All Too Late

Gizem? Nevertheless, at the same time, he knew that Samuel was not that stupid. The moment

Madeline saw Gizem, she was stunned. She let go of Desi’s hand and ran over to Gizem, hugging her.

This shocked everyone around. “Hello!” Madeline was very emotional. Gizem was quite confused.

Federick went over immediately. “Madeline, let go of her please.” Madeline shook her head. She

tightened her grip around Gizem’s waist. “It’s Ms. Johnson!” “I’m so sorry.” Federick looked at Gizem

awkwardly. In response, Gizem shook her head. “It’s fine. Just let her hug me.” “My daughter isn’t usually

like this.

The only person she acts this way around is Kathleen,” stated Federick meaningfully. Gizem furrowed

her eyebrows. “You mean Mr. Macari’s wife?” “That’s right.” Federick took hold of Desi’s hand. “My

daughter has autism. Previously, she never interacted with anyone. Her condition only improved after

she met Kathleen. When Kathleen passed away five years ago, my daughter was devastated for quite

some time. It’s only recently that she’s been doing better.” This showed how much Madeline adored

Kathleen. Gizem replied politely, “I see. But, I’m not Kathleen.” “I know, but maybe you guys are the

same kind of person,” answered Federick. That was why Madeline took such a liking to Gizem. “No, it’s

her!” Madeline shook her head vigorously. “She’s Ms. Johnson.” She remembered Kathleen’s eyes. “Be

good, Madeline. Let’s finish giving out the books to the other children first, okay?” Federick tugged at

Madeline’s hand. However, the girl shrugged her father’s hand away. Federick was put in a very awkward

position. “Dr. Zabinski, please take good care of Madeline. Federick, let me help you out,” said Gemma.

“Mr. Evans, I can help too,” said Desi. “Thank you.”

Federick caressed Desi’s head. This was the first time Gizem was faced with such a situation. None of

them seemed to want to help her out as well. “Madeline, can you let go of me for a minute? I won’t run

away. Please?” pleaded Gizem. Fortunately, Madeline was very obedient. She instantly let go of Gizem.

Gizem breathed a sigh of relief. “Thank you for liking me. However, I am not Ms. Johnson. My name is

Gizem. It’s nice to meet you.” She reached her hand out. Madeline shook her hand whilst shaking her

head hard. “No. You are Ms. Johnson.” In a resigned tone, Gizem said, “You can treat me as her if you’d

like.” “You are her!” Madeline was overjoyed. She grabbed Gizem’s hand and went over to give out

books along with everyone else. “Madeline, do you like Ms. Zabinski too?” asked Desi cheerfully.

Madeline nodded. Desi smiled. “Me too. Let me tell you something. She smells like Mommy.” Madeline

pondered for a while before nodding seriously. “Yes. She smells like Ms. Johnson.” Federick gazed

meaningfully at Madeline, his thin lips curling into a smile. One hour later, they were done giving out all

the books. Since this was a charity event, there wasn’t much profit to be earned. Regardless, everyone

felt very fulfilled.

“I need to go to the washroom,” said Desi. Madeline grabbed her hand and led her toward the

washroom. Even though she was a child with autism, she understood that as the older one, it was her

responsibility to take care of Desi. “I’ll keep an eye on them.” Gizem followed the two girls. She couldn’t

let Desi out of her sight. After the two girls headed into the washroom, Gizem waited outside. Just then, a

woman came up to her. “Can I borrow a lighter?” “I don’t smoke,” replied Gizem flatly. The woman

suddenly raised her head. There was a gleam in her eyes. “Then, go to hell!” With that, she pulled out a

knife and aimed it at Gizem’s stomach. Fortunately, Gizem reacted quickly. She swiftly grabbed hold of

the woman’s wrist. Coincidentally, Madeline and Desi came out of the washroom. “Go back inside!”

yelled Gizem. The two children were frightened and too stunned to move. The woman turned around and

shouted behind her, “Don’t just stand there!” Following her order, four men came rushing in. D*mn it! The

four men headed straight toward Madeline and Desi. Just as the two girls were prepared to scream, the

men sprayed some sort of chemical on their faces and knocked them out. Then, the men picked up the

two children and headed out. Meanwhile, Gizem was still holding onto the woman’s wrist. She twisted the

woman’s arm to the side, then raised her leg to kick the woman in the stomach. The woman heard a

crack as her bones broke. Immediately after, she felt a sharp pain in her abdomen. The pain caused her

to collapse to the floor. Gizem quickly ran out to catch up to the men and grabbed one of them by the

shoulder. The man turned and swung his fist at her face.

Gizem was still holding the knife that the woman used earlier. Using the knife, she sliced the man’s wrist

as hard as she could. The man cried out miserably, knowing that his tendon had been cut through. His

screams attracted a lot of attention around them. One of the men who was carrying Madeline flung her to

the floor and headed over in Gizem’s direction. At this point, Gizem already knew that they were most

likely targeting Desi. The two men that were carrying Desi had already gone much further ahead. At that

moment, Federick suddenly came running over. “What are you guys doing?” he roared.

The man immediately turned his focus toward Federick’s yell. Gizem let Federick deal with the man and

went to rescue Desi. Please don’t let anything happen to Desi!