Chapter 72: Nina


    I was discharged from the hospital today. I rode the car in silence as both of my parents kept ncing


    at me from time to time trying to strike up a conversation with me but I was not in the mood.


    I turned to stare out of the window ignoring my little brother who was pestering me at the back seat of


    the car. As soon as the car pulled over at the Miller''s house.


    I scrambled out of the car and ran upstairs to my room. I locked the door and slid down on the floor. I


    wanted to cry but no tears wereing out, it seems like I''ve shed all the tears that couldst me for a


    lifetime.


    I heard a knock on the door but I ignored it and moved to lie down on the bed using the duvet to cover


    my body.


    “ Nina, open the door. I need to drop your bag in your room ” My mom screamed on the other side of


    the door. I knew she was lying, she is not dropping any bags in my room but rather she wants us to talk


    but I''m not in the mood.


    I could hear my dad''s footstepsing up the stairs “ Any luck? ” He called to my mom outside my


    door.


    “ None. She is not opening the door. She is one stubborndy, ” Mom shouted from frustration. I rolled


    my eyes at her calling me stubborn instead of my dad who was the most stubborn man I had ever


    seen.


    “ Let''s give her some time to get used to it, ” Dad told her as he tried to pull her away from my door. I


    just wished they would leave me alone so I could force myself to sleep.


    I don''t think that''s a good idea. Remember, Oliver told us to watch her at all times, that she is showing


    signs of depression ” Mom protested back.


    Damn! That Oliver man. Just because I opened up to him, now he went ranting behind my back to my


    parents. I thought there was supposed to be some privacy between a doctor and his patient or didn''t he


    sign that? That big mouth doctor!


    “ That''s true. What should we do now?” Dad asked mom, his voice a whisper. I don''t like being helpless


    but what can I do? After spending most of my life fighting for a man that I couldn''t have only to lose him


    in the end.


    “ Do you think she''s this way because of the wedding?” Mom asked my dad in a gentle voice.


    My dad swore gently under his breath “ Damn! That Michael. How dare he y with my daughter''s


    heart?”


    “ I don''t think it''s Michael''s fault. I mean we''ve been warning Nina from the onset. If she had listened,


    she would have probably been married to Oliver with a kid or two ”


    “ I''m not getting married to that big mouth Oliver,” I screamed to them from inside of my room. I


    wouldn''t even pick him if he was the only man on Earth.


    My dad''s phone ringing cut me out of my thoughts. I stood up from the bed and rushed to open the


    door. I know that ringing tone anywhere in the world. I collected the phone from him as he stood


    gasping at me with a smile on his face. I locked the door and turned to ept the call


    “ Hello! ” I called slowly into the phone. I couldn''t bring myself to hope. What if Michael and Deborah


    are already married?


    “ Hey, Nina. Cheer up! Why is your voice so low? ” Lilian''s excited voice replied from the other line.


    How can she ask me to cheer up knowing what is at stake for me?


    “ The wedding has been canceled. We''ve discovered Michael was not the father of Deborah''s baby?”


    Lilian continued slowly as I screamed from excitement.


    “ Really? But how? ” I asked her, surprised. That wasn''t what we nned to do today.


    “ Yes, and it just happened. I will tell you all about it when we see ” Lilian replied. I couldn''t stop the


    smile that spread all over my face. I mean finally, I was free from Deborah''s grasp.


    “ Where are you? And Deborah, what happened to her? ” I asked her as I went to open the door. I was


    shocked to see that my parents were eavesdropping on my conversation. I smile at them and skip


    down the stairs, happiness evident in my stride as they follow behind me.


    “ I''m still in the cathedral and as for Deborah, I left her in the janitor''s room, she was crying ” I smiled as


    I imagined Deborah crying. I''m sure this will teach her a lesson that being bad is not good. Though I


    would have loved to see her go to jail but I''m still contented with this at the moment.


    I was about to reply when I saw Shane holding a pen, he was trying to draw something on his drawing


    book. I shouldn''t have been drawn to the pen but it looks just like the pen Michael gave me.


    “ Where did you get that, Shane? ” I asked him as I walked closer to where he was to collect the pen


    from him.


    I pressed the button and the voice of Deborah and Austin could be heard in the sitting room. Relief


    filled my body as I smiled.


    “ Is that what I think that is?” Lillian''s voice called out through the phone which I had forgotten about it


    in my rush to get the pen.


    “ Yes, Lilian. Let me call you back ” I told her and hung up while waiting for Shane''s exnation. My


    parents were watching me with curiosity on their faces.


    “ Doctor Oliver gave them to me, he said I should give them to you when you wake but Ipletely


    forgot about it. I''m sorry sis ” He apologized to me.


    I heaved a sigh of relief, I''m not annoyed with him but I''m just d that it wasn''t lost“ That''s okay. I''m


    not annoyed with you” I told him, turning the pen over in my hands before remembering the ne


    that was also on me.


    “ Where''s the ne?” I asked him as he ran off to the dining room to get it. He handed it to me. I


    collected it from him and turned to grab the car keys from the table and ran out of the house ignoring


    my parent''s cries of patience after me.


    I got into the car and pulled off the driveway as I drove to the nearest police station. Luckily for me,


    Inspector Peller was at the station. I had met him when he came to visit me at the hospital. He came


    over as soon as he saw me entering into the station in a rush.


    “ Is anything the matter, Miss Miller? ” Inspector Peller asked me as I smiled at him.


    I tried to catch my breath before speaking as I was excited. “ I found the evidence,” I told him as his


    eyes widened in shock.


    “Really? That''s great. Let me have them ” He told me as I handed both the pen and the ne to him


    “ Wait here for me, let me get the arrest warrant,” Inspector Peller told me, I nodded and waited as he


    rushed into his office and came back some timeter holding a piece of paper.


    “ I got the warrant” Inspector Peller called to me from across the room with a smile on his face as he


    ran up to me.


    “Come let''s go, Miss Miller,” Inspector Peller told me. He was joined by three other policemen who got


    into their police car and pulled out of the police station.


    Inspector Peller collected my car key from me and drove speedily to the cathedral where Michael and


    Deborah''s wedding was supposed to take ce.


    Inspector Peller parked the car as we all rushed into the cathedral afraid that Deborah might have


    escaped. The Melton''s were just about to leave, they were not happy as the media kept taking pictures


    of their sad faces.


    “ What''s going on here, Nina? ” Miss Thompson asked me, I opened my mouth to reply but Inspector


    Peller beat me to it.


    “We are here to arrest Miss Melton for the kidnapping of Miss Miller ” The Meltons'' eyes widened in


    shock.


    “ What?” The Thompsons eximed. I saw Michael, Lillian, Danny, and Andrea running over to meet


    us.


    “ What''s going on here?” Michael asked as soon as he got to us. He was surprised to see me with the


    policemen.


    “ I''ve found the evidence,” I told him, he smiled excitedly as he came to hug me tightly in his arms.


    “ Come, I will show you where she is ” I heard Lillian say to the two policemen who were beside


    inspector Peller before they turned to walk out of the door.


    Lillian returned sometimester holding Deborah''s wedding gown in her hands, shaking her head


    bitterly “ She has escaped ”


    “ Fuck! ” Inspector Peller swore bitterly “ She must have had help from Austin''s aplice” He


    continued gently staring at the Meltons who averted their gaze.


    “ Wait a minute. I''m lost here?” Mr. Thompson called out to Inspector Peller who paused and turned to


    listen to him.


    “What you are trying to say right now is that Deborah is responsible for Nina''s kidnapping alongside


    Austin, right Inspector?” Mr. Thompson continued slowly as confusion etched his brows.


    Yes, Mr. Thompson. And not only that, but she was also responsible for Miss Miller''s ident some


    months ago “


    “ Oh my God! ” Mrs. Thompson eximed bitterly as she hugged her husband. Tears spilled down her


    face as she sobbed uncontrobly on her husband''s shoulder.


    “ Why didn''t you say anything Michael?” Michael''s father asked him clearly, getting annoyed with him.


    “ I did try but you both won''t listen ” Michael replied shrugging as he turned to re at the Meltons.


    Inspector Peller turned to address them both “ Mr. and Mrs. Melton, are you under arrest for aiding your


    daughter in the kidnapping?”


    “ What? I didn''t do any such thing?” Mr. Melton protested furiously but the handcuff was already on his


    hand and his wife''s.


    “I''ll suggest you remain silent else what you say will be used against you in the court ofw,” Inspector


    Peller told him as he shut up immediately.


    The other two policemen turned to guide them out of the door as I couldn''t help but be happy that


    justice was finally going to be served to the people that made me suffer.


    “ Thank you so much, inspector. I''m grateful for your help ” Mr. Thompson said to Inspector Peller who


    nodded at them. He turned to follow the Inspector out with his wife after nodding to me.


    “ Wow! I can''t believe youter found the evidence” Danny eximed after the church was quiet only


    the four of us were remaining in it. Michael pulled me closer to his side as I couldn''t help smiling


    “ So are you guys now back together?” Lilian asked Michael and l. I rolled my eyes at her typical Lilian,


    always nning ahead.


    “ Of course. We are waiting for you to put to bed first so you could best her at her wedding ” We burst


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    intoughter as Lilian red at Michael who was indirectly saying that Lilian was fat.


    “Anyway, I''m happy for you. And I''m d that Lush Beauty is safe, ” Andrea replied with a smile. I


    nodded at him, he was still scared of my dad. I can''t believe he threatened to sue Lush Beauty if I


    wasn''t found in three days.


    “ Michael, a piece of advice from me. Don''t offend Mr. Miller again else he will sue your life ” Andrea


    said and ran for his life dragging Mika with him after seeing the angry re on Michael''s face. Danny


    and Lilian smiled and left after saying goodnight to us.


    “ Spend tonight with me. There is someone I would like you to meet ” Michael said slowly to me as he


    nuzzled into the nape of my neck.


    I nodded at him as he turned to guide me into his car. Mark pulled out of the driveway while John


    followed behind us with my car.