<b>Chapter </b><b>12</b><b>. </b>
Leon’s pov
<b>As </b>I walked into <b>the </b>room I saw this tiny girl packing her stuff.
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She <b>have </b>the back turned <b>so </b>I don’t <b>see </b>her face. But her hair color <b>is </b>the same strawberry blond as Theo.
<b>I </b><b>see </b><b>Dr </b>Alonso walk over to my sister, put a hand on her shoulder then he say a few words to her and I see she nod.
Looks <b>like </b><b>she </b>take a deep breathe then <b>she </b>slowly turn around.
<b>And </b>I’m just standing there frozen my jaw dropped to the floor.
I see she have the same family eyes like all the kids on dad side have. Her long strawberry blond hair is braided to one side<b>, </b><b>she </b>have the same almond shape eyes I remember she had when she were younger, her cute button nose <b>is </b>still there and same with her rosy plump lips.
She <b>is </b>very small and thin for her age, almost look like she is been starved.
slowly took a few step closer to her, I don’t want to spook her.
She looked at me very intensely putting her head to the side like she is <b>deep </b>in thought.
Then she suddenly <b>run </b>up to me and quickly put her arms around my waist, I tense for a few second before I lift her up and hug her tightly.
She put her arms around my neck and legs around my waist and I just hold her close to me.
“Oh my sweet bambina, you have grown up to <b>be </b>such a beautiful youngdy.” I whispered into her neck.
I felt a few tears drop on my neck and I <b>just </b>rub her back with one hand while supporting one under her butt.
“Talia, you have to remember to be a bit careful, you have not fully recovered yet.” Dr Alonso said carefully but he also had a bright smile on his
face.
Talia lifted her head and looked over at him then nodded. She loosen her grip on me and I <b>put </b>her down gently.
“What injuries do you have bambina<b>?</b><b>” </b>I looked down at her cupping her <b>face </b>drying her tears with my thumbs.
She look back at Dr Alonso and give a nod so I look back at the doctor waiting for him to exin.
He took a <b>deep </b>breathe then he looked up at me.
“Okay so Talia came here 5 days ago, some nice bystanderse <b>across </b>her when she had run away from her home, when they walked up to her she copse from exhaustion.” He started looking a little sad at Talia.
“She have three broken ribs, two hairline fracture, one in her left arm and one in her right femur. She is badly bruised, some have been able to heal but now she have also covered most of them up with makeup. She have a concussion. She have been abused, stabbed, cut and even shot over many years. She have also been badly starved. While she have been here we have been able to get her to eat at least a little with every meal but it’s important that you don’t force her!” He exined and took a deep breathe.
*If you do force her to eat that can actually result in her throwing it up, not on purpose but her stomach can’t handle lot of food yet, she have to eat a little with <b>each </b>meal! Do to malnurishment she have also lost her period, but with correct diet that will fix itself. And one more thing, she is currently mute<b>, </b><b>it’s </b>not a medical condition but she will have to be <b>very </bfortable again to be able to start talking! Don’t force it or it will end up she never talking again!” Dr Alonso exined calmly.
<b>Ijust </b>stood there frozen again<b>, </b>looking at my little bambina with tears in my eyes.
She look <b>up </b>at me and <b>I </b><b>see </b>tears forms in her eyes as well, <b>she </b>put a hand carefully on my cheek and one tear <b>escape </b>down my <b>cheek </b><b>and </b><b>she </b>wipe it away<b>. </b>
Then she walk <b>over </b>to <b>the bed </b>and <b>pick up </b>a notebook and <b>a </b><b>pen</b>. <b>Then </b>she <b>write </b>something.
‘Don’t worry Leon<b>, </b>I’m fine<b>, </b>and now <b>I’m </b>finally <b>home </b>with <b>you </b>where <b>I </b>belong, I have missed you<b>! </b><b><</b><b>3</b>‘
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She <b>turned </b>it around and <b>I </b><b>read </b>it, I looked <b>at </b>her shocked.
“You remember me?” I asked shocked I know neither me or Dr Alonso have said <b>my </b>name you <b><i>he </i></b>smile and nod <b>happily</b>.
“Do you remember you <b>other </b>brothers<b>?</b><b>” </b>I asked hopefully. She <b>were </b>thinking for a while the she started to write.
‘I do remember <b>a </b>lot <b>of </b>name suddenly, like something just clicked in my brain‘
She turned the notebook around, <b>I </b><b>read </b>it then I asked “Can you name some of the names you remember<b>?</b><b>” </b>
She turned the notebook and then started to write.
Theo, Niks<b>, </b>Aaron, David, Dante, Nathan, Michel, Kieran, Joshua, Kyle, Lucian<b>, </b>Kevin, Cole, Zachary, Brandon, Zane, Adam, Bryan, uncle Emmanuel<b>, </b>aunty Alise, uncle Mason and aunty L, uncle Andrew<b>, </b>aunty Alice, grandpa (papa) grandma (nona) and dad is named Arthur. <b>I </b>don’t remember who of my cousins belongs to which aunt and uncle but…How did I do <b></b>?‘
She turned the notebook again and now Dr Alonso havee to stand beside me.
<b>Me </b>and Dr Alonso read it and we both started tough.
<b>You </b>did amazing bambina!” I said walking up to her and hug her and she hugged me back<b>. </b>
“I have the discharge papers ready, but Talia, your two nurses want to say goodbye to you before you go<b>, </b>are you up for that?” Dr Alonso asked looking at <b>my </b>sister with a smile and she nodded.
“Okay two second, I will get the papers and your nurses and I will be right back!” He said then walked out.
“You truly have grown up bambina! I can’t get over how beautiful you have gotten!<b>” </b>I said looking at her with so much emotions.
She smiled up to me then hugged me again.
Suddenly the door burst open and twodies in nurse uniforme in.
<b>“</b>Talia don’t leave us<b>!</b>” one of them cried and Talia run up to them and hug them both tightly.
“I will miss you so much! Who am I now gonna gossip about the dumb doctors around here<b>? </b>You are lucky you got the best doctors we have and he have been by you almost the entire time!” the other said.
Talia wrote something on her notebook and showed it to the nurses.
Then they both started dieughing and I saw Talia covered her mouth and bite her lower lip.
“Aww you are too cute for your own good!” the first nurse said.
<b>“</b><b>Here </b>let us write our numbers in your notebook and when <b>you </b>get a phone <b>you </b>can give us a text, and when you finally speak again you can give <b>us </b><b>a </b>call.” the second nurse said.
Then they both wrote their numbers in her notebook.