Odd had always been a slightly spiritual girl. She believed in God and often went to Church. But if she missed a Sunday or two, she never felt guilty. It was the way her parents raised her. Because of her Uncle Roberto's connections, each and every one of her siblings as well as her were baptized in St. Peters Bascilica by the Pope himself as part of a tradition. Like a stereotypical Italian family, Odd had always had a large family….
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On April 1st, Lucca and Maria Della Robbia welcomed their sixth daughter. She was the only one that was born with purple hair, like her mother. They happy parents named her Oddri Ramona Della Robbia. They took her home to a celebration. Men congratulated, women cooed, old woman called blessings, old men laughed, and kids played. Oddri was given a large welome by her family before she could even crawl.
The family celebrated the birth of the little girl well into the night. When Maria put Oddri to bed that night, she never knew what was being set up.
On April 4th, the party ended when a scream echoed thru the home and grabbed their children and held them close. Men rushed in, lead by Lucca. They arrived at the nursery to find Maria screaming on the ground, an open window, and an empty crib.
The main Della Robbia residence was in chaos. It had only been an hour since little Oddri was taken. Maria was inconsolable, clinging to her other five daughters. Si preaga, trovare ilmio bambino. Per favore. Per favore!" Maria begged, falling into sobs.
Police moved around the yard with search dogs, trying to pick up Oddri's scent. It was then the phone rang. An officer held up a hand. The officer turned to another. When the other nodded, the officer nodded. Lucca picked up the phone. "Ciao?"
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Lucca was waiting. They wanted 33 million USD. That was far less than what Lucca was willing to pay for his daughter back. He was highly anxious and worried. His newborn baby girl, only a few days old, had been with her kidnappers for a full day. Did they feed her? Change her? Was she crying? Was she asleep? Was she hurt? How did they get her? Lucca frowned. The Della Robbia's were the owners of the best security company in the world. His home had the top security system. The only ones that knew the code were him, Maria, his fratelli*, his sorelle**, and his genitori***. None of them would have told. So how..? Lucca's attention was caught by the black van pulling up. He stood. Lucca walked over and around the van. He then placed down the case of money. He walked back around the car and sat in his car. The van took off, leaving a covered basket behind. Lucca rushed out of his car, hidden police rushing to him. Lucca cried out when he pulled away the blanket to reveal a piece of paper. On the paper, horrifying words were written.
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L'abbiamo lasciato nella foresta di ieri. Buona fortuna teovare il suo.****
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On the morning of April 6th, dogs and volunteers were searching the forest near the Della Robbia home. They were searching for the body of would be 6 day old Oddri Ramona Della Robbia. No newborn could have survived this long alone in the wilderness. The search had been going on since late last night, and so far there was nothing.
So when one of the dogs picked up the scent and followed it, the officers kept the family back, not wanting to make them suffer. But when the officer and his dog returned, he was not holding onto a cloth cocered bundle. But instead he was cradling a living, breathing infant.
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On April 1st one year later, the Della Robbia family weren't celebrating Oddri's first birthday. Instead they were at the trial for Oddri's kidnappers. The ones that included her uncle, Ricardo. Ricardo had planned to use the money to pay a hacker to take control of the Della Robbia company. So he hired the men to kidnap his youngest niece. He had never meant for his niece to nearly die. He had never meant for her to have permanent damage. He head never meant to stunt her growth. He had never meant for any of it. But it happened because of him.
He was declared guilty.
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On April 1st two years later, Odd started school. She was the smallest in her class. But she worked hard to understand everything she could. Odd had no friends. She spent recess alone. Always looking thru a book. Until one day she was pushed down the stairs. She ended up with a broken leg, bruised ribs, and a fractured collar bone. She was homeschooled from then on.
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Ten years later she started Kadic. She never felt so great before.
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**** We left her in the forest yesterday. good luck finding her
