Love Aint Always Pretty

Chapter 58: 58 Quatervois

Quatervois

- a crossroad; a critical decision or turning point in one's life.

Origin: French

58

NICK'S POV

SEVEN YEARS AGO

I ran to them and tried to hold Catherine as she groans for pain. I shot her. I'm crying hard and there were more blood. So much blood. Catherine's blood stained her dress as it runs down on my hands.

"Call for help! Call for help!" I yelled at Hans.

Hans stands away and quickly pulled out his phone. I'm shaking. I'm shaking as I hold Catherine on my arms. She smiles weakly as she squints her eyes cos of the pain.

"Catherine.... I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry." I repeated the same exact words.

"Shhh... It's not your fault Nick. Don't... Arghh.. Don't blame yourself." Catherine says while grunting.

She wipes my tears. "It's not your fault love."

I shake my head in disagreement.

"I'm sorry." I cried.

"My dad won't let me tell you this... But Nick... Y-you're a father now." She holds my shaking hand then placed it on top of her bump.

"This is your baby." She says.

She smiles while tears were crawling out from her eyes. "Our baby."

My head bent down and more tears were coming out from my eyes. I hate myself. I hate myself for what I did.

"If I don't survive..." Catherine says with such shakiness in her voice.

"Don't say that." I begged.

She smiled weakly. "Please... Please save him Nick. Save our baby. Save him for me Nick." She says while crying.

"Promise me you will." She takes a grip on my hand.

I nod and kissed her forehead as I hold her close to my chest.

I shot Catherine.

I shot Catherine.

I put our baby in critical condition.

"Live for me. Live for me and our baby Catherine. I need you. I need both of you. Please live for me. For us. Please. I'm begging you please stay." I kiss her hand.

She smiles and nods. "I will."

As soon as help came, I went with Hans in the ambulance and both of us neither talked to each other. When we arrived at the hospital, I was still holding Catherine's hand while she fell unconscious. I would always kiss her hand and my tears just won't stop from falling. I'm so scared of what I have done. I don't want to lose her. I don't want to lose out baby.

"Catherine please be okay. Catherine. Catherine you promised me." I cried.

My hands were still shaking while I hold her hands close to my lips. My lips are trembling too. I kissed her knuckles as my tears were streaming down my face. My tears are just unstoppable. Catherine was unconscious now. She went unconscious during the drive. My heart is racing. Fear is gathering inside my body. I'm scared. I'm so scared of losing her. Hans was also crying but he hasn't talked to me during the entire drive to the hospital.

"Sir I'm sorry but you can't come through this door. Sir please step back." The nurse said to me as he pushed me away.

I ran my fingers through my hair and pulled my hair back. I'm so mad at myself. I shot her. I almost put her to death. Oh god please save Catherine and save my son. Please save our son. Suddenly, I see Alec from the corner of my eyes who ran towards me and Hans.

Catherine?" Alec asked

I couldn't answer.

is she?" Alec asked

fucking shot her!! He fucking shot Catherine!" Hans yelled and

collar and pushed me hard against the wall. I let him do what he was doing to me. I groaned as he started hitting me but Alec pulled him away from me while some female patients screamed when they saw

dude!"

for this Nick! Once Catherine's father will know about this, you're fucked! If something bad will happen to Catherine, I swear to god you're going to fucking

go Nick. Let's just stay away from

Alec take me somewhere else cos people were looking at me. My clothes are stained with Catherine's dried blood and my hands are stained too. I'm crying too hard and my

do?! Nick! God damn it Nick

moved to

fuck Nick?! Did you really shot

to be

Hans?! Are you out of your mind? Didn't you even think you'll end up in

He paid the witness to shut up. He paid the

You put Catherine in critical condition! What

was my baby, Alec." I cried for more

"W-what?"

head to Alec. "That baby inside her

down right in front

arms. He rubbed my spine and I just cried. I didn't care how weak I looked in

know what to

scared Alec.

at me. "Everything's

••••

back to where I left Hans and as soon as I got back, I saw Catherine's family -- her parents

will Catie be okay?" Jenna asked as tears fall on her

She will. She will be ok. Your sister won't leave

where I was standing. "You have the guts

and I slowly walked towards them. They looked at me

so sorry." I

Forster's fist landed on my face and I almost fell on the

that's enough!"

you did? Do they know you paid for everyone to keep the case close?

"You bastard!"

heart just feels heavier until he pulls his surgical mask down. Hans was holding Jenna close to him while Mr. & Mrs. Forster were holding onto each other's arm. I'm standing

daughter?" Mrs. Forster asked with a

terribly sorry." The doctor

No.

No!

that!" Mr. Forster

my god." Mrs. Forster falls onto her

her but... She's dead

Catherine. My baby

thousands of pieces and it tore my heart out from my chest when the doctor said that. I killed her. I killed

feel my deep pain. My mind is numb but racing in

daughter." Mrs.

screams as she

the

head back up. My

child?"

guts to claim

the doctor and I don't know if I was ready for what

make it as well." The doctor answered. "We are

Catherine. My baby. My son. We were suppose to be a family. We were

so

The police might be

sideways. "I killed her Alec. I killed both

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