Life: Altered 03.64 ~*~ Seeking Answers

            “I’m so nervous.”  Cassandra said as they walked into the family
courtroom, they were all dressed casually, yet formal.  Crisp suits and clean shoes as Tina had said with a grin earlier that
day.  They were all nervous, for many
more reasons than the fact that is was a huge event on Tina, Cass and Daisy’s lives.

            Quin and Alice were nervous because they were going to
be telling Daisy just who her real birth parents were after the hearing.  Alice hadn’t slept all night, and she looked
weary and on edge.  For good reason, Quin
just looked at ease, her hands in her pockets her long blonde hair pulled up
into a tight ponytail. 

            The judge hadn’t arrived yet, they
were there early, Cass
had other set of papers to sign before the hearing, she’d done it with a shaky
and happy hand.  They’d been told it was
a rather informal event, more or less the judge asked a few questions if he or
she found fit then stamped the paper work and they filed it.  Daisy hung back, shuffling as Tina stood with her, and Alice was at Cassandra’s side.

            “It’s going to be fine.”  Alice assured her and Cass smiled at her, the replay of what Alice and Quin had told them the day before
played in her mind.  She indeed did
wonder if everything was going to be fine or not.

~*~*~*~*

             24 Hours Earlier

            Quin sat on the couch, totally at
ease but Alice was a pack of nerves.  Tina brought her a glass of water and Cass sat down across from them.  She stared at Alice, who was wringing her hand and worrying
a nail of her left hand. 

            “What’s up?”  Cassandra asked curiously, she could read
people and these two had something serious to tell she and Tina.  Alice tossed a look to Quin, who realized that
Alice wasn’t going to speak.  Her eyes were panicked, scared, and hollow as
she tried to work the words out of her mouth. 
Quin sighed, wiggling her fingers that were now free from the cast. 

            “It’s about Daisy….”  Quin began and Cass looked up at the ceiling, sighing softly.  This kid was pushing every button she had,
two days before she’d taken the car without asking.  Not that they’d had anywhere to go, she’d
just up and gone to Rosita’s without as much as a word.  She’d told them solemnly that she had her
cell phone, all they had to do was call. 
It had driven Cass
into the bedroom without a word, instead of yelling she’d just gone silent.