Chapter 9 Serena's Missing

• Serena's P. O. V.
• I cleaned my tears as I got into the black luxurious car but they couldn't stop falling. I wasn't going to see my loved ones for a whole year. It was saddening.
• I was even more sad about my love.
• Alessandro.
• He might even get married before I return…………… to that girl.
• I don't even know who that girl was.
• But looking at the good side, it was for everyone's good, right?.
• My mum and sister will be ok again and we wouldn't burden Alessandro again.
• Everyone will live in good condition and no one will be disturbed. I silently prayed for next year to come like the wind, fast and quick.
• The car begun to drive away from the hospital, moving at a consecutive speed.
• Sadness, pain and loneliness filled my desolate self as I watched the hospital go father and farther away from me.
• When my mum wakes up and doesn't see me, how would ahe react?
• What would Isabella think of me?
• What would Alessandro….
• No! He may not even notice am gone
• Who would tie Isabella's hair?
• Who would read the Bible to them?
• Who would scold Isabella for talking nonsense?
• I face-palmed myself and cried, I cried so much that I didn't even know when I dozed off.
• “Ma'am, we've arrived” The drivers voice woke me up from my sleep.
• “Oh ok” I rubbed mh sleepy eyes.
• I looked outside and WOAH!. My eye widened in amazement. Shocking plastered on my face.
• “Where… where are we?” I had to ask.
• “Young master's villa” the driver as he unbuckled his seat belt and came down from the car.
• Was this were someone lived? Someone's home?
• How can a human being live here?
• Its so big and enormous!
• “Ma'am” the driver bowed as he opened the door for me.
• It was then I realized that I hadn't come down from the car
• “Oh, I'm sorry. I forgot that I hadn't come down” I explained to him.
• “It's fine, it's my job too” he said with a smile.
• Immediately I got down from the car, my eyes became dizzy.
• Does a human really live here?
• It was not a villa but a very magnificent palace.
• I looked back at where we drove in from and my eyes widened.
• Why was the drive in so long?
• Many beautiful flowers adorned the place giving it a very nice fragrance.
• “Ma'am, I think it's time for you to head inside” the driver gestured towards the door.
• “Oh, thank you” I said and walked towards the door of the ‘palace’.
• I reached the door but there was no handle to open the door with. I turned back to look at the driver, confusion written all over my face.
• “Oh, I'm so sorry. Your face hasn't been registered yet so the young master instructed that I give you this card” he said as he walked over and handed me the card.
• “Please do it for me” I gestured towards the door and he swiftly swiped the card,opening the huge doors immediately.
• “Thank you” I said as I took the card from him and walked in.
• Immediately I walked in, my jaws dropped so much that I had to use my hands to hold it up.
• “Woah” I didn't even realize when I exclamated and it came out quite….. Loud.
• The interior was even better than the outside.
• Everything was screaming luxury!
• The chandeliers, the marbled floor, the white walls, the beautiful paintings, the beautiful stairs.
• Everything was topnotch!
• Although I had seen luxurious buildings before, those were nothing compared to this.
• “Good day, are you miss Serena?” a female voice brought me back to reality.
• “Uh. Yes I am” I replied.
• “Please follow me” the middle aged lady said and walked towards the stairs.
• I immediately followed her as she led me up the stairs and then finally into a room.
• “This is your room, everything you want is ready for you. Lunch will be served soon, so please come down when you're done” she said, bowed and was about to leave.
• “Umm…… what's your name please?”I stopped her and asked.
• “My name is Bernila” she answered
• “Your boss…. I mean your Young master. Do you have any idea on where he is right now?” I asked.
• “No, he might probably be at work” She answered and left.
• I stepped into the large and beautiful room. Everything was arranged so beautifully and in nice colors too,pink and white.
• The bed, the curtains, the bed net, the drawers, the wall, were all in pink and white. Although everything was pink and white, it didn't seem like a childs room. I opened the drawer by the dressing table and found many skin products inside and as weird as it was, they were in pink and white too. There was also a walk in closet, that had many branded clothes. I walked into the toilet and it was breathtakingly beautiful, the bathub and the bathroom were divided into their own different sections.
• The cupboards were filled with pink and white towels and sponges. Even the brushes were pink, the soap, shampoo and everything other thing followed suit.
• I walked out of the bathroom and sat on the bed.
• My thoughts slowly drifted to my mother and sister.
• How were they doing?
• Have the eaten?
• Are they worried about me now?
• Are they searching for me?
• Many unanswered questions filled my head as tears found it's way down my cheeks.
• I knew that immediately I had walked into this magnificent building, my countdown for a whole year had begun.
• Although I looked fascinated by every thing in this building, deep down I was even more scated than I waz fascinated.
• I was yearning to hug mh mother even more.
• Alessandro.
• It seems that this is my official good bye to him.
• I may never see him again and if we eventually see each other in the future, he might belong to another person.
• I looked at the clock and it was lunch time, I grudgingly dragged my legs to the bathroom to take a shower.
• Alessandro's P. O. V
• “Ringggggg, ringgggg” My phone kept on ringing and I already knew who it was.
• I ran out of patience and answered the call.
• “Hello, baby. Why weren't you picking my calls. I was so worried” Maria's voice came from the other end.
• “I was taking a shower just now” I lied, my voice hoarse.
• “Why is your voice so hoarse, what happened?” she asked.
• “Nothing happened, I'm fine” I replied.
• “That's good then, can I come visit you?” she asked.
• “Umm… no, I'm really busy”I said.
• “Really?? I'm already at your door” she said that and I ran to the window to check, indeed she was standing downstairs at the door.
• I ruffled through my hair in frustration.
• Why did she have to come??
• “Oh ok, I'll be down in a minute” I said and hung up.
• I rushed to the bathroom, turned on the shower and sprayed myself water. I came out and wore new clothes and then stared at myself in the mirror.
• Now I really looked like one that just finished showering.
• I rushed down stairs to open the door for her.
• “Why did you take so much time?my legs are hurting already” she whined.
• “I'm really sorry” I apologized.
• “mm its ok” she smiled at me.
• “So what were you so busy about that I couldn't come visit you” she asked as she sat on the sofa in the living room.
• “Work as usual” I answered
• “Don't you have people that work for you? And besides I'm your girlfriend, you have to spend time with me” she said.
• “Noted, what would you like to take in?” I asked.
• “You” she smirked and I raised an eyebrow.
• “Although I want you, that'll be later. Now I want to eat something edible,I'm really hungry” she said with a beautiful smile that wasn't pleasing to my eye.
• “Ok, I'll go cook for you while you…….. make yourself at home” I said and walked to the kitchen.
• I put on the gas and stared preparing food for her.
• I was almost done when I heard her angry voice behind me,
• “Alessandro, who is this?. I know she's not your sister”,
• I turned around and saw her holding Serena's picture frame.
• “I'm your girlfriend but my picture frame is kept locked in your drawer. Why? Is she more important than me?” she asked,her eyes watering.
• Of course, Serena was more important but I couldn't tell her that.
• “She's just my very good friend, nothing more” I said trying to coax her.
• “Really? Then why is my picture locked up?”she asked.
• I was about to speak when my phone rang. I turned off the gas and answered. It was an unknown number and I didn't know who it was.
• “Hello” I spoke first.
• “Brother Qingchaun, are… you there?” a female voice asked.
• It was Isabella.
• “Yes, I am”
• “Serena's missing” and with that, I rushed out of the house forgetting that I had a visitor.