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Stella climbed out of her car and began showing pictures of her daughter to the passerby's in case they happened to see her somewhere.
Though she was aware that the police has started doing their job but still, she couldn't just seat while knowing that her daughter might be in danger.
She went from coffee shops to clubs, to malls in search of her daughter but all to no avail.
Once two men tried to harass her when they saw how desperate she was but she didn't give them a chance to and Quickly showed them their place.
Three hours passed in the blink of an eye still there wasn't any news from the police about her daughter's whereabouts and she didn't find any leads.
She was already losing up.
She felt tired and exhausted from continuous walking.
She went back to her ca
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