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?

of what I could do with a snap of my fingers ,

I stood in front of the screen

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

his hold and I saw him drag her out of

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

eyes shut in pain.

I be so fucking careless? The familiar feeling of guilt

on the table. This startled the workers who looked frightened of my outburst but

and took deep breaths to calm myself but nothing seemed

be home soon." I managed to calmly speak. He nodded before trying to get into a comfortable position

reply . Putting on a

house? You can stay there until Mom returns?" I came up with a lie. Considering how paranoid he was these days about staying away from Sophia, I didn't want him to know

Ryan are her only friends." Obviously, he knew it. He has to know everything! I was getting

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 sense or not but I wanted nothing more than to start

happy . Instead a gloomy expression covered his face. I knew what

realized that somewhere I was trying to find a bit of comfort in

replied with a soft nod and

.........

Dad's place. From my face they knew that something was wrong but I signaled them not to ask anything in front of Ethan and they agreed.