Ailemiz İçin

Part 7

Sergio had informed everyone,to all his secret aides around the world. If necessary, he would search the whole world. They asked him to wait for news while they searched everywhere for his family. Because he looked crazy. But he could never sit at home and wait. Desperately he came to the city center alone. He would never return home alone!! He knew that wherever they were going, they had to come here first. He couldn't think of anything else. Every memory pained him in this place where they used to come together many times to shop on Fridays. He desperately showed everyone a family photo they took in their garden —as if they even looked a little alike— and begging for their help. He didn't know when was the last time he looked so helpless, maybe when Andres died... The last time he lost his family... This time he couldn't let them go.

After a while, as he was walking helplessly along the shore, he saw a crowd. Where was everyone looking? The voices were intense. He approached the curious crowd anxiously. He tried to silence the evil voice inside him. When he saw a boat through the crowd... Wait a minute... It was their boat. Shouting for everyone to give way, he approached the boat, hoping to find any trace of them. But their eyes were fixed on one spot... Traces of blood... On their boats... Blood? It was too much. No!

"No!" he shouted.

"What happened here?" he shouted again, clutching at people one by one. "What happened here?"

Finally someone answered with horror: A woman... A woman came with her daughter and mother. She was bleeding. I think she was pregnant.

Sergio wasn't himself! What happened? Was she okay? He blamed himself. Was his wife alive?

- Where are they, where are they now? (He asked over and over as he grabbed the man by the shoulders and shook him)

- Hey! Calm down... They took her to the hospital. Do you know them?

- Take me there now, I'll give you a lot of money. I will give you whatever you want. I swear. Take me to them right now. I beg you... (He wasn't even aware of the tears flowing from his eyes)

Fortunately, the man happily agreed to help the helpless man in front of him with the money offered.

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The place where they came from was an old health center on the island. The incredible primitiveness of the recording system was an advantage for them. Sergio rushed in. He was pale and sweaty.

- My wife, where is my wife? She's bleeding, pregnant... where? (He tried to speak, out of breath)

- Take it easy, sir. Are you asking about the lady who just came with her daughter and mom?

- Yeah yeah, where are they?

- They are upstairs.

- How is her condition? Are they okay?

- I don't know, sir. Please ask your doctor.

Sergio ran upstairs. Paula and Marivi were sitting on the chair in the coiled hallway. He thought he would never see them again. As soon as Paula saw him, she ran to him, hugged and began to cry.

- Paula, what happened? Are you fine? (He took the little girl's face tenderly in his hands)

- Sergio...(she sniffed) Mom is very bad. We were out for a ride. Then her leg started bleeding and suddenly fainted. I did not do anything. I just asked her for my toy, your gift... I was very scared.

- Don't be afraid girl, everything will be alright, okay? Of course it's not your fault. Do not be afraid. I will take care of your mom.

Just then, Marivi came to them crying too: Sergio, glad you came. They don't let us in, they don't say anything. She was very bad. She had a lot of bleeding...