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?

I want to see the CCTV footage of the entrance, now." Knowing of what I could

a room. I stood in front of the screen and

entering the restaurant . 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 completely dressed in black and had a mask covering his face.

him drag her out of sight. That

It had 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

my eyes shut

of it was my fault. I shouldn't have left her alone. How could I be so fucking careless? The familiar

." I banged my fist on the table. This startled the workers who looked frightened of my outburst but I couldn't care less. The sound woke Ethan up. He rubbed his eyes before taking in

?" I closed my eyes and took deep breaths to calm myself but nothing seemed to work. I

to calmly speak. He nodded before trying to get into a comfortable position in my hold once again. But suddenly as

how to reply . Putting on a relaxed

Why 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 paranoid he was

Ryan are her only friends." Obviously, he knew it. He has to

friend of hers. She didn't tell you about her because they hadn't 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

look very happy . Instead a gloomy expression covered his face. I knew what was going

to come back." I was assuring him but I realized that somewhere I was trying to find a bit of

soft nod and a faint

.........

From my face they knew that something was wrong but I signaled them not to ask