I ran down to the Tapas restaurant screaming "Madeleine, Madeleines gone"
Kate: Madeleines gone
Gerry: w-whats happened
Kate: Madeleines gone, someone has taken her
Gerry: she must be there
Gerry and our friends all stood up from the table and we all ran to the apartment. Gerry went down to the 24 hour reception and called the police.
I ranned down to the car park and screamed "Madeleine, come back to mummy" I could picture her running around trying to find us in her pjs, crying.
From all of my screaming and crying that Made other staff and guest alerted.
An elderly women Who was wondering around came up to me.
Women: hey are you okay?
Kate: my 3 year old daughter has gone missing
Women: oh no, do you want me to call the police
Kate: it's okay my husband is doing that, please if you do see her call the ocean club this is what she looks like.
Showing her A photo that I have in my pocket.
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Women: beautiful girl. What's her name?
Kate: Madeleine. Madeleine Beth McCann.
Women: ok I will keep an eye out on her. And bring her back safely to her mummy.
Kate: thank you
Honestly elder people are the sweetest.
Gerry's pov
Two hours later the police arrive. 60 staff and guest are helping us out for Madeleine. We put sleepy Sean and Amelie in our friends apartment. Me and Kate go down to the beach and start looking for a Madeleine.
We will find out one day who has taken my princess. I just hope we can find her in the next five minutes.
Kate: I Can't sleep till I know shes safe.
Gerry: you might have to sleep tonight without her.
Kate: Dont say that!
Gerry: ok calm down.
Kate: how can I be calm when OUR daughter is missing.
Gerry: I know, it's hard.
Kate: wait, baby what that over there
Gerry: what?
Kate points off little person same height as Madeleine and looks like Madeleine. This little girl had short hair in pyjamas and was barefooted. She was not that far away from us.
Gerry: is that-
Kate: MADELEINE!!
Kate ran over to Madeleine, with me following behind her.
Kate: oh Madeleine, thank god we found you
Madeleine: I woke up crying and I couldn't find you and I went out the door and tried to find you and daddy.
Kate: darling, you should've off just tried to go back to sleep and waited until we came back.
Madeleine: where was you?
Gerry: we was out having dinner
Kate: now let's get you back to bed
Madeleine: can I sleep with you and daddy?
Kate: alright then
Kate picked up a Madeleine and we started walking back to our apartment. To where all the people were and the police.
Gerry: we found her
Police: where was she?
Kate: she the beach, she said she went out the door and tried to look for us.
Police: next time don't leave any of your kids on their own.
Kate: of course, thank you
We have learnt our lesson now not to leave her on her own.
We collected Sean and Amelie and put them to bed and Madeleine got into bed with us.
