Stefan and Ella were on their way back to her apartment when a familiar face drew her attention.
"Pull the car over," Ella said, prompting Stefan to halt the car on the side of the road.
"What's wrong?" Stefan frowned as Ella abruptly exited the automobile.
Her peculiar behavior alarmed him, so he followed her and stepped out of the car as well.
He followed her line of sight before returning his glance to her anxious face.
"Tell me what's going on, Dove. "You are scaring me," he said, increasing his voice on her, drawing her out of her search and turning to face him.
"I just thought I saw mom," she replied breathlessly, leading Stefan to frown even further in disbelief.
"How is that possible? You recall she was resting when we left the house. How can she be here?" he said, attempting to make sense of her statements.