CH 15 ( Present )

A taxi parked in front of the Cardonara mansion and a petite silhouette proceeded out of it,

"Thank you" Adriana muttered to the driver who drove away as soon as she came down, looking at this huge mansion, her mind flew back to the jewelry store,

Three hours back

I asked Adriana won't know how long she cried but she felt strangely safe in Maya's arms, "there there, if you keep crying.... I'll cry" Maya said to Adriana as she led her to one of the couches, sitting beside her, she looked at this child who couldn't remember a thing, maybe it's a good thing, maybe it's bad she thought.

Adriana didn't know why but as she smelt the Jasmine coming from Maya's body, she felt calm and she stopped crying, "I'm sorry" she said after a while, "don't be hun" Maya said with a smile, "let me whip you a cup of coffee to calm you down" Maya said as she stood up

"Tea..." Adriana spoke as she was about walking away, "...make it chamomile tea" she continued, failing to notice how the person standing stiffened but it was just a moment before she went back to normal, "okay one hot cup of chamomile tea coming up" Maya said as she made her way to the staff area,

Adriana looked around the shop, standing up she walked to a manikin hand at the corner and on the wrist was a bracelet, it looked old, walking up to the bracelet, she ran her hand through it, it was a charm bracelet with different weird charms, one was a bird taking flight and one looked like a symbol, the gems on the bracelet carried the color red and not just any red but fiery red,

"one cup of chamomile tea ready," Maya said as she walked towards Adriana, handing her the tea, she smiled "you know it's your mother's favorite too....the tea"

"she made me fall in love with it," Adriana said as she sat down, taking a sip of the tea she felt strangely calm, looking up at Maya who sat opposite her, she continued "That bracelet is it for sale"

Maya looked at the bracelet she saw her looking at, "well it has been here since forever and no one has ever bought it, so if you like it, you can take it"

"Oh thank you," Adriana said with her face lighting up.

"So what do you plan to do?" Maya asked Adriana

"I don't know...I want revenge...but I also don't want it..." Adriana paused and looked at Maya, waiting to see her reaction.

"your mother was the best friend I could ask for when she found out about my abilities, she didn't shun me and since then, she has been the light in my life," Maya said and smiled "What abilities?" Adriana asked

"I'm what people call a witch and I'll do anything to help you when you make up your mind," Maya said to Adriana as she stood up and sat on the same chair with her and held her hands in her own, "I'll do anything to help you, so don't worry, whatever you decide to do I'll be there" "Thank you" Adriana muttered.

"Aria will come around....she ...she is just badly hurt, a good kid but she'll come around" hearing this Adriana nodded her head, "do you know why I can't remember anything, was I in an accident?" Adriana asked with a look of confusion

"hmmmn.....that I don't really know but before you guys moved you fell seriously I'll and you were in the hospital for about two months but one day you just became better, it was like a miracle," Maya said and shook her head "but the strange thing is that with that level of sickness, you were not supposed to survive, I tried then to ease your pain with my powers but it didn't do much and when you got better, you forgot everyone, except for your parents"

Adriana looked at her "then why did I survive?" Maya shook her head, "I don't know but I remember the day you woke like the back of my palm.....we were at the doctor's office..."

Flashback 13 years back.

"Mrs. De'Luca I've gone through all Adriana's medical records and there is really no way to make her live, and medically there is nothing wrong with her but her organs are not working...." the doctor spoke and paused, he looked at the crying mother and her friend who equally wanted to cry but was holding herself back.

"So my Addy is going to die?" Macy asked but she knew that was the answer, turning to Maya by her side, she held her hands "Maya you've got powers, you're strong please save daughter, I beg you" Macy begged and her tears fell non-stop

The doctor looked at her and turned his face away, he felt pity for her, and if he could take the place of that little girl he really would.

"Macy...Mace..." someone shouted and Macy jumped, she opened the door and saw her husband, looking at her face you can guess she is afraid that her daughter had departed this world "Macy... Adriana.... she's...." "nooooooooooo.....my baby" Macy screamed and rushed to her daughter's room.

the nurses and doctors felt pity, they remembered that lovely girl that had been brought here, one moment she was always laughing and they witnessed the next moment when that lovely child stopped talking and started fading away slowly.

"my baby" Macy muttered as she threw the door opened but the sight she expected wasn't what she saw, looking at the bed, she saw her baby looking at her friend and saying "I don't know you, I want my mommy"

"Macy thank goodness you're here, Addy is awake" she heard her friend say but she didn't seem to hear, for she walked slowly to the bed and when the child saw her, she leaped out and shouted "mommy" cradling the child in her arms she was surprised, the only thing she knew was that her daughter had come back to her.