A Safe Heaven

"Protect the Boss!. "Ryan yelled and the guards surrounded Marcelo who was still in shock of what happened before him.

"Mabel!..Mabel!.. Ryan..Call the ambulance now.Quickly!."

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Two days after..

Ella woke up to see two bright eyes peering deep at her.Her smile brought her back to reality and she jerked up.Recalling what had happened,lips trembled slightly.

Stacy saw the fear in her eyes and held her up.

"I wouldn't ask what happened for me to see you that way but don't be afraid.I and my mum are very nice people and we will never hurt you.Trust us."She smiled again.

Ella sighed and nodded at her words."I want to drink water."

Mrs Helen walked up to them with a glass of milk."I knew you would want to drink something when you wake up,so this is a glass of milk for you.A very chilled one. "

Ella grabbed it and gulped it down her throat.She could feel it parched.

"How long have I been asleep?."

"Well, you've been on bed for more than two days now."

Ella gasped.Her brother!...

He would have been dead worried about her whereabouts.Checking her hands frantically,she realized the wristwatch was gone. No wonder he couldn't find her.

"Big Sis,can I borrow your smartphone?.I need to talk to my brother. He would have been searching frantically for me all over. I hope no one gets hurt though."

Concerns were written all over her face and Stacy handed over her phone to her.

"How old are you if I may ask?."

Ella shifted her gaze from the phone to the woman talking before her."I am eight."

A grin on her face,she dialed her brother's number.The look on their faces showed they found it too hard to believe.She wasn't a kid anymore though or is a eight year old a kid?.

Noise at the other end, Ella could tell where her brother was.

📞Hello.. This is Marcelo speaking.Please who is this?.

📞This is Princess Ella calling.First of all, before you say anything,take a deep breath in and out twice.. Then you can talk.

Silence reigned at the other end and Ella stifled a laugh.She knew her brother would want to do anything to get to where she was now.

Stacy couldn't stop herself from smiling hard as she watched Ella talk and she didn't notice when Mrs Helen went to her room.

A laugh was finally heard at the other end.

📞I guess your tactic worked. Where have you been,Ella?.I was told you got missing from the mansion.Are you still sick?. Have you eaten?. Were you kidnapped?. Have you...

📞Be calm Big brother.Ella is fine and she isn't kidnapped.Someone nice took her and took very good care of her.You should see my cheeks now.

Ella laughed to ease the tension in him.

Marcelo sighed.He could detect the hurt in her voice.He knew she was keeping things from him.He would never forgive him if this happened ever again.

📞I believe you princess but can you tell me where you are now?.I couldn't find you because of the wristwatch.Did you lose it?. Anyway, just tell me where you are and I will be right there in a minute.

📞Okay brother but I give you fifty seconds to be here. I would text the address to you. Be careful and take care.I love you.

📞I love you too...

The conversation ended and tears of relief came to Marcelo's eyes.He would never forgive himself if something had happened to her.He couldnt...

Stacy laughed out."Is that how you both do talk?. "

Ella nodded with her chin up.She is always proud of her brother and always will."Yeah.I guess my mum never expected she would birth me so that's why the huge age gap is there and since I was born, he had always been more than a big brother to me."

Smiles were all over her face.

A little sigh escaped Stacy's lips. Why does she feel this little girl had gone through hell and back?. A glint of sadness could be seen vividly in her eyes.

She really wanted to know about this girl before her.

"That's so wonderful.I too had always wished my mum would give me a sibling but she refused vehemently.I guess you are lucky."

"Then I can be your little sister if you don't mind. I have always longed and loved to have a big sister to talk to and share all crazy secrets with.After my brother's encounters with ladies, I decided not to disturb him much on the issue of getting married.Only Dad does though."

Having a big smile on her face,Stacy nodded like an hungry cat.Is she feeling kind of excited?.

"Yes, I would. So tell me all about you."

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Grabbing a bottle of coloured pills, Mrs Helen gulped four out of them.Sitting before the mirror in her room,she wondered why her heart was burning at just the sight of the little girl's face.

Her head throbbed with headache and she whimpered in pain. The usual pain was back.

Grabbing the table before her firmly,the pain hit her hard as a memory came to her brain.

"Helen, you can't do this.I loved you even before you knew my brother.You wouldn't dare betray me, would you?!. "

Tears filled her eyes from where she was.Staring at her little boy that was placed on her chest on the hospital bed, she knew she couldn't deceive herself anymore.

"I never loved you,Wilson.Get a hold of yourself and let I and your brother be.I have birthed his child.I can't be apart from him. I didn't betray you Wilson. You left the gap open for this to happen."

Tightening his fists in anger, he moved suddenly to hit her when three gunshots were heard and Wilson collapsed.Blood gushing out of his stomach.

Helen put her baby down and rushed to where he was.Her heart was almost torn in pain."Don't do this to me Wilson.I have done what you wanted.Why do you keep prying into my life?!. Why?!."

Loud cries were heard in the room....

Back to where she was in the room, sweat was already dripping from her forehead.

Who was that man?.Who was that baby she held?. When was that?.Why couldnt she remember a thing?!..

Her cries were muffled as she put a pillow over her head to prevent her daughter and the little girl from seeing her that way.