The knife is snatched and Adán Rouco picks up Paulita in his arms in the back seat!
Andreo Fanta brakes abruptly and Amara Montellano, in the back seat, crashes her head against the seat in front of her!
When Amara Montellano braked and tried to open the car door to escape, Andreo Fanta got out of the car even faster and subdued her to the ground.
Adán Rouco removes the black blindfold from Paulita’s eyes and as soon as the little girl sees Adán Rouco, she bursts into tears and clings to Adán Rouco’s neck with her two little hands.
“Daddy … Paulita is afraid!”
Adán Rouco knew that this time the little joy was in a state of shock. He and Roberto Rouco had always been very protective of Paulita since she was a little girl and had never been exposed to any kidnapping cases, so it was natural for Paulita to be scared.
Adán Rouco hugged the little bundle tightly and gave him a kiss on the forehead, trying to reassure him: “Don’t be afraid, it’s okay, daddy is here”.
“Daddy Paulita is very scared …. Hugs from daddy”.
The fear and the shadow in the little boy’s heart were hard to calm for a while. Adam Rouco coaxed the child to sleep for a long, long time, tired but with a deep frown on his little face, full of fear.
Adán Rouco’s heart aches to see it.
When the police arrived and took Amara Montellano away, Andreo Fanta took Adán Rouco and Paulita directly to the hospital.
…
Estrella Berrocal and Ciri Garzón received the news and rushed to the hospital.
Estrella Berrocal, who had run all the way from the car she got out of, rushed into the living room with bated breath.
But when Adán Rouco and Paulita were seen in the hospital room, things finally calmed down.
Once the nerves that had been tense for so long relaxed, it was as if a string snapped, and Estrella Berrocal covered her lips and sobbed secretly.
Fortunately, the two people he loves most are doing well.
Adán Rouco was a little startled when he turned to see Estrella Berrocal standing there with red eyes, stood up and walked over.
He didn’t say anything else, just walked over and hugged her.
This is the moment when a hug is more powerful than any words.
Estrella Berrocal buried herself in his shoulder and moaned, anxiously approaching his body and asking, “Where are you and Paulita wounded? Is it serious? What did the doctor say?”
Adán Rouco pushed her slightly away, raised his hand to wipe the tears from her face with his fingertips, looked at Paulita asleep in the hospital bed and opened his voice softly, “Go outside and talk.”
Estrella Berrocal sniffled, nodded hurriedly and Adán Rouco led her by the hand out of the room.
Outside the room, Estrella Berrocal noticed that Adán Rouco’s hand was injured, so badly that, even after a simple bandage, the white gauze was still slightly red and bloody.
“Adam, your hand…”
“It’s been bandaged, it’s just a flesh wound, it’s not a problem.”
Estrella Berrocal gently rubbed the gauze in his palm, tears falling on the gauze, her eyes downcast with remorse, “I’m sorry, if I hadn’t been careless, Paulita wouldn’t have been kidnapped and you wouldn’t have been hurt…. Adam, will you ever trust me again?”.
Adán Rouco looked at her with amusement: “What don’t I believe about you?
“You won’t let me take Paulita alone again after this experience, I’m really not a good mother.”
“Just one accident like that and you’ve already ruled yourself out completely? No one knew something like that could happen, or within the school, even if I was the one with Paulita at the time, I can’t guarantee it wouldn’t have happened. So it’s not your problem.”
Estrella Berrocal bit her lip: “How is Paulita?”.
“Some neck injuries, but nothing serious, mostly a lot of scaring, I’m afraid I need to get a good illumination.”
“Yes, Paulita was so young to go through something that even adults would be scared of, she must have been crying with fear at the time.”
Adán Rouco shook her hand and reassured her, “Don’t worry, after all, they are children, they recover quickly, and if even we can’t open up, we’ll get a professional psychologist to do it.”
Estrella Berrocal nodded, agreeing with what he was saying, “Adán, I want to go in to see Paulita. ”
Estrella Berrocal entered the living room and sat down next to Paulita’s bed, looking anxiously at the little girl’s sleeping face.
Paulita’s white collar was covered with thick gauze, her brow was furrowed and her mouth was puckered, she was not sleeping too soundly, which made Estrella Berrocal’s heart ache even more than her usual carefree sleep.
Estrella Berrocal reached out and gently took her small hand in his and brought it to his lips and kissed it.
Paulita slept lightly and was awakened by a nightmare, and as soon as she woke up, she threw herself into Estrella Berrocal’s arms.
“Star! I’m scared.”
Estrella Berrocal hugged the soft little body tightly and caressed her little back, soothing her gently, “Mommy is here, don’t be afraid, Daddy is here too, Mommy and Daddy will protect you and won’t let the bad guys hurt you again.”
Adán Rouco also sat down and gently caressed Paulita’s back, the little girl with one arm around Estrella Berrocal’s neck and the other around Adán Rouco’s to feel safe enough.
Adán Rouco and Estrella Berrocal stayed with Paulita for a long, long time until Paulita got hungry and Lupita Vasconcellos thought of bringing food and drink from home, Estrella Berrocal fed the little girl a nutritious soup and went back to sleep.
Paulita had to stay in the hospital for a few days for observation, and at night Estrella Berrocal could not go out and stayed with Paulita.
Naturally, Adán Rouco did not leave either.
But one has to sleep, and the hospital was definitely not a good place to sleep. By the third night, Paulita was much more stable and not afraid, so Lupita Vasconcellos asked Andreo Fanta to stay with Paulita and let Adán Rouco and Estrella Berrocal go home to rest that night.
As he was leaving, Estrella Berrocal was still unsure and reassured herself several times, “Paulita, is it really okay for your uncle to stay with you? Do you really not need daddy and me to stay with you?”
Paulita, in her pink vertically striped hospital gown, blinked wide-eyed and shook her head, “Estrella, you and Papa should go home to sleep, I’m not afraid and Uncle will protect Paulita. ”
Only after seeing that Paulita was no longer really afraid did Adán Rouco leave with Estrella Berrocal.
In the afternoon room, Andreo Fanta took a can of milk, stuck a straw in it and gave it to Paulita: “Drink a bottle of milk, then it’s time to go to bed”.
Paulita looked at Andreo Fanta as he took a sip of his milk and asked, “Uncle, do you like Madrina?”
Andreo Fanta was suddenly struck dumb by the question, “What’s the point of asking that question when you’re a child?”
“Will you marry Madrina later, uncle? Like my father did with Estrella. ”
Andreo Fanta hesitated and said, “I guess so.”
“Why should it be like that? If you’re getting married, you’re getting married, and if you’re not getting married, you’re not getting married. Papa just told Paulita that we’ll be with Estrella forever. Uncle, will you be with Madrina forever?”
Andreo Fanta smiled slightly and reached out to rub Paulita’s little head, “Will.”
“So I can’t call Madrina anymore, I have to call my aunt?”
Andreo Fanta looked at Paulita’s serious little frown and said, “Man-child, drink your milk.”
Andreo Fanta had just put Paulita to sleep after she finished her milk when Ciri Garzón sent her a WhatsApp.
Andreo Fanta’s eyes lit up when he learned that, over the years, Ciri Garzón never sent him unsolicited messages.
Andreo Fanta was flattered by this small initiative.