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Barely parking, I jumped out of the car, racing into the teacher's office. Kicking the door open, I rush in, only to stop dead in my tracks when I see Elsa, sitting quietly beside her teacher.
There is a strange guy standing at attention by the door. Two other male trainers, whom I recognize, are standing next to the strange man.
It jerks me back to reality as I rush towards Elsa.
"Baby." I call out, and she embraces me tightly.
"Oh, baby." Someone bursts in, and I know it is Jungkook. He had been on several calls on our way here, but I didn't even pay attention to any of that.
My mind was in disarray. My head was spinning. And dread was engulfing my whole existence as I realized that my dream was about to come true.
Seeing Elsa now, when I thought she must be long gone, has brought relief to my existence. Right now, I don't even care what happened or how it happened.
The most important thing is that my baby is here, safe and sound.
Pulling away from her, I check her face and body for bruises or anything else to make sure she hasn't been hurt anywhere.
"Mummy, it was Uncle Hyo Seop." she blurts out, making me stop with my scanning. Slowly, I raise my eyes to meet hers, just in time for the proprietor to speak.
"Ms. Veronica?"
"What the hell happened, Dowhan?" Jungkook barks at the strange man. He must be the guard he told me was watching and protecting Elsa. Where was he when she went missing?
"Ms. Veronica?" The proprietor calls l again, making me rise up immediately as she directs me to a seat opposite her desk.
"We are so sorry to disturb you and get your mind reeled up..."
"What happened?" Now I am interested. Elsa mentioned her uncle Hyo Seop. How did it happen? Is it really Hyo Seop?
"Elsa." the proprietor, diverts her attention back to Elsa, who is now beside Natty who brings her forward.
"Tell Mommy what happened." Elsa looks nervous and scared, and my heart begins to beat loudly.
"El, what happened? Was it really uncle Hyo Seop?" I ask finding myself asking her out loud. Slowly, she nods.
"Yes. I saw him, and he took me to a nice restaurant for some ice cream." I nod, urging her to go ahead. But she remains silent.
"What happened?" I ask impatiently.
"This uncle beat him up." she says, pointing to the man Jungkook referred to as Dowhan. Then she starts to cry.
"Hey, cutie pie." Jungkook says, wrapping his arms around her in an embrace while my body trembles with fear.
