Nicky stepped forward and saw my anxious appearance. "What happened?"
I took her hand and said in a hurried tone. "Do you have Queenie's contact information? Give her a call. Why'd she take Munchkin with her?"
"She took Munchkin? I'll call her right now."
She took out her phone from her bag and called Queenie, but no one answered.
"This can’t do. I'll have to call the police."
I would never allow Munchkin to get hurt again. I pulled out my phone and tried to call the police, but Nicky stopped me. "We have no proof, Wanda."
"Proof?"
Looking at the girl from earlier, my eyes grew sharper as I asked, "Do you have surveillance footage around here?"
She seemed to be frightened by me and hesitantly responded, "Yes... It's... It’s at the front desk."
"We have proof now. We have a video of her taking Munchkin away." I lowered my voice and dialed 911.
Nicky watched as I dialed my phone, looking a little anxious.
I did not know whether she was as worried about
Munchkin as I was or more so toward Queenie.
After hanging up, I proceeded to call Theo. "Theo, Queenie took Munchkin away... I'll wait for you right here."
After that, I stared at Nicky and asked, "You don't think Queenie will hurt Munchkin, right?”
She shook her head as if she could not believe Queenie would do such a thing. "She has no reason to. She can just live peacefully like this, why would she..."
Nicky grabbed her phone and dialed her number again.
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