Chapter 1 Abondoned

...“Hey Sophie deguzman where are you going?aren’t you going to the cafeteria?you promised me na sabay tayong mag lunch remember?...

“Hey Zoe, I’ll go to the rest room first, why? you wanna come and help me clean my ***?”( I answered while smirking 😏)

“Grows!!!,stay there and lock yourself”,(she grimaced at the thought).”who would dare help you clean your ***??!Even your fart smells like hell why bother helping you??!!”.(she shouted)

I was too embarrassed to snap back a remark when the students looked in our direction,they looked confused hearing what my friend said I immediately grab her hand and run towards where there are not many people, dragging my friend while she was protesting.

“Don’t talk shits in front of students, remember we’re teachers so in order for us to be respected by kids we shouldn’t speak nonsense”.(She chastised her friend, who looked assuredly shame faced about what she just blurted out.)

“Ok² but promise me one thing,you’ll be there”(she demanded fiercely.)

“Okay² I’ll be there just give me 10 minutes,now I really need to go to the restroom,I wanna pee”.

I didn’t wait for her respond and run I’m about to pee but she’s still talkative.My headphone fell of my neck,I didn’t even notice that I bought it today.I took it and continue to go to the restroom.While I was walking into the bathroom, I suddenly slipped because of the stupid bar soap,I bump my own head at the sink and my headphones got wet, not just my headphone but also me, Luckily I didn’t get an amnesia,

“Ahhh!!!!!!!”(I shout) suddenly a woman about 20 years old came out,she didn’t even help me like heck.”why is my day so unlucky?”(I shouted)knowing nobody’s around that time, as I wiped my blood on my head I heard a noise,it’s like someone is crying,” ahh whatever”( I deigned to ignore it.)

first I didn’t care because I thought it was some kind of prank that the students did so  I ignored the sound and thought that maybe they connect it on the Bluetooth speaker,

I started to fix myself but the sounds starts getting louder and louder , I couldn’t control myself and yell “I command you whoever you are to turn that off right now!!!” I said thinking that maybe the prankster would come out , but the sounds got even worse than before. So I decided to follow the sounds and open each door and found nothing but when I open the third one I saw a baby girl with a pink hat on its head. I didn’t immediately know how to react but the baby starts crying even more so I didn’t have a  choice but to pick the baby quickly even though I’m wet, the baby is still crying but the problem is I don’t have experience how to care for a child, I decided to make a funny face but the baby cried even more.Am I that ugly I jokingly said to the baby , who tilted it’s head at me as if it can understand and made a cute little confused sound.I burst out laughing seeing how cute the baby is☺️. As I composed myself to  find my phone to alert an emergency contact from the principal Mr.Valdon L. Santos but I suddenly remembered that he is not in his office but on his leave. So I went to the control room,which is the closest,and turned the P.A system on to say, “to whom this may concern, a child was left in the bathroom, please come and take the baby in front of the lobby because we’re gonna wait over there, please and thank you”

But time  passed and nobody came and claimed the baby and I was starting to feel uncomfortable truth,the baby was abondoned. I decided to take the baby to the nearest hospital called   “affidable “ to treat the baby, as it looks like the baby was freezing. Then a nurse approached and then led us to a room.

Hi ma’am are you the guardian of the baby? The Nurse ask.

“well for now yes, I’m miss Sophie deguzman I found this child in the public restroom of my school and I didn’t have any choice but to Bring her here because  it looked pale ,is it ok if I’m the guardian for now? Just treat the baby  and I’ll look for a way to find her biological parents and also would you please guard this child because I have a call to make?” I said this all in one breath surprisingly.The nurse looked taken aback and had to spend a few seconds to process my word vomit while I tensed  impatiently. Finally she replied,

“Ok  maam just wait here for a sec, another nurse will come and approach you for the child because I have another patient waiting assigned to me. Thank you for your understanding” to which after she left, understanding my ***, I thought as I wait impatiently and shushing the child in random intervals

(15 minutes passed and a guy in white coat came.)

“Hi ma’am are you miss Sophie deguzman?”

“Uhm yes, may I know who you were?”

My name is Marcos a trainee here, Mrs. alletha xyza told me to come here and find Ms. Sophie deguzman so that I could guard her daughter or not.

“Ohh , so she sent you here”, Sophie said.

“Yep, ma’am Aletha told me to watch over a baby, your welcome in advance cuz it’s not that tight today so it’s no problem!! I’m from child’s care ward , so I know what I’m gonna do , so don’t worry!!” Marcos said, slightly bouncing in excitement.

“Ah , then thanks for…..this,” he snickers at my apparent inexperience. Humiliated, I hurriedly said, “ Anyways! I’m just gonna go and find this baby’s parents.”

I was already reaching for the doorknob when somebody else beat me to it and opening it quickly. Startled , I looked where a tall man stands who caught his surprise and composed, clearing his throat. He is wearing a white coat that immediately identifies him as a doctor , ‘ and pale as a sheet of paper’, I thought.

“Are you the guardian of the child?”, he asked after he glanced inside. I

“ I-well yes, temporarily”, I timidly said, slightly intimidated by his no nonsense attitude.

“Let me check the baby first she looked pale, what happened? ”he says as he enters fully and beelined to the baby.

“Well , all I can say is  that I found her on the floor of our University’s restroom”, I answered in the obvious eyes of the doctor and Marcos remembering. Then I added as an after thought. “And don’t worry over the cost ,I’ll cover it just take care of the baby.”

“Very well, ma’am Sophie.” He nodded, “It seems the baby caught a cold from laying on the floor long enough.”

“Is it serious? How bad is it?” I asked the doctor , fidgeting and worried.

“Well it’s not that serious so no worries, from what I see in the child, she’s quite strong.” He assured me.

I smiled in relief hearing his answer, then continued to go outside the hospital, leaving the baby in their care.

Later, I’m standing in front of a police station where one of my cousin works. Her name is Natalie Thompson, 35 years old, and married to an influential man in uhhh….slightly illegal circles, slightly. A gang leader , well strongest gang leader here on their country, his name is CHRISTOPHER VIL THOMPSON, he is different from other gangs, other gangs do killings without reason and even use drugs just to make money but Christopher only do killings if there’s a perfect reason, like if the person has a biggest sin committed, so if their caught the penalty is death, and they always catch them, and also they don’t use drugs instead they catch the ones using and selling then and tip them to the police with compiled evidence, even if there’s a government support , no one can stop him.

I decided to enter the police station and directly go to my cousin’s office since I already knew were it was.

Knock³

“Come in,” a female voice answers crisply. I opened the door and enter just as she swivel in her rolling chair, and lightning up with a smile.

“Hey sissy what brings you here? Isn’t it working hours right now?”, she tilted her head to the side curiously, baffled at my appearance.

I hesitated then drew myself up , suddenly the air that was light and relaxing earlier vanished and replaced by a somber atmosphere, “ I need your help.”

I explained everything that happened and she sent people to investigate, she also ask me if there’s a CCTV on each floor, most especially the 2nd floor where I found the baby. I confirmed it and she told me to go and make sure the baby is alright while they investigate the University, and she’ll call when they find the results after. So I travelled back to the hospital after 4 hours of being held up in the cramped space of the station.

When I left earlier , the baby looked pale and cold, but when I arrived I see the cutest smile that lit up like a ray of sunshine , playing with Nurse Marcos.

Narrator pov.

Five days passed before we knew it, and we found the mother. She was Victoria Wright  , a maid working with the Corendia Family. But she died awhile later after an explosion destroyed the house she was in that time. Nobody knew the cause of the explosion, even the police who investigated it, what with the house being obliterated completely. The investigation was pulled to a stop, since she doesn't appear to have any family, blood relation or not, and in the case of the Family Corendia, not every single one of them gave any respect or care to the dead.

I talked to my cousin, Natalie, about adopting the child instead since in just this month they have her in custody. She considered it , and later in the day she told me her decision about adopting the baby, even her husband, Christopher, agreed to it enthusiastically. Then the process of paperwork after that was smooth because of her position as a police with a license for emergency adoption being convenient.

(17 years later)

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