For a moment, she was confused and afraid until she let out a big burp. To Alexa's ears it seemed deafening and both adult women laughed and congratulated her, as if Alexa had managed some sort of great feat. The former teen was getting rather annoyed by the stupid sing-song voice her mother and aunt were using when addressing her. She tried moving and make her displeasure known but all she could manage was some fidgeting and concern over her being "fussy" and "cranky". Alexa hated her helplessness and current situation. She was wearing a diaper, for crying out loud! What could have happened? It was then that the former teen remembered the unicorn plushie. That stupid moronic toy! Thanks to it, she was now stuck as a weak drooling helpless kid! And she will have to wait like an idiot to grow up, with all the humiliations it entailed! She wanted to swear at the damn plushie but of course she could not. She could only wish getting her hands on it and burn it or tear it slowly and piece by piece.
But then Alexa's mom placed her back in the bassinet, cooed at her to get a nice good nap and left with Alexa's aunt, leaving the newborn baby with only a mobile with stars and clouds as a mobile above her. It was tinkling a music that was annoying the hell out of Alexa but her jerky movements achieved nothing, naturally. However, she didn't stay alone for long, and neither her mother nor her aunt entered the room again. Yet she heard voices whispering.
"She's here, just like the fairy said."
"Good, good. Now grab her, quick!"
"Can you imagine all the shinies we will get from selling her to the ogre trader in Goblin Town?"
The other voice snickered and at once the head of a green goblin-like creature appeared in Alexa's vision. It was grinning wickedly and it grabbed Alexa before she could react. It then escaped deftly and swiftly by the window, followed by his friend. They did not get noticed whatsoever. They were off to Goblin Town.