⚕️　↳ health center

She took her eyes off of her for a moment. Only to great her doctor and go over the transfer of medical files to the clinic. Just for a second she put Hana down and took her eyes off of her. Her heart thrummed in her chest as panic took over. Why was she panicking? She knew the clinic like the back of her hand. She spent her summers here... helping the nurses, talking with the staff, playing in the courtyard... so why was this looming shadow of doom taking her over? She checked the play area; not there. She checked the cafeteria; not there. Hana was a headstrong little girl, Suzy knew that she couldn't have gone far. But since the divorce she couldn't stand to have Hana too far away. "You're still in postpartum, it's normal," her doctor would reassure her when Suzy would break down crying about leaving Hana alone for too long. This is normal, she thought to herself. There was a moment of silence, when the clinic seemed to stop around her, her heart the only thing she could hear in her ears.... when she heard it. The soft titter of a laugh that made the hairs on the back of Suzy's neck stand up, her heart stopping -- Hana's laugh. She hurriedly walked down the hall towards the sound, Hana's laughter making the panic settle but her footsteps almost made her take flight. She rounded the corner when her eyes fell upon Hana and... a man? Suzy stopped for a moment, eyes locking in on Hana as she breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mama!" Hana called out, her little hand reaching out towards Suzy. Suzy smiled brightly, watching her little girl play with the man.

"Baby," she calls out, slowly taking cautious footsteps towards the two before she reached out to grab her daughter's hand. "I was so scared... don't run away like that." Her words were filled with worry, brows furrowing just a bit as she squeezed Hana's hand gently. Her attention turns towards the man, her eyes capturing the sharp features before she smiles gently. "I am so sorry... Thank you for looking after her."

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