Chapter 62: Missing Baby
Rory looked around the nursery room. She couldn’t believe that her grandmother had this room prepared for Ellie. This room used to be a generic guest room of the house and now, it was obviously remodeled.
It was painted in a neutral yellow shade and it looked tasteful with contemporary design. Her lips curved seeing the solid wood crib. Mrs. Delport said that the crib was once used by her father. There was a rocking chair next to the crib and a single bed next to the window. Even the curtains were light and bright giving a lively feeling to the room.
She loved this room. She felt warm and loved.
She didn’t know when Liam left. She didn’t see him after she left her room. Uncle Charles and Ian left in the evening even before dinner. Ian had somewhere else to go. She looked through the window at the distance. Liam’s house was lit up but she could not see anything there. She locked the window and closed the curtains.
She placed Ellie in the crib and sat on the rocking chair. There was a shelf with some books. Those were books for babies and with a smile, she picked one of them and read it to Ellie.
Ellie enjoyed those small poems with rhyming words. But she was still blinking her big almond eyes wide.
"Do you know, Ellie... My dad used to read me stories. He had such a wonderful voice, I’ve never listened to him finish a book because I’d fall asleep on the second or third page..." she let out a deep breath. Closing her eyes, she smiled as she remembered her father.
Her mother would always admonish her for running around wild like a feral cat, but her father would hug her and tell her that she did nothing wrong. He always pampered her beyond measures.
"Gaah..." Ellie kicked her legs wanting to hear her mother’s story more.
"You want to listen more?" Rory poked her apple cheeks. Ellie tapped her feet and laughed.