Chapter 11: Chapter 11

“ Are you sure?” Vanessa asked helplessly and He Nodded his head. She sighed and supported her head with her palm. “ I hope so”

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7:05pm, Mara opened her eyes, she rolled on the bed and yawned.

“ Mummy” She called sitting upright on the bed. “ Where’s Mummy? This isn’t our home. Mara came down from the bed , she wanted to go out of the room but the door handle was too high for her.

“ Mummy!” She banged the door with her little fist “ Mummy!!” She screamed. “ Open the door!”

Alfred who was working on some papers in the sitting room heard the sound, at first he wondered who that could be but then he remembered little Mara who was in his room.

“ Oh, she’s awake” He said smiling. As he was trying to stand up, His maid came out of the kitchen wearing an apron and a cap, she looked at Alfred with fears Written all over her face. She didn’t know when the Assistant brought Mara in to the house and Amy too wasn’t in the house.

“ Sir, did you hear that sound and the little voice?” She asked looking so terrified. They heard Mara’s voice again and Alfred stood up, he went up the stairs and opened the door.

“ Daddy!” She jumped on him happily. “ I missed you so much” Mara said excitedly. “ I missed you too Baby. You’re hungry right?” he asked and she nodded her head. “ Alright, let’s go” He Carried her on his arms and went down the stairs. The maid was still standing there, Her jaw dropped when she saw Mara with Alfred.

She knew it wasn’t Amy, Amy was older than the girl he was holding but the little girl looked like Amy. She studied them very well and saw their resemblance, she opened her mouth to say something but then Mara spoke.

“ Daddy, who is she?” Mara asked. “ Daddy?” The maid Repeated, she Looked at Alfred who was smiling at Mara. 2 years of her stay in that house, she had never seen Alfred smiled that way, the only times he smiled was when Amy was in the house but that too wasn’t like the one he gave to Mara.

“ She’s the cook, her name’s Bella” Alfred said and Mara nodded her head. “ Hi Aunt Bella” She waved to the Maid. “ Hi” Bella waved back smiling. “ She’s hungry, Can you prepare something light for her?” Alfred asked the maid. “ Yes sir” She said and went back to the kitchen with thoughts running through her mind.

“ But he isn’t married, How is she his child?” She wondered. “ What are you thinking about?” Another maid who just Entered the kitchen asked. Bella was startled, she took in a deep breath before turning to the maid.

“ What was that for, do you want to kill me?” she asked touching her chest. “ Oh come one, how can I do that” The maid laughed. “ So, what were you thinking about?” She asked Bella who was chopping the onions.

Bella put down the knife on the chopping board and turned to the maid.

“ Is the Boss married?” She asked and the maid raised a brow. “ What do you mean married? Of course not, he isn’t” She said. “ But there’s a little girl out there who looks like him and she call him Daddy” She said pointing to the door.

“ A little girl? Then that should be Any” The maid said. “ No it isn’t Any, that girl is younger than Amy. You should go see for yourself” Bella said and continued chopping the onions.

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After Mara had ate her Dinner, Alfred made Bella bathe her. He Gave her some of Amy’s dresses which were still in his house and Bella wore the pajamas for Mara.

The pajamas fit her perfectly like it was made for her, Alfred smiled when he saw Little Mara in those clothes. He wondered why his sister always bought little dresses for Amy instead of buying her size.

“ Anyways, it’s a Good thing” He said looking at Mara who was sitting beside him on the bed.

“ Daddy, you’re so handsome” Mara said smiling, he robbed her cheeks softly and she giggled. “ You are so beautiful too baby” Alfred said with a smile.

He love her so much especially when she called him Daddy.

For the first time ever, Alfred felt different. Mara was close to him and it felt like she was his Daughter but, he would soon know if she’s his daughter or not.

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10:30pm, Vanessa lay on her the bed sobbing. They had waited for the police call but got no response from them. She couldn’t eat, Derek tried to make her but she couldn’t. Vanessa had never felt that sad ever since she left home, Mara had been her happiness but she was gone.

“ Oh Mara, please be safe wherever you are. I’ll look for you even if I have to give up Everything” Vanessa cried.

She sat upright on the bed and looked around the room, She went to her luggage and brought out Mara’s Favorite doll.

“ Oh baby” Vanessa held the doll to her chest and started crying out loud. “ Oh God help me” She cried her heart out.

Derek was in his room, he couldn’t also Sleep the whole night because he was hearing Vanessa’s cry. He wanted to go in to the room to console her but he couldn’t, He didn’t know what else to tell her again. If only he could bring back Mara to Vanessa then he would have been of great help.

“ Be safe out there baby” Derek wiped the tears in his eyes and sighed.

Vanessa came out of the room Hurriedly, she bumped in to Derek who was about entering her room.

“ Good morning Vanessa, where are you going?” Derek asked picking up his car keys that had fallen on the floor. “ I’m going to the station” She said