𝕸𝖆𝖋𝖎𝖆'𝖘 𝕹𝖊𝖒𝖊𝖘𝖎𝖘 “I'm sorry Miss—no verification, no entry.” The voice cut in, in a clipped manner. “Hey Mister. I've been here before—I just came to speak to Mr Hunt. He’s not expecting me, I know—it's just personal.” “Also,” Junior added, stepping forward. He placed the bucket of shells reverently at his feet, like a ceremonial offering. Straightening, he lifted his chin with childish dignity. “We brought him a present. That’s gotta be worth something.” Nevena squinted her eyes in disbelief, and nudged him aside gently. “Look—we’re not threats. I'm just a tourist, and he's a local.” she added, her voice threading between hope and fear. There was silence.A long beat. The kind that could smother one's confidence. “Does it mean we are sealed out?” Junior grumbled with a weary glance. “I had my doubts from the onset” Nevena replied, her voice barely perceptible. “Their loss—losers” Junior leaned toward the glass, making a scornf
𝕸𝖆𝖋𝖎𝖆'𝖘 𝕹𝖊𝖒𝖊𝖘𝖎𝖘 ☆☆☆𝕳𝖚𝖓𝖙'𝖘 𝕷𝖆𝖓𝖊….𝕰𝖓𝖈𝖍𝖆𝖓𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝕳𝖎𝖑𝖑 7:38AM☆☆☆ A yellow taxi rumbled to a halt, just before the curve of a wide pristine road, flanked by towering hedges trimmed into ruthless perfection. “Why are we stopping?” Nevena squinted out—at the road. The driver, a wiry local in his mid-fifties, shifted the car into neutral and cleared his throat. “Señorita, no puedo ir más allá,” he said, jerking his chin toward the road ahead. "Propiedad privada." “Wait—what?” Nevena blinked, her brows knitting. “Private property,” he repeated, slower this time, but still in Spanish. From the back seat, Junior piped up—glancing past the windshield. The road stretched in perfect symmetry—lined with palm hedges and sculpted trees. The asphalt was dark and smooth like it had never known a pothole. Nevena looked out again. The road looked normal. No fence. No guards. Just silence and manicured hedges—like a painting. “It’s fin
☆☆☆𝕿𝖍𝖆𝖙 𝖘𝖆𝖒𝖊 𝖒𝖔𝖗𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌☆☆☆ ✦✦ {7:25—𝕬𝖙 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝕾𝖊𝖆}✦✦ “Any luck?” Nevena asked, her voice low—breath fogging slightly in the morning chill. The sun hadn’t fully risen yet, just a pale peach hue, stretching across the sky like a yawn that hadn’t finished. Ahead, Junior crouched low on the sand, poking at something with a stick.He had insisted that they take a gift with them before going to Antonio . They'd settled on a shell—buying something might not measure up to Antonio's standard. He looked over his shoulder. “Found a big one this time!” he called, pulling up a shell that was more hole than shell. “Look!” Nevena walked along the tide’s edge, letting the waves lick her ankles.Her sandals dangled from one hand, her hair slightly damp from the salt-heavy air. “It’s beautiful,” she said, crouching beside him to take it in her palm. Junior stood with a frown, dusting off his knee. “It’s broken—just like the rest.” “So
𝕸𝖆𝖋𝖎𝖆'𝖘 𝕹𝖊𝖒𝖊𝖘𝖎𝖘☆☆☆☆𝕹𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖓𝖆 𝖌𝖚𝖊𝖘𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖚𝖘𝖊 {1:32AM}, 𝖆𝖋𝖙𝖊𝖗 𝖙𝖍𝖊 𝖆𝖇𝖉𝖚𝖈𝖙𝖎𝖔𝖓☆☆☆ ✦✦𝕯𝖎𝖓𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖙𝖆𝖇𝖑𝖊✦✦ “Have you ever done something crazier than this?” Junior asked, sipping his soup. Nevena glanced across the dining table. “Stolen a child from a hospital in the middle of the night—and served him dinner in my house?” “Yeah.” “…No.” She exhaled through her nose. “Not exactly a bucket list thing.”Junior chuckled faintly. “You’re good at it—though.” “Is that a compliment?—’cause I’ll probably land in jail for this,” she murmured, half to herself. “Twenty-year term with payroll—that's the best you'd get,” Junior replied without hesitation. “But trust me—it’s worth it.” She glanced at him. A six-year-old shouldn’t sound like that. “Junior,” she called after a moment, “How old are you, really?” “Six and three-quarters. But sometimes I feel like Mummy lied about my age.” “Obviously—’cause you so
𝕸𝖆𝖋𝖎𝖆'𝖘 𝕹𝖊𝖒𝖊𝖘𝖎𝖘 A small placard etched in childlike font, glinted faintly under the hallway light. “Junior.S – Unit C” Her pace faltered—the nurses had called yesterday evening, and reminded her about his discharge, which was over two days. She stared toward the door—not long, not with softness. Just a vacant, hollow stare one gives a photograph too painful to touch. Her chest rose once. Then fell. She picked up her pace, and didn’t even slow when she came face to face with the door. Just a brief flick of her eyes toward the door, as if it were just another obstacle in the building she’d memorized—then she walked past. No twitch in her brow, no flicker of guilt. Her jaw tightened, arms stiff at her sides, as though turning that handle would unravel something inside her, which she couldn’t afford to feel. With no glance back—she simply kept walking, unaware that her son was long gone. Had she opened that door, even cracked it slightly, she might have
𝕸𝖆𝖋𝖎𝖆'𝖘 𝕹𝖊𝖒𝖊𝖘𝖎𝖘. “Where do you think you're taking him?” the hoarse voice grunted —familiar and terrifying. “Bursted!” Junior whispered, blinking up to Nevena , whose grip only tightened around his wheelchair handle—teeth chattering. “Back up plan?” Nevena blinked hard, her ribs screaming, she didn't have any. "No" she hushed. The figure stepped forward, the low overhead light catching the sharp outline of a jaw, a badge on a chain. "I asked a question?" The voice is sharper now—boot echoing closer. Silence hung thick around Nevena and Junior. Her fingers just white-knuckled on the wheelchair. "Ma'am...I might have to call the whole security on you" Vargo growled. Nevena remembered him. The security in charge of the pediatrics ward. "Sorry Sir" she apologized slowly, voice thin but steady. "I was just taking him out for some fresh air". “Air?” Vargo questioned in disbelief, voice flat. “Yeah—just some fresh air, no