ETHAN paced back and forth, his hands cupping both sides of his head.He could not sit back, knowing his wife was inside the emergency room. His legs weakened as he recalled how the blood streamed down Michelle’s face as she passed out. It was a nightmare that scared him to death.He honestly blamed himself for what happened. Had he known that Michelle would also ski, he should’ve paid attention to his wife as well. He was the man of the family, and it was part of his responsibility to keep them safe at all cost.He breathed in and out, praying in his mind that his wife could survive the accident that had happened. He could never afford to lose her again.He waited for almost two hours outside the emergency room and tried to be optimistic about the outcome of Michelle’s emergency situation. His head turned to the waiting area in the lobby, and he saw Marsha, who had already fallen asleep in Anna’s lap.Swallowing hard, he gathered all his strength. He should not be weak at this moment
“YES, Anna was with me…”Michelle stared up at Ethan in confusion. He blinked thrice, forehead suddenly creasing and she wanted to know what was the reason of his expression.What was up with Anna?“Why?” she followed up. “She taught me how to ski.”“She said she wasn’t there in the trail.”Michelle frowned. Even if Anna didn’t join her that time she ski before the accident, she was aware that the woman looked after her on the top of the trail. She licked her lower lip and thought of a reason why Anna said that to Ethan.“Maybe she went to the cafe to get a cup of coffee?” Michelle shrugged. “But she was definitely at the top of the trail before I ski.”“I might have to ask her again,” Ethan said firmly.“Don’t bother, Ethan. What happened might be traumatizing to her as well.”Michelle held his hand, and calmed him down. Ethan’s expression softened and he nodded afterward. “Fine. But please, don’t ever do that again.”She chuckled, a pain pricked her head but it was bearable.“That i
IT WAS ten o’clock in the evening, and Ethan stared at the clock, wondering why Michelle had taken so long to prepare. He then decided to go back to her room. Michelle was covering her face, crying, and Ethan decided to sit with her.“It’s not your fault,” Ethan murmured while rubbing her hands. “Look at me, Michelle; I contacted the staff so they can look for Marsha; everything will be fine.” he continued.“I’m such a terrible mother… Didn’t I? " She whispered and didn’t even look into Ethan’s eye. She felt that time that if only she had checked Marsha’s room before she slept like she always used to, it wouldn’t happen. “I already felt something was off, and I didn’t trust it,” she continued.Ethan then held her shoulders. “Don’t blame yourself, Mich…”He then kissed her forehead.“Where did they go? The main door was opened. What if both of them has been kidnapped?” Michelle asked panicking.Ethan then tried to contact Anna’s number. It’s only a busy tone.Now both of them look into
Michelle was worried sick and looked around for each corner, any dark alleys, and also she began showing a picture of her daughter to all the strangers that she passed through.“Did you see this kid? She’s with a nanny, she’s wearing a blue uniform…” no one bothered to listen to Michelle, and she started losing faith. But in the sea of the crowd, she thought she saw Marsha. Michelle then started running toward that kid, and she bumped a lot of people.“Hey, lady! Watch out where you’re walking!” a man shouted as she bumped into him that, make the old guy lose his balance. Michelle didn’t even apologize, and she went on running, and as soon as she reached for that kid, a lady then went in front of her.“Belinda, where are you going?” the old lady then look Michelle.“Ma, do you know her?” the kid that she thought was Marsha uttered.“I’m so sorry, and I thought she’s my child…” Michelle then bowed her head and went on and looked for Marsha. She was unconsciously walking toward the stre
MICHELLE burst into tears and tossed the phone on the couch.The entire situation was making her lose her mind, and to know that Marsha was in the hands of someone who had an ulterior motive made the dread crawl over her skin and almost slowly kill her.Ethan grabbed Michelle’s arm, pulling her around and engulfing her in a hug. Michelle hugged him as she cried in great despair."What are we going to do now?" she asked, hopeless and worried. "What if Anna hurt our daughter? I swear I’m going to die if she has done something that will harm Marsha! I can’t allow it, Ethan. We just can’t!"Ethan pressed his lips to her forehead as he rubbed her back to calm her down."We will find them. I promise you. We are going to save Marsha. Calm down, Mich," he said, trying to soothe her.However, Michelle could hardly find a way to calm herself. Marsha, her precious daughter, might be scared at that moment. Her daughter tended to cry a lot if she hadn’t seen her parents for a long time. The though
MICHELLE was completely shocked.Her hand trembled as she gave the papers to Ethan so he could see it for himself. When Ethan took it and read it, his eyes narrowed in confusion.“Who is this woman? This is not Anna,” he told the cops and looked at them with a questioning look. “This is an old woman. Anna is still in her mid-20’s!”One of the cops tilted his head and gave them an empathetic look.“That’s the issue here, Sir. We have confirmed with the agency that Anna Peterson is a fifty-year-old nanny. She was the one who was chosen to work for your daughter, not the woman in the picture you provided. The agency had no idea who that woman was. They have been trying to call Anna Peterson for weeks and all they were getting were text messages saying that she couldn’t accept calls due to her busy working schedule in your family.”Michelle could hardly process the information she just heard and only looked at the cops in disbelief.But when it sank in, she gasped loudly. To say that she
“HI, do you happen to see this kid in the picture?”Michelle showed Marsha’s picture to the old woman who was sitting on the bench in the market, with high hopes that she would get a different answer this time after asking so many people.The old woman adjusted her eyeglasses and took a closer look at the picture. Her lips pursed before she shook her head. “I apologize, but I didn’t see that kid around here.”“T-Thank you,” Michelle stuttered as she felt the lump building inside her throat.“Is she your child?” asked the old woman curiously.Michelle nodded. “Y-Yeah, she’s missing and we’ve been trying our best to find her.”“Oh, poor girl. I hope you find her soon.” The old woman held her hand and squeezed it. “Don’t give up. Your child needs you.”Michelle had no idea what she was going to say. The past couple of days had been rough for her, and hearing those words from the person she didn’t know was something she never expected. In the end, she nodded her head, and spun around, gla
HER EYES widened, her lips separating slightly as she was completely shocked at what she heard.Michelle had been wondering who was to blame for her accident at the ski resort, or if it was truly an accident that no one wanted to happen.However, it was all planned.The fraud Anna Peterson, who taught her how to ski and smiled at her in a friendly way, was the one who harmed her that day. That woman almost killed her without her knowledge!Michelle’s body started to tremble, both in fury and fear. She could not believe she let a lunatic woman stay in their home and take care of her daughter. She could not believe that she slept in the same house with a woman who had such criminal thoughts swirling inside her head. Anna made them look foolish and manipulated them like freaking puppets!“I will never forgive you…” Michelle stated firmly, her teeth gritting so hard that her jaw ached. “I will never let this slide, bitch… I swear. You are going to hell after this!”Anna laughed once again