Chapter 69
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Stella's POV.
My eyes Flustered open as soon as the sun hit my eyes.
Its morning.
I became aware of my surroundings looking at the white ceilings and walls, I realized that I was in the hospital but what am I doing here? 
  The first person I saw was a young woman in a White Gown and a half-cut hat, she was a nurse
She probably came to check on me.
" Oh, you are awake. " She said as soon as she saw my opened eyes.
I managed to nod.
" Water. " I whispered and soon the nurse poured a glass of water for me from the dispenser.
She helped me up and I drank the water, I felt a lot better after drinking the water.
Then my memories started coming one by one and then I realized.
' Lucia! Where's Lucia! ' I screamed in my mind.
I was about to speak when the door opened and A woman wearing a Multicolored sundress and low heels walked in.
It was Rose.
" Hey, I see that you are awake now. " She said in a soft voice as she approached.
" Hi, What Happened to me? " 
" Well, you just fainted beside your car. " She replied.
" Wait, What! How did you locate me then? " 
" We didn't, a stranger brought you here. " 
' That means.... ' 
" Little Lucia, what about Lucia? Have you seen her? " 
" Lucia? What happened to her? " 
" You don't know? " 
" How am I to know? You didn't tell me anything alright? , Speak up what happened to Lucia? " 
" Her school called me earlier yesterday and... " I narrated all that happened in detail yo Rose.
" What! Are you trying to tell me that Lucia had been kidnapped? " 
" I think so. "
" Then why didn't you inform us about it earlier? , We would have found a solution. " 
" I wasn't thinking straight earlier, but the police have started searching for her. " 
" C'mon Stella, you should know better than to rely on the police for this. " 
" So what are we going to do now? , We need to find Lucia as soon as possible. " 
" Let me think. " Rose said as she stood with her hands on her waist pacing around.
Soon a knock was heard at the door disrupting us from our thoughts.
" Come in. " Rose said as if she already knew who was at the door.
The door opened and Raymond walked in.
" Good morning, Mrs. Romero, I just came to check up on miss Stella. " 
" Oh, that's her over there. " Rose replied pointing to the stunned me
" Hm, " He walked closer to my bed and he stopped when he was just two steps away from my bedside.
" Hey, Miss Stella, I am Raymond, Your savior. " He replied with a wink.
I simply rolled my eyes at the stranger's behavior, surprisingly I  wasn't Annoyed at his act but instead Amused.
[ I think in a situation like this the best thing is to stay calm and that's why Stella is being kept in a calm state. ]
" Hi, am Stella, thanks for saving me earlier. " 
" Your welcome, I have to leave now, I just want to confirm that you are fine, if you need any help you can contact me, I have saved my number on your Phone. " 
" Oh, but how did you unlock my phone without a password? " 
" Oh, that's easy, I just guessed that your pattern will be Simple like the letter L or U so I just tried one of them and it unlocked. " 
" Really? " 
" Yeah, I need to go now, I'll see you later, bye.." 
" Bye, thanks again. " 
" Don't mention. " Raymond replied and soon he was out of the room.
I finally faced Rose and was not completely shocked to see the latter grinning at me.
" What's funny? " 
" You, of course, are blushing, don't tell me that you are in love, uh? " 
" Really? Which love? As if it's that easy to fall in love. " I replied rolling my eyes.
" It is easy to fall in love if you want to. " Rose argued.
" Whatever, so have you found a solution yet? " I asked with a trace of worry in my tone.
" Not yet but we will soon, I have informed Daniel and he has assured me that Lucia would be found soon. " 
" Oh, I hope so but what if the kidnappers have another motive? What if? " 
" Don't, What if! Try to think on the positive side, you don't have to worry, I am pretty sure that Lucia will be fine so you don't have to worry about her you know, you've got a very intelligent daughter so you don't have to Worry. " 
" But still, she's a child. " 
" A child? I guess it's high time you've stopped thinking of Lucia as a mere child, she's different from the other children, she's unique, you don't have to worry much as she'll be found soon. " 
" Why are you so confident? " 
" Well, isn't it obvious? My husband's men are supper efficient and Lucia also has a tracker in her wristwatch which can be used to locate her easily. " 
" Really? How come I am not aware of that? I thought the wristwatch was an ordinary one. " 
" Do you think my husband will gift Lucia an ordinary wristwatch as a birthday present? " 
" Oh, you are right. " 
" I think you should take a rest. " 
" But... " 
" Only if you are healthy will you be able to look for your daughter so please rest or I'll ask the nurses to sedate you. " 
" No don't do that, I'll rest. " 
" Better. " 
I lied back on the bed and Almost immediately sleep consumed me.
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In her sleep, Stella had a dream.
She saw Lucia in a small room all tied up with ropes, her hair was rough, she wasn't injured or hurt but was looking fine.
   << You don't have to worry too much about me, Mom, I'll be fine, you just need to take good care of yourself, I'll be home soon. >>
She said to her.
Stella could see the confidence in her eyes and tried to stay calm but she couldn't especially see her daughter all tied up with ropes like a criminal.