Whumptober Day 11
All the lights going dark, and my hope's destroyed /animal trap / captivity / No one will find you
"Hey Rosie, could you check the cupboard for me? I left a mousetrap in there. I think a mouse had been stealing our fruit", Caretaker struck a match, and lit the fireplace.
A squeal from his daughter sent Caretaker running. Did he catch the mouse?
Rosie held the cabinet door shut with shaky hands.
"Did we catch the mouse?", Caretaker paused a few feet from his daughter, "I felt bad using that, but..."
"Dad?", his daughter cut him off, "you caught something, but it's not a mouse."
"What?", Caretaker looked concerned, "what did I catch", he opened the doors, and instantly his jaw dropped.
A terrified figure looked at them, one that had their leg trapped inside of the mouse trap, one that had been weakly trying to escape, there was several lines on the figures skin where the trap had reclosed on them. This figure would have stood five inches. Now Caretaker was certain they couldn't even stand.
"Dad that's not a mouse", Rosie looked at it in bewilderment, "what is it?"
"I have no idea, um, I'm sure it would like the trap removed though", Caretaker cautiously reached in to remove the trap.
The figure cowarded away from his hands and threw a blind punch. They made a wincing face when their leg moved.
Caretaker jumped a little but went on to remove the trap. He cupped the figure into his hand.
"I'm not gonna hurt you, can you even understand me?", Caretaker looked at the figure.
The figure looked at him sadly, and nodded that they understood.
"Can you talk, at least in a way that we understand", Caretaker carried the figure, "Rosie can you grab that soft pillow, I believe their leg is broken."
The figure shook their head no.
Rosie approached with the pillow.
"Thankyou", Caretaker gently placed the figure on it.
"Are you part of the fae?", Caretaker questioned.
The figure shook their head no again.
"Are you the fruit thief, and have you been living here long?", Caretaker grinned.
The figure nodded yes, and held up five fingers.
"Five... uh.. days", Caretaker thought, "yes that's about when the fruit started to disappear. So you're not fae, you are just this tiny."
The figure winced again as they moved their leg and shook their head yes again.
"Oh right I am so sorry", Caretaker hurried, "I'll have more questions later, let's get you taken care of."
The small figure smiled weakly and nodded.
"First step is figuring out what to do, I've never taken care of five inch person before", Caretaker stroked his beard, he gently poked the leg, "I'm sorry your leg got broken from the trap."
An idea sprung on Caretaker, "one minute", he went to grab something.
Rosie sadly looked at them, "I hope you are okay, my dad will fix you right up."
Caretaker came back with a few supplies, "I've got ribbon and some sticks. I'll make a makeshift splint. I'll wrap this with bandage tape to make sure it stays on."
The figure watched as the leg was set, they winced a little, but Caretaker was as gentle as possible.
"I wish you would have shown us you were present, you would have been welcomed in, and this may not have happened", Caretaker frowned, "I'm sorry you got injured."
The tiny figure reached for Caretaker finger, they gently shook it.
"I think I'll take that as I'm sorry, and thankyou", Caretaker smiled.
The tiny figure nodded approvingly.
"Alright then", Caretaker watched his daughter enter the room.
Rosie set a bowl of fruit and a cup of water down close to the little figure, "please don't feel like you have to steal, we have plenty."
The figure reached for a berry, and looked up with a smile.
"Your welcome", Rosie giggled.
"You can stay here as long as you need to, especially with that leg. No one will find you and hurt you either", Caretaker looked at the tiny figure, "no telling what could happen to you if the wrong people found you."
Rosie and the tiny figure agreed.
"We won't have to worry about that though", Caretaker smiled.
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