" what just happened" she didn't know how it happened and how they managed to leave without her notice, " yeah, this is it" she murmured to herself, exhaling loudly she looked up at the sky and at the setting sun and noticed how long the journey took to get here, and this place...this place is far....far, away from the mansion. she felt like crying but she didn't know why she couldn't cry, she looked at the wrist watch not knowing how to contact Mary with it, she fiddled with until it made a beep sound.
In the Quinns mansion. Mary walked up to Mr Quinn in the garden, " sir I'm ready to leave" she informed him, " okay....." he turned to face her, " but don't forget to visit when you are free" he said with a warm smile on his face, " I will" she smiled back at him. " take care" he said, she bowed deeply and walked away.
she stopped a taxi and drove the apartment she just bought, she packed in her things and Eli's things which she managed to pack without drawing attention to herself.
She waited for Eli's signal but none was coming, she got nervous and scared, ' what has happened to her ' she murmured to herself nervously, ' please be safe' she prayed in her. she was restless all through the day until sun set, she got the signal she has been waiting for at sun set. Mary tapped on the silver stone on her watch, " Eli where are you".
Back in the middle of nowhere, Eli stared at the watch as she heard a trembling voice that belong to no other than Mary, " Eli where are you" she took some time to reply, " in the middle of nowhere" she replied, " can you describe the place" Mary asked her, Eli looked around again before describing the place she is stocked in, " okay, I will be there soon" Mary said and cut the call.
Eli searched for a safe spot where she could sit and wait for Mary's arrival, luckily for her Mary got an apartment close to the place.
After some minutes Mary arrived at the said place, " hey" she called out as she ran to where Eli sat, " Eli " Eli turned and met her eyes, " Mary " Eli stood up and ran to her, " I was scared" she said as she hugged her tightly, " don't be dear, I'm here now" Mary assured her.
All the time Eli spent with Mary in Quinn's mansion she always feel comfort, Mary has slowly turned turned to her comfort zone, and the mother that once vanished from her life is back, she hugged her tighter as she felt warm in Mary's embrace, the kind of warmt that a child feels from her mother. Mary patted her hair and she whispered , " stop crying I'm here now" Eli let her emotions take over as her cry increased. Eli trembled in Mary's arm, " hush now" Mary gently rubbed her back. after some minutes Eli slowly climbed down from the most mountain of cry. " I'm sorry" came Eli's shaky voice as she had cried non-stop, " what are you sorry for" Mary spoke above her head as she continued caressing her back and patting her head, " hush now, let's go home" Mary pulled away and stared at the pretty crying baby who is about to resume a new crying section. " okay" Eli simply said holding back her threatening tears. they walked some distance before boarding a cab.
They drove for quite some time before getting to their destination.
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Dear readers I'm really sorry for delaying the update, please bear with me.