The Arranged Bride

Nick's POV

I was getting tensed by then. It had been fifteen minutes since she had been to the washroom and I was waiting there. I turned to look inside the car. Ethan was sleeping in the backseat. I called her number but it was switched off.

When it was around twenty minutes I was done waiting. I opened the car door and picked Ethan up. Putting his head on my shoulder, he kept sleeping. Locking the car , I walked towards the restaurant.

She wasn't at the entrance, nor in front of the reception. I eventually was in front of the washroom. There was a waitress standing at a corner.

" Can you please check if there is a lady in green dress inside the washroom? It had been a pretty long time since she walked in." My voice came out impatient.

" Sure Sir." She went in but came out a little later .

" No Sir , no one's there." I was expecting or let's say hoping for a positive answer. Never in my life had I been so disappointed with anything.

I swiftly walked over to the reception. As soon as the receptionist saw me approaching, she stood up.

" How may I-"

" Did you see my wife walking out of here in a green dress?" I didn't have the time for formalities. My patience was running thin. She looked a bit baffled at the sudden question and then after pondering over it a while, spoke up.

" Yes , I saw a lady, a brunette in green dress leave from here." I felt my anxiety rise at her words. She said a brunette in green dress. Obviously it's her. She left !? Then where was she ? Why didn't she come back to the car?

to see the CCTV footage of the entrance, now." Knowing of what I could do with a snap of my fingers ,

I stood in front of the screen and the footage of around the time we left

. After a few minutes I saw her stepping out. I was scared of what I was going to see. She took a few steps before a hand was placed on her mouth and another around her waist. I couldn't make out anything of the man's appearance as he was

him drag her out of sight. That was it. There was nothing

been ten minutes that she was taken away. But where ? And by whom? I didn't know a single thing about her current location. I didn't know the number of the car in which she was taken away. Her phone was switched

my eyes shut

shouldn't have left her alone. How could I be so fucking careless? The familiar

startled the workers who looked frightened of my outburst but I couldn't care less.

I closed my eyes and took deep breaths to calm myself but nothing seemed to work. I could only feel my panic rising with every

I managed to calmly speak. He nodded before trying to get into a comfortable position in my hold once again. But suddenly as if remembering something , he

Where is Mom?" I didn't know how to reply . Putting on a relaxed

don't I drop you off at Grandpa's house? You can stay there until Mom returns?" I came up with a lie. Considering how

Char and Uncle Ryan are her only friends." Obviously, he knew it. He has to know everything! I was getting so frustrated with the situation in hand but I had to come

met in ages. Even I came to know about her today itself." I ended with a nervous chuckle. At this point I didn't know if I made sense or not but I wanted nothing more than to start my search for Sophia , which needed convincing Ethan to stay

his face. I knew what was going on in his mind.

was trying to

soft nod

.........

they knew that something was wrong but I signaled them not to ask anything in front of Ethan and they agreed. Mom took away Ethan with her