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 the entrance, now." Knowing of what

Sir , this way please." I followed her to a room. I stood in front of the screen and the footage of around the time we left , was

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

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

ten minutes that she was taken away. But where ? And by whom? I didn't know a single thing about her current location. I

my eyes shut in

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

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

took deep breaths to calm myself but nothing seemed to work.

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

to reply . Putting on a relaxed facade on

yeah, she met an old friend of hers and is going to stay with her for a few days . 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 these days about staying

has to know everything! I

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 my search for Sophia , which needed convincing Ethan to stay with Dad and Mom. So I was hoping that

expression covered his face. I

, your Mom won't leave you. She is going to come back." I was assuring him but I realized that somewhere I was trying to find a bit of comfort in my own words. I wanted to believe that she is going to come back to

with a soft nod

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them not to ask anything in front of Ethan and they agreed. Mom took away