I need to find my baby

Catherine’s POV

Blinding rays of sunlight diffracted through the window into my eyes, and forced them open.

The blood vessels at my temple throbbed with an agonizing migraine as I carefully sat up while the antiseptic smell of the room enlightened me about the fact that I was laying in a hospital bed.

Squeezing my eyes open, I stroked my temples, trying to recall how I ended up in a hospital.

It was then it clicked in my head and I shot out of bed with a start.

Liam had been kidnapped by unknown gunmen at the kindergarten, and I had fainted after I was given the news.

My baby was abducted yet I was here sleeping like a log of wood.

I was such a useless mother.

As I made to remove the IV cannula from my wrist, the door opened to let Mr Thomas and Leo in.

“Mummy!” Leo ran to hug me, and I weakly hugged him back as tears freely rolled down my cheeks.

“I don't want you to dwell on it, Catherine,” Mr Thomas's voice wafted into my line of hearing as I rubbed soothing circles on Leo's back.