Maya was returning home from a play date with a friend one of the maids was walking her back home, and as they were waiting for the gate to be opened, she saw a red car across the street and in the driver side was her...not believing it, she ran in the house. "Daddy! Daddy!" Adrien bends down to her level. "There's a car outside and inside Is mommy! I saw her its mommy."
Adrien looked at her then at Mari then back at her. "Maya that can't be your mommy is in heaven and coming from heaven is impossible."
"I don't know what she did to come from heaven, but she's outside daddy. Here I'll show you." Maya pulled Adrien's good hand and dragged him out of the house Mari went behind them. Once they got to the front gate the car was gone and Maya frowned disappointed as Adrien led her back inside the house. "Daddy I saw her. I saw mommy."
Adrien sighs. "Maya that can't be."
"If you don't want to believe me than don't, but I saw her." Maya knew that he wasn't going to believe her, but she knew who would. "Daddy is it true you're marrying Mari?"
Adrien nodded. "Yes dear on Saturday."
"Great I need to find a dress." She runs up the stairs leaving Adrien and Mari confused.
Adrien decided to respond to what Mari said to him before Maya came. "Princess you are worth more to me than what you think, and the more people push you down the more I want to make you happy."
Mari shakes her head. "It will be worst for you just let me go, and I'll continue rolling in the streets."
"Don't be silly you're in my arms, and you'll stay there." Adrien puts his good hand on her cheek. "I'll never let go of you because I don't want to loose you. Plus we're getting married on Saturday and no one not even you could separate us."
"I saw mommy today." Maya told Emilie.
"Where? How?" Emilio asked surprised.
"She was in front of the house I was coming back from a play date but daddy didn't want to believe me." Maya said sadly. "I even took him to see for himself but when we get there she wasn't there anymore."
"If you saw her than I believe you. She's probably trying to figure things out from her family but understand that it's difficult for your dad to accept that she is alive since she was assumed dead for months now. Wait for a few days to see what happens with your mom. Until then don't insist that you saw her even if its true soon everyone will know that you were right." Emma suggested.
The next day. Sabine and Isabella were eating in the garden. "Did you find out about the accident, Dr. Agreste sister suffered?" Plagg asked as he served them. "She almost died." Sabine was surprised.
Elsa walked into the hospital. She found out about the accident and was worried about Mathew and her cousin Ruby. Some of the others Roland Alix and now her husband Michael did came too, but with the fact that they don't let anyone but family visit them. They had nothing to do there. She stayed since she could at least see Ruby and maybe Mathew a little later.
Maya was getting off the bus at her school when she saw the car with her mom inside. Excited she started squealing and jumping up and down calling to her mom and even started running to it but the principal caught her before she could cross the street.
"Where are you going Maya?" She asked surprised.
"There's my mom." Maya said pointing to the car that was driving away.
Adrien walked into Ruby's room where Edward was already. Being a doctor he was allowed to be in there. "How is she?" Adrien asked.
"She's starting to get conscious." Edward replied.
Adrien walked next to Ruby and touches her hand. "Ruby."
Ruby starts opening her eyes slowly and smiled at him. "Adri." She touched her chin then realised that her whole head was covered in bandages she started to panic. "What happened to me?!" Adrien trief to calm her down, but it was difficult. "What happened to my face Adri?"
"It is unknown yet but everything will be fine." Adrien replied.
"Adrien what about Mathew he didn't die right?" Ruby asked panicking even more. "I want to see him."
"He's alive please calm down." Adrien said softly as he put an arm around her in a hug.
Elsa walked into Mathew's room and saw his mother by his side. "How is he?" Elsa asked softly.
Elena looked at her in tears. "Bad but I still have hope. I can't think that my son my only son could die." Elsa gently hugged her as Elena cried harder.
"How sad to what happened to Ruby unfortunately, her friend is worse." Edward said as he and Adrien walked down the hallway of the hospital.
"Let's prey to God that both of them come out well." Adrien replied. "I have to go for a moment keep an eye on my sister Ruby. I will call you later it's urgent for me to get the documents for my wedding with Mari. Which, by the way, was moved to Saturday." Adrien walked away.
"How's the girl." Fu asked Nino who was reading the news about the accident Ruby Agreste had.
"It says very bad." Nino replied.
"I wonder how poor Mari is doing she cares about that girl a lot." Fu replied as he continued his work. There was a knock on the door. "Come in." Adrien Agreste walked in, and Nino stood up crossing his arms. "Dr. Agreste we were just talking about your sister. How is she?"
"Good morning and bad but the risk of death is gone." Adrien replied
"Well I'm glad that she's doing better what brings you here?" Fu asked curiously.
"I came to see if you have any documents of Mari. It's for the wedding which is on Saturday." Adrien said with a smile.
"I'll see what I can find wait here." Fu walked to his bedroom as Nino just glared at Adrien.
Fu soon came back with a document and handed it to Adrien. Adrien thanked him before leaving the house and to his car. While he was driving he got a call from Maya's school. It was the principal who wanted to inform him about the incident that happened that morning. "What's wrong with my daughter?" Adrien asked concern. "Yes, the same thing happened to her yesterday. Is she still not calm?...I'll go immediately to the school thank you." Adrien hangs up and heads to the school.
Mari walked into Ruby's room and sat on a chair next to the bed. Ruby opened her eyes slowly and turned to face her with a sad smile. "Mari."
"Please forgive me Ruby." Mari gently grabs her hand. "Its my fault that you're like this. That's what everyone says since I introduced Mathew to you."
"Don't listen to them its not true. Mari how is my face?" Ruby asked concern.
"I don't know your whole head is covered in bandages." Mari replied.
"The horror must be under them. I'm most likely deformed." Ruby replied tearing up. "I just know it."
"You can't know that." Mari replied comforting her.
"You're going to call me a liar, but I saw mommy again. She was outside the school inside the same car." Maya said sadly as she was in Adrien's arms.
"What happened excidly Mrs. Mack?" Adrien asked the principal.
"A group of girls were getting off the bus and entering the school. Maya didn't out of no where she was heading to the streets so I stopped her, and she pointed in front where based on her was her mom. Like Maya said there was a woman in the car, and I would say it was her doctor." Mrs. Mack stated.
"Are you sure the woman you saw was my wife?" Adrien asked shocked.
"Well 100% sure no." Mrs. Mack replied. "I only saw her from far away, and it looked like your wife or at least looked like her."
"My wife is dead Mrs. Mack." Adrien reminded her.
Mrs. Mack nodded. "That's what makes me doubt."
"Mari Mathew could die if...he's not already dead." Ruby said in tears. "I asked for him and wanted to see him, but Adrien didn't want to let me. Please investigate Mari ask for him and promise me if he's dead you won't hide it from me."
"Alright I promise plus I don't know how to lie." Mari left the room and asked a nurse about the state of Mathew after getting the information she went back to Ruby's room. "He's alive badly shaped but alive." Ruby sighs in relief.
"Understand Maya it's impossible that it was your mommy. She died, and we need to accept that she won't come back " Adrien said as they were walking to the house.
"You heard Mrs. Mack, she also thinks it was mommy." Maya said sadly.
"It must have been someone who looked just like her." He bends to her level. "Dear there were no problems between the two of us. We understood each other and care for each other. I want to tell you that we can't let your grandma Audrey separate us."
"You know Ruby I have something to tell you I'm marrying your brother on Saturday. Of course, I'm not enthusiastic because you're here but Adrien says we need to get married as soon as possible that way we can avoid people messing with me. It will just be the wedding no party either way we should wait until you are better." Mari said more talking to herself than with her.
"Don't wait for me Mari the sooner you get married with my brother the better before your happiness is stolen." Ruby replied with a smile.
"Dear you are a piece of my sky. If I loose you, it would be as if I lost a piece of me. Your grandmother Audrey once tried to put you against me saying I was the caused of that accident, but I told you what really happened and you believed me, and it needs to stay like that. Your mommy died, I don't doubt that you saw someone that looks like her, but it can't be her." Maya smiles with a nod and hugged him.
A young lady gets off from a taxi and thanks the driver for giving her suitcase. She looks around the neighborhood and starts walking. She sees a young man wearing a red cap hearing music using headphones. She gently taps his shoulder. He takes his headphones off and looks at her. "Excuse me I'm lost can you help me find this address?" She shows him the address on her phone.
He looks at it. "Oh it's this apartment complex first door to the left need help?"
"No thank you." She starts walking not believing that this was the place. She walked inside the apartment complex and went to the first door to the left and knocked. A few moments later, the door opens revealing Marlena.
Marlena looks at the girl in front of her surprised. "Alya?"
"We walked a lot and brought so many things." Mari said amused. Adrien and her just got back from shopping for wedding things, especially for Mari.
"It seems a lot to you because you rarely had anything, but you won't be missing anything anymore from material stuff and much less from love because you'll be my wife soon." Adrien hands her a box. "Here I got you this." Mari opened it and saw that it was a snow globe just like the one she has but a bit different she smiles at him.
Alya walked into the small apartment looking around before facing Marlena. "You live here?"
Marlena nodded. "I have been having economic problems, so I had to move-"
"No mom you didn't move this is the same address as always! You made me think it was a house in a nice part of the city but no. Can you explain?" Alya asked angerly.
Marlena starts to tear up. "I lied to you Alya."
Alya slowly nodded. "Since when."
Marlena looks down. "Since always Alya since I sent you to the school."
"So your money your big house your servants your cars. Everything was a lie?!" Marlena slowly nodded.
"Today is the day Fu." Mari said happily. It was Saturday morning, and Mari couldn't be happier.
Fu nodded. "Yea but hey you haven't shown me your dress yet."
"Oh that's right." Mari runs to her closet grabs all the stuff she needs and lays them carefully on the bed. "Here's the dress veil flowers earrings and shoes. Adrien picked them all by himself and when he showed them to me, I could feel all the blood rising to my face." Mari's smile fades a bit. "I'm scared."
Fu looked at her concern. "Why are you scared do you want to get married or not?"
"I do I'm scared but at the same time I can feel my heart beat fast, and I want to be happy I want to love and be loved." Mari replied.
Fu smiled. "I'm sure you will." Mari's smile returns and she hugs him.
Adrien was doing the Treadmill in the gym when Edward walked up to him. "Keys to happiness." He said handing Adrien some keys.
Adrien smiled as he stops the Treadmill. "Thanks Edward."
"Why the sudden decision to go to LA?" Edward asked curiously.
"I want to take Mari away from here for a while. With the mess of Audrey and my daughter. Of course, it will only be for a few days because of Ruby. Plus...I want there to be some intimacy between Mari and I." Adrien replied.
Edward raised an eyebrow. "But you said-"
Adrien nodded. "That I won't touch her until she tells me otherwise."
Maybe you can help me father so my daughter can understand." Marlena told father Carlos as they walked down the sidewalk.
"I'll try my best." Father Carlos replied.
"Look there she comes." Marlena said as Alya walked up to them. "Dear this is father Carlos, he's a great friend to everyone in the neighborhood."
"Good morning father." Alya said politely.
"So you are Alya the daughter Marlena loves with all her heart and who she sacrificed everything for? You are now a young woman a prepared girl cultured sure about herself. Tell me how many languages do you know?" Father Carlos asked.
"Three French English and Spanish." Alya replied.
"Very well you look very beautiful you seem as if you come from a wealthy family you know how to dress, and it seems like you have good manners. Haven't you thought that everything you are and know you owe to your mother? Have you thought of how much she had to sacrifice to pay for that school you went to?"
"I would have preferred that mom hasn't sacrificed anything." Alya admitted.
"But she wanted to do it. Mothers want their kids to have what they couldn't so they can reach higher than them. In their kids, mothers achieve their dreams. You found a poor humbled woman and that disappeared you so much that you sentence your mother." Father Carlos continued.
"What hurt me was the lie. Why did she have me living as a rich girl while she was suffering?" Alya asked tearing up. "I would prefer to be with her."
"Now you are with her and its the moment to show your gratitude. Marlena has suffered a lot will you punish her with your dislove? Is that what she will receive for everyone she has done for you? Is that the prize you will give her?" Father Carlos replied sternly.
Alya bursted out crying. "Mom!" She goes over to her and hugs her.
Adrien went to see Ruby before he got ready for the wedding. Ruby wished him good luck and assured him not to worry about her. Adrien smiled and hugged her before heading out the door.
"I was stalling for this moment but...your son won't be able to walk again." The doctor told Mathew's parents, and Elena bursts out crying hearing that.
"Natalie do you know if Mari is ready? Let her know that I'm already here and to hurry so we aren't late to the wedding. It's going to be at 6." Edward told Natalie with a smile.
"I'll let her know." Natalie walks up the stairs and gently opens Mari's door. "Mari Edward is downstairs he says to hurry so you aren't late to the church."
"Tell him I'm almost ready, and I'll be down soon. Natalie remember to take care of Teddy while I'm gone." Mari's voice was heard from inside.
"Of course Mari." Natalie replied with a smile.
