Note: The idea came to me. But the characters from the show don't belong to me. There is a mention of a town from another soap and a character that Lucinda was named after. I did make up a few characters like Lu, Valeria, and Rosaura.

When Maggie and Victor meet Lucinda Hernandez they are happy to meet her and smile. As she walks away Maggie looks at Victor and says.

Maggie: "She seems like such a nice girl. Salem should be happy to have her here."

Victor: "Yes... nice girl."

Victor smiles at Maggie and touches her hand. Lucinda then goes and meets Caroline, Kayla, and Nick. They seem to be happy to meet her as well. Caroline can already tell just by talking to Lu that she could be a good and hard worker. Caroline then offers her job at the pub and Lu so happy.

Lu: "You really mean it? That is so kind of you. Yes, I will accept the job. Thank you so much."

Caroline: "Alright, you can stay in the room next to Gabi's and no loud music or partying."

Gabi laughs

Gabi: "Oh don't worry about her my cousin doesn't party... she is very boring."

Lu gives her cousin a look and pushes her shoulder... and then laughs.

Lu: "Well you were boring the last time I checked... has something changed?"

Nick looks at Gabi and she looks at him. Then Gabi looks at Lu.

Gabi: "Well I have had my moments... but that's a story on it's own that I am sure you don't want to hear."

Lu is a bit confused, but shakes it off. She knows that if her cousin wants to tell her all about it she will and if not that was okay too. She smiles and moves to pick her suitcase up stops and grabs her wrist and moves it around with her other hand. Lu acts like it hurts a little concerned Caroline notices as does Nick and Gabi.

Caroline: "Are you alright?"

Lu: "Yes...I.. I am alright..."

Gabi gets kind of mad.

Gabi: "What did Valeria do to your wrist?!"

Lucinda looks away

Lu: "I don't want to talk about it!"

Gabi: "Tell me right now! She did something and I want to know!"

Lu turns and looks at Gabi with a tear running down her face. She flashes back to 2 weeks before. Valeria grabs Lu and pulls on her wrist. As it goes Lu was promised a big party for her birthday. Valeria is the jealous type, but as time has gone on she gets more angry like Valeria doesn't even accept Lucinda as family anymore. It all started as Valeria found important papers that Rosaura had hidden away. She became worse then. This makes Lu upset and confused what has changed so much?

Valeria: "Why do you always get what you want? WHY? THIS IS MY FAMILY NOT..."

Rosaura comes running in and pushes Valeria away.

Rosaura: "You don't know what you are talking about! Valeria get out of my house now!"

Rosaura holds her daughter as Lu is very upset. Then Lu comes back from the flashback to that moment Gabi looks at Lu. Rafe comes into the pub and listens.

Gabi: "Lu! Did Valeria do this to you?"

Lu: "Yes... she did."

Lu looks at Gabi.

Gabi: "Well she won't now because now you are in Salem. We will make sure that you are alright."

Rafe: "Yes... that's right you will be just fine here now."

Lu turns and looks at Rafe and smiles and hugs her cousins Rafe and Gabi. Lu already felt safe here and Salem... and knew she could be very happy.

To be continued...