Mama Find Me

Chapter 12

Richard's POV

The firm has been doing great, more projects are coming in so more plans and designs that my team needs to work on. It means that makes me too busy to the point I had to be away from home, sometimes for few days or can take a week. All has been hectic but the highlight is everything has been organized well after I hired Stella as my new secretary. The meetings she sets, my schedule, files needed reviewed and signed all of it was being taken care of exactly the way I wanted. All the things needed to cleared for the past few months has been addressed. This woman deserves a raise and she even deserves to be promoted. She is competent and will be a very good assets to the company. My only worries are will I ever find someone like her if I promoted her.

If it weren't for my friend, her brother Bryan didn't recommend her to me I will never meet a person like her. She's been working with us for 2 months and she seldom do make mistake. She makes sure to correct it right away if there is. She's getting along really well with everybody. I'm glad to have a secretary who really works and not flirt around. Stella just become one of my favorite people to work with.

I'm here at my hotel room having a Saturday afternoon coffee. We met the clients yesterday so plans and designs can be finalize. All proposed plan for this project should be approved by the engineers too. So I look foward to do it until monday so I can go home. I've been asking too much favor from Alice staying with Aia. I think she needs rest more than me. My little niece is actually a handful.

My team has been in a rush lately since this project we have at this city is a late noticed. It was a friend who asked for my help I just can't say no to a friend who's been there since the beginning of my journey being an architect.

The houses we'll going to built is located on a highland. It's an hour drive from here at the hotel to get on the location. The place is mesmerizing, the green scenery on the meadows. The tall trees, there's flower field too. I hope to bring Alice and Aia here once the construction is done to spend a holiday. My neice will truly love this place.

I always would prefer to visit the site to have an overview of the place. An actual location must be seen personally for our team to ensure we'll do the design and plans according to the clients wants and needs for each of the house.

The other things that I am very pleased to hear from Alice is that my little niece is getting along now with most of the people from the office. When did I last hear someone is bothered by her? That I cannot remember. There's a big change with her and I hope that will continue. I wonder what's made her to be more considerate now. I know this little niece of mine is such a pain in the ass from the people that doesn't know her. But she really is a good kid. And seeing there's a lot of improvement with her, I am so happy for her.

Aia has always been misunderstood and I have no idea how to help her. My hopes are to look for someone who can take care of her whenever I'm gone. Alice can't be with her all the time. Today, Aia has been calling me over and over to ask permission to go at the mall. And just another text came in, Aia is texting non stop to annoy me. She knows how to get me to just say okay to whatever she's asking but I'll be tough today. It's a NO! I can't let her go by herself. Yes she's technically 16 but I can't take risk.

She's alone right now at the house because Alice have to go home to attend a family matter. She said she'll be gone only for few hours. The little girl must be so bored being alone on a two-storey five bedroom house. We have a very nice neighborhood everyone knows each other so I'm confident Aia will be fine. We live in a gated community so I'm sure she'll be safe.

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Aia sent me text again, it's getting late and she's alone. Alice hasn't come home yet. I need to check with Alice. She's not the type of person who will not informed me if there's something going on.

I dialed her number and but it routed me to a voice mail. I decided to leave a message so she can get back to me once she can. After another hour I received a text message from Alice. 'I am at the hospital right now. I can't leave my family at this time. I'm worried about Aia she is alone.' After reading this massage I dialed again the number hoping she answers the phone.

"Richard, I can't go back to Aia right now. My husband!" the older lady said in a very worried voice.

"What happened to Walter? Alice, can you calm down please?" I tried to calmed her down over the phone.

"We had an argument. It is all my fault." I heard Alice crying on the other end.

"He had an heart attack, If something happen to him I can't forgive my self." She continues to cry as she talks.

"I'm so sorry to learn about what happened. Please be strong for him Alice." I try to console her.

"Do you need anything right now? Do I need to send someone?" I asked her.

"No Ricky my sister is here with me." she said.

"Please let me know if you need anything else?" I feel sorry for Alice.

"I sure will, Richard." she plainly response.

"But, but I don't know who to call for Aia." I added. I heard her took a deep breath, maybe trying to calm down herself.

"I know, Ricky, why don't you call Stella right now? Ask her if she can just be with Aia for tonight, just for tonight. And if you can please come home quick. I need you right now!" She told me as she keeping herself from crying. I feel so sorry for the older lady. But I'm suprised to what she said.

"Wait what? Why Stella? Wait I can't ask my employees to look after Aia that's too much." I'm flabbergasted.

"Trust me. She will say yes." Alice told me with conviction.

"I will come home soon. Okay, I don't want to ask more questions now. I'll call her and please give her a heads up first, maybe just text her and let her know I'll call." I asked.

"Okay, and please pray for Walter?" she told me then hungs up the phone.

My phone rings right after the call with Alice. Aia is calling right now. I answered the phone immediately and I heard a crying little Aia on the phone.

"Am scawed Granma not here yet." She is crying really bad.

"I know sweetheart, I'll call someone to be with you tonight Alice can't come home tonight." I explained to her.

"Wers granma, I wan granma!" She said as she continues to cry.

"I know sweetheart, something happen. I'll explain once I get home." I told her.

"Okaysss an-and who's gonna come?" she coughs and then cries again.

"Someone you know, Darling." I reassured her.

"pease, pease come quick it wainin ard, am scawed." Aia begs me on the other line. This little girl is not a fan of rain. She hates it.

"All right, sweetheart, I'll ask her quick. I call you again once she's on the way okay? And I need you only to stay at your room. You understand me? I asked her sternly.

"wes," she plainly said.

"Okay, darling good bye." I end the call after I heard her say "Ba-bye".

I'm thinking twice, should I really going to bother Stella right now? Can I call someone else?

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