Chapter 5 | regret

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The party had ended , it's nearly 11:00 AM . Bathilda and Matilda really had a very good time. Although Matilda was worried about Leo but she was very happy that she visited Garry.

They went back to the orphanage by 11:35 AM , they knocked on the door . Caroline opened the door for them "welcome back misses !" Said Caroline as they entered the house

"Thank you miss Caroline" said Bathilda
"Anytime" said Caroline
Matilda didn't say anything she was planning how to get to Leo without Bathilda knowing. All the children gathered around Bathilda and Matilda feeling happy that they came back.

She went to her room and changed her dress ,her hairstyle and removed all the makeup on her face . She went downstairs to the hall but her sister was standing in the middle of the hall talking to Margret.

What's strange is that Matilda haven't heard Leo's voice that made her more worried and scared , she thought about something. She walked towards her sister "Bathilda , i think my dress was torn off can you fix it for me please?" Said Matilda

"I'll see about that later" said Bathilda
"No i want you to fix it right now! Later you will be busy!" Said Matilda
"Ughhh , fine ! Where is it?" said Bathilda
"In my room on the bed"said Matilda
"Ok" said Bathilda and went upstairs to Matilda's room

Matilda got the keys of the basement from the table and rushed to the basement. She unlocked it silently and no one saw her , she went down with her candle because there's no light down there. She walked til she saw the most horrible thing

the dark basement——————————-Leo was laying on the floor , he was unconscious and his body felt like ice

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the dark basement
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Leo was laying on the floor , he was unconscious and his body felt like ice . She gasped and kneeled next to him , she looked horrified . She was about to cry , for the first time in her life she thought that her sister is cruel !.

She was shaking and clueless, suddenly the door was slammed open and sounds of footsteps it was Bathilda . She was very furious and about to scream at her sister's face but when she saw Leo everything changed.

"OH MY GOD ! What have i done !!" Said Bathilda , she was stunned . Matilda was holding the boy in her arms and crying
"W-we N-need Tt-to Ccall a D-doctor" said Matilda *sniff*
"Yes ! Dr Alex our father's friend!"said Bathilda

"I will carry him to his room and you will go to find a doctor!" Said Matilda angrily, she has the right to be angry though
"Yeah yeah i'm going"said Bathilda , she got out of the basement and rushed to the orphanage's door and got out of the orphanage while Matilda was carrying the child in her arms heading to his room.

Margret and Caroline were curious they walked towards Matilda "Miss Fremen what happened??" Said Margret in trembling voice
"I don't know ! Bathilda went to get a doctor" said Matilda , all the children were distracted by what's happening Caroline seemed like she wants to say something but she hesitated

"Miss Matilda .. what happened to him?" said Milly (a little girl in the orphanage)
Matilda ignored her
"He will be ok sweetie" said Margret , Milly went to tell her colleagues. Matilda went to Leo's room and placed him on the bed and sat next to him.

Caroline knocked on the door gently it was already opened Matilda nodded to her and she came in "Miss Fremen , Leo was screaming very loudly i want it to let him out but i hesitated then after while he stopped screaming and we didn't know why" said Caroline

"We thought he just calmed down" continued Caroline
"It's fine miss Caroline it's not your fault" said Matilda , Caroline sat next to the boy's legs and stared at him in silence. Margret called them for lunch but they couldn't eat. 20 minutes later someone knocked the orphanage's door.

It was Bathilda , Margret opened the
door for her and Dr Alex . They headed directly towards Leo's room

Doctor Alex——————-The doctor checked out the boy , the boy had a very low blood pressure and heart rate "Is the basement a dark place?" Asked the doctor "Yes it is" said Matilda"You told me he was screaming right?"said the doctor "Yes he was screa...

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Doctor Alex
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The doctor checked out the boy , the boy had a very low blood pressure and heart rate
"Is the basement a dark place?" Asked the doctor
"Yes it is" said Matilda
"You told me he was screaming right?"said the doctor
"Yes he was screaming very loudly sir"said Caroline breathlessly
"Then this boy has Nyctophobia ... an extreme fear of the dark" said the doctor , doctor Alex was one of the most genius Doctors in the country "don't ever punish him like that again" said the doctor firmly

"I won't sir" said Bathilda feeling guilty she was looking at the floor her head down
"He will be ok soon , leave him now he is just exhausted then feed him" said the doctor
"Thank you sir" said Matilda
"You are welcome Miss Fremen"said the doctor

Then Margret and Caroline led him to the orphanage's door. Matilda looked to her sister angrily
"Matilda listen , i didn't mean that i was trying to—-"said Bathilda
Matilda interrupted her "trying what !! You were about to kill the poor boy !"

Bathilda couldn't say anything ,
Matilda continued "i know that he was rude but put yourself in his place ! His mother abandoned him and he loved her very much he didn't want to leave her !! And you know the secret!!"

"I swear i won't do this again forgive me" said Bathilda with a regret
"Me??? He is one that you should apologize to!"said Matilda referring to Leo
"I promise i will" said Bathilda , they sat next to him waiting for him to wake up.

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