Chapter 5 MARIA GETTING TO KNOW BELLA AND ALEX'S MANSION

Alex - Yes, we have been on the runway together a few times, and Annie was a good friend of Bella's mother, but then I didn't work for a while and we never saw each other again

Dulce - Wait, your friend Leticia, who you met at the agency, is Bella's mother? Wow what a small world and today your daughters are my best friends and my students. Really what a small world

Annie - I can't believe that Leticia and I had daughters on the same day, I even found out what happened to her, but much later and I never saw you again Alex, it must have been very hard for you

Alex - I will not lie, but she left me this gift here, my princess, but how are you?

Annie - As you can see wonderful, my wonderful boyfriend takes care of me, I have certain privileges you know - laughs

Rodrigo - Annie has children here knew - I laughed embarrassed - good guys is very good chat, the affection of the girls with Annie, but here is a hospital children could not even enter I gave permission for their birthday you need to go. I am sorry. Princess, say goodbye to your mother, I promise that soon I will take you back home.

Dani - sad - promise?

Rodrigo - I promise - hugs the little one - I have not forgotten your birthday, your present is on your bed, when you get home you pick it up.

Annie - Sweetheart, pick up my present for me, I want to give it to you - poncho pick up - hand it to Dani - Dani opens it and it is a beautiful personalized diary - Bella - I am sorry, I did not know you were coming, I do not have any present to give you.

Bella - Auntie no need, my greatest gift is to see Auntie getting well and leaving this hospital, I was very happy to hear that you were a friend of mommy could you tell her things about her sometime?

Annie - Of course I will, when I get back home you will sleep there one day with Dani if your father lets you and I will show you the pictures I have with your mother.

Bella - will you let me dad?

Alex - If it is not in the way and you promise to behave I will

Bella and Daniela run and hug Alex very happy

Maria - So let's go now guys we still have to celebrate your birthday and let Annie rest - Maria kisses Annie's forehead - Bye sis, I will take care of Dani

Annie - I know you will, don't even need to say - Look at Alex - It was great to see you after so long and thank you for the gifts

Alex - I also liked to see you Annie, now we will not lose any more contacts, the girls will not let us, make sure you get well soon.

Dani - Bye mom, stay with God

Bella - Bye auntie, take care and get well soon

Annie - Bye my loves, soon we will be together at home

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All leave the room go to the car and the children decide that they want a day at the pool and as Dani and Maria had no clothes or bikini Alex takes them home to get their things and in the meantime he calls and asks the maid to make a special lunch with everything that Bella and Dani like the most on the way home he passes in a confectioner's shop to buy cake and some candies personalized of the princesses for the girls. When they arrive at Alex's house Maria is surprised with the size of the house, it is beautiful, there is a beautiful garden at the entrance with several flowers, the house is big, modern and very beautiful, the children run up the stairs to Bella's room to change.

Alex - Careful not to fall, girls

Maria - It has been a long time since I have seen them so happy especially Dani, since we found out about Annie's illness everything is so hard, thank you for bringing joy at least today to my little one

Alex - Imagine, my daughter loves Dani and she and I do too, but Maria, what does Annie have? I remember some time ago she fainted at the São Paulo Fashion Week but I thought it was anorexia, after all she had it, didn't she?

Maria - Yes she did, but she was treated and Leticia helped her a lot with all of this, but it is not that. Annie has a rare blood disease and I don't know, it seems that nothing works, Rodrigo is always trying experimental treatments, and the poor thing always needs a blood transfusion, we always have a campaign to collect it, and her blood is rare - AB -, I am universal, I donate whenever I can, but I can only donate three times a year.

Alex - I have the same blood type as Annie and I can donate, but what is this rare disease?

Maria - It is Thalassemia or Mediterranean anemia, do you know it?

Alex - Yes I do, my mother had it

Maria - Had it? Was she able to get cured? Because as far as I know there is no cure

Alex - No, she was not cured, she passed away Maria

Maria - I am sorry, this disease is hereditary so that means that you and Bella have it?

Alex - I don't have it and Bella does but we always do the exams and control it, but do you and Dani have it?

Maria - I do not have I am not really Annie's sister, but Dani has hers is the minor and was discovered early on, as soon as we found out about Annie, Rodrigo did the tests and she receives treatment and lives a quiet life and I am not Annie's sister, but as I do not know my origin Rodrigo did the tests and I am healthy and unfortunately I am not compatible to donate the marrow if Annie needs

Alex - Really I had forgotten that Annie grew up in an orphanage so you are from the same orphanage?

Maria - Yes, from the same orphanage, we grew up there in Santa Clara and when we turned 18 we moved in together, Annie and I also have a birthday together and we always say that we are twin sisters

Alex - How do you know the day you were born? Sorry to be nosy

Maria - We don't know, but we arrived on the same day at the orphanage so that is the day we celebrate

Alex - I see, well, I will want to donate some blood for Annie and do this compatibility test, then tell me what needs to be done, I think you want to change, right? You can use the guest room upstairs, it's the second room on the right and I'll go to the kitchen and check if everything is ready, we'll have lunch by the pool, Bella's room is right across the hall from the guest room.