Private Finished Missing On The Way Back

Cosette almost felt like crying happy tears, if this girl had really found her keys she was her saviour. But when she asked whether the keychain was a candy cane Cosette felt and looked slightly confused and disappointed. She looked at the sketch, sighed a little bit and smiled slightly at the girl.
"I'm sorry, but those aren't my keys. The keychain I have is a wrapped candy that looks little like a bow. But it was very nice and responsible of you to bring those keys to the police station, that's a rare good deed around these parts."

Cosette shook her head a bit at the mention of going to the polive station and she stood up carefully, reaching out her hand to help the girl up too.
"I will just keep on searching, I'm sure they'll turn up sooner or later."
Cosette was putting on a brave face, in reality she was tired and sad and almost desperate, but she kept smiling gently to the girl who was kind enough to offer Cosette assistance.

"Yes, I hope so too."
Cosette said and nodded, she expected the girl to start leaving since the keys she had found weren't Cosette's. But instead she started looking on the ground like Cosette had done for some time before this, looking for Cosette's keys. Cosette looked at her with surprise.
"Um, you do not need to help, I'd hate to inconvenience you any longer."

Cosette could relate, because she would've done the same thing and helped if she had been in the same situation. She sniffed and smiled a little.
"You're very kind. My name is Alice. I think it might be proper to introduce myself at this point."

"Oh, I was...by my door. I couldn't find them in my bag."

"It's nice to meet you, Elisa."
Cosette answered, and mustered a small genuine smile at the other girl. This kind of encounter was very rare around these parts.

"I, um...sure. This way."
Cosette started leading Elisa down the street, they were only about 5 minutes away from the door she used to the apartment. Normally Cosette would've thought second time whether she should take Elisa to her apartment. But Cosette was desperate, and she probably wouldn't see the girl again.

Cosette's feet were losing feeling as they finally got to her apartment. Cosette glanced at the windows, they were still dark. Good, that meant her master wasn't home. On the way Cosette had kept her eyes on the ground, still looking for her keys, but as expected she hadn't found them.
"Here it is."
Cosette said with a tired tone and did manage to smile at Elisa.