. She was so pretty and adorable Paul couldn't understand why anyone would abuse a small child like that. They had to figure out a way to register her without attracting any attention. Zachary came downstairs. He was awake from his nap.

The Caulfields were blessed with two sons Adrian and Zach the youngest. Adrian was 6 years old whereas Zach was 4 years. They had tried again hoping to have a girl but they couldn't conceive again. Of course Tiffany was disappointed but had always hoped for a miracle.

They called Margaret to tell her about Jennifer and how they wanted her to take her as her own. Maggie seemed very nervous when they sat her down. She wondered if it had anything to do with an accident from last week.

"Margaret me and Tiff have a very big favor to ask you." They looked at each other as Maggie sighed deeply in relief. "What's wrong Maggie?"

"Mr Caulfield I thought this is about the accident. I'm very sorry-

"Oh don't worry about that it was an accident we know that." Paul cut in. "This morning Adrian found a young girl in the forest we assume she escaped from the 'truck' and she is in bad shape. She has wounds all over her body."

"Oh no!" Maggie exclaimed. "What do you need me to do?"

"We're taking her in but obviously we can't raise her that's where you come in." Paul explained. "If you can tell others she has come from your hometown and she'll be staying with you. We'll take care of her till her wounds heal and then she can stay in the compound with you. We'll provide everything for her of course."