*•.Beauty Queen.•*

Mr. Sanchez.

(Estrella POV)
"Mr. Kidnapper guy, is Mr. Sanchez's first name Sal?" He nods, "And I'm Mike by the way. Glad you are remembering things!" He turns back to driving, "Get some sleep Estrella." I go back to the rear of the truck and lie down.
(TIME SKIP)
"Estrella, Estrella. Wake up!" I roll over and fall off the backseat, "Oww! Mike, is that you? Are we at Mr. Sanchez's house yet?" That's when I see him. I jump out of the car, I hit my head. Everything went dark for a while.
I wake up, "Uhh, where am I?" I look around. Nobody is there. The bed I'm in is huge. I'm in different clothes, a pink, velvet, nightgown. I get up out of the bed. I put my hand on a wall and look for a light switch. I find one. I turn the light on and turn to find the door. I can't see it. Then a piece of the wall opens up. "Hello? Who are you? Mike? Mr. Sanchez?" Maybe when the lights are on, the door automatically opens? Or did I press a button? Huh, I walk towards the opening, there is a hallway here. I see someone standing near the end of it, "Hey!! Who are you. I'm looking for Mike!" The man turns around, "You're the bosses girl. Lemme get you to him." He grabs my arm and I start to struggle, "Hey! Don't touch me, I don't know you!!" His phone rings. He answers it while still holding me, "Boss, she is awake. I was going to bring her to you, but when I grabbed her arm to lead her down the hallway she started screaming." I'm still struggling and making noises to get away, he hands me the phone. I take it, "Hello?" I hear a voice, "Essie, baby, calm down he is going to take you to me. Just let him, okay?" I make a affirming sound, "Just tell him to let go of me!" The man takes the phone back, "Yes boss." He let's go of my arm. Then he hangs up, "Alright, this way m'lady." He gestures out his arm. I start to walk, he walks in front of me. I realize that all of the doors look like the wall except one. It's at the end of the hall. I follow him for a minute or so, then we reach a large door like the other one at the other end of the hall.

We walk through the doors and I see a regular house. I am confused, we literally just walked through some long hallway with rooms on the sides to a regular looking house. I look around the house, it has an open layout. The kitchen is just like it was in my flashback, except cleaner. The man who lead me here points me towards a archway and says, "The boss is in there. He will be happy to see you, just make sure you are polite. Mike notified him about your memory problem, so you won't have to explain that to him." I walk towards the archway to see Mr. Sanchez sitting at a table with some eggs on a plate.

I decide I'm going to talk to him, "Um, excuse me. Can I have some food too?" He looks over at me and smiles, "You haven't changed, even though you've lost your memory, Essie. That's quite interesting." I smile too, he's kinda hot, broad chest, big eyes and sharp jaw. He goes over and starts to get pancake batter mixed together, "If I remember correct, this is your favorite breakfast meal." I nod, "Thank you, Mr. Sanchez!" He smiles, "Call me Sal, please. It feels too formal when you say, 'Mr. Sanchez.'" I nod, "Sal, where are we? Is the big room with the bed mine? Oh, it's so comfy!" He shakes his head no, "You sleep with me, but I figured it would do you better not to accidentally give you any flashbacks. Mike said he thought you had one in the car. Was the door confusing for you? It always was before." I nod, the world starts to go dark.
(FLASHBACK ESSIE POV)
"Essie? Are you crying?" I hear a voice say. The lights turn on. I look up at the person near the wall, "Mr. Sanchez? Is that you? I've been looking for the door all night!! I have to use the bathroom so bad!!" He walks over and pushes open another part of the wall, "Well, here's the bathroom. Maybe I should—" I shut the door as he was speaking. I walk out and sigh, "That was the best pee I've had in a long time!" He looks at me and shakes his head, "I was saying that maybe you should sleep in my room, where the doors are more prominent. I nod enthusiastically, "I very much agree with this epiphany you've had. Can we get pancakes?"
(BACK TO PRESENT ESSIE POV)
I find myself in a chair when I come to, "Mr. Sanchez? Where are you? Uhh, Mr.—" I turn around, he is sleeping in the couch behind me. I go over and sit beside him. I have an urge to snuggle him. I wonder how I got here in the first place. Mr. Sanchez seems about my age, a little older. Could he have kidnapped me? Or was I his girlfriend, then move in? I start to mumble to myself and think out loud. Mr. Sanchez wakes up, "Essie? Do you still want pancakes? How are you feeling?" I nod, "I'm fine, I just had a flashback and blacked out is all. Yesssss I want so many pancakes!" He asks me how many I want and I hold up 4 fingers, "Wow, Essie that's a lot, are you sure you're gonna eat that many pancakes?" I nod, "Okay, Essie, if you say so." He gets the griddle out of the cabinet and starts to make me 4 pancakes.