It was almost dawn when Viviana stopped crying. Lorenzo could her feel breathing become even, indicating she had fallen asleep? He placed her carefully on the bed so that she could sleep more comfortably.
He had large dark circles under his eyes and was a little drowsy, finally the side effects of lack of sleep and accumulated stress were catching up with him. Not only that, but he could feel his body on the verge of breaking down.
Lorenzo made some calls to confirm the final procedures of the hospital transfer for Vivi, he also called David instructing him to handle today's business affairs and cancel appointments scheduled today which could be rescheduled because he knew fully well his body wouldn't be able to go through all those rigorous meeting and appointments.
Vivi woke up very late when it was almost noon, after grooming herself and having breakfast, she started making sketches of the same girl she dreamt of earlier. She didn't understand why, but she just couldn't get the vivid images from the dream out of her mind, there was just something off about the girl she couldn't get her fingers around. Although Viviana was not an artist, she easily penned down details to depict what she had in mind. The sketches she made looked so realistic they looked like a black and white photograph instead of a pencil sketch.
" Miss Marino, all preparations are ready for your transfer, it is time we start heading to the central hospital."
Viviana's concentration was broken from the sketch she was making. She looked up to see it was the same nurse who sedated her yesterday. The nurse was wearing a purple scrub, Snickers, and her hair was tied in a bun.
" What about my father, " Viviana inquired as she couldn't see her father around.
" Mr. Marino is already in the parking lot waiting for us to move. He would be in a different vehicle, as you have to be transported in an ambulance". The nurse paused.
Other people wearing different colors of scrubs stepped into the room, it seemed like they were health workers in charge of the ambulances and emergency transfers.
"... But don't worry too much because Mr. Marino will be following closely behind us".
With the help of the nurse and other health workers. Viviana was safely moved from her room to the ambulance before they embarked on their journey.
The patient transfer was completed easily, Lorenzo made sure everything was okay before he gave Vivi some words of encouragement and then left the hospital. The specialist ward had strict rules about visiting hours and was against the idea of anyone who wasn't a patient staying there. So Viviana was left without a bodyguard or a maid to stay with her.
Viviana was introduced to the nurse and doctor in charge of her case, and her treatments were commenced immediately. The hospital was equipped with state-of-the-art equipment and very competent staff, as it was one of the mega hospitals owned by the Xavier family. Who owned multiple pharmaceutical companies and hospitals all over the country and also Internationally? The family has invested in medicine for generations, making their products and services top-notch.
After Viviana was done with her treatments for the day, she continued making sketches of the dream images as she was hoping maybe she would get a clue what it meant.
Someone knocked on her door before coming. Viviana was slightly annoyed because she was interrupted. " Hi, I am Chelsea" a girl probably a few years older than Viviana introduced herself. Based on the fact she was in the ward past visiting hours, she was also a patient like Viviana.
" I apologise for coming to your room unannounced, I am also a patient here. I heard you were transferred here and decided to see you. Can I come in also, please would you tell me your name". The girl called Chelsea explained to Viviana in a very polite way.
Even though Viviana wasn't particularly happy with Chelsea's unexpected appearance, considering the fact Chelsea was polite and seemed like a nice person, she decided not to snub her. " Sure you can come in, technically you are already in" Viviana joked then continued "I am Viviana. My acquaintances normally call me Vivi or Ana, feel free to address me whichever way you want. It doesn't matter and yes, I just got transferred here. As you can see, I was diagnosed with a rare condition and referred to this hospital."
Chelsea was happy that Viviana was not cold to her like most rich Mistresses she had come across. " Alright, everyone in this ward has one rare condition or the other. I am just here to welcome you formerly to your new world. There are countless children here. I am sure you will make some friends during your stay here. You don't need to be worried about anything as this ward is the best in the country, second to none, children from other states and cities are also here". Chelsea informed Viviana in a chatty voice.
" Are you an artist, it seems you are drawing something" questioned Chelsea as she tried to look at the sketch, Chelsea gasped as she stared at the sketch to realize the girl in the drawing looked like her but slightly taller. She could recognize the similarities in the figures, even though the face wasn't clear.
" Have we met before Viviana" she questioned as she pondered at the fact.
" No, I don't think so, we just met moments ago for the first time. Why do you ask so, " replied Viviana with a confused expression because she was very sure that they hadn't met before.
" If so, then why are you sketching me, although the figure seems slightly taller, I can swear that is me. What am I doing on a rooftop in the drawing". Chelsea looked at Viviana suspiciously because something was off about the drawing. Viviana could sense Chelsea's suspicions and knew she couldn't tell her about the dream as it would only ruse Chelsea suspicious further, and she didn't have any good explanation to tell Chelsea that won't creep her out.