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Lena’s POV

There was no sign of Ava. Just a minute ago, I had left her in her crib to go and get some warm milk for her. Ava could not walk, yet and the two of us had been the only people in the house. How did she disappear? The feeding bottle dropped from my hands to the floor as I stared at the crib in shock. No, not my child.

Regaining my bearings, I started to look around the room but there was no sign of my baby. I rushed to the window and that’s when I noticed it was open. I had left it closed. How? Or had I left it open? I was not sure which increased my confusion. Had someone been in the room waiting patiently for me to leave before stealing my baby and running off with her? No.

After looking under the bed and turning the room upside down, I ran downstairs shouting my daughter’s name. I went and opened the door and looked outside but I did not see anything. Running to the back door, I threw it open. Nothing. No one. The pers