Chapter Six

Meeting My Past

Mia's POV

I came to the hospital to visit the guy who saved me but I didn't find him inside the ward, I guess he's using the comfort room so I sat on the chair to wait for him.

I waited for him for too long but I can't even see him, my feet are starting to numb and I massage them.

I decided to went to the information desk to ask the nurse.

"Nurse, May I ask where is the guy in room 202?" I asked, she looked at the computer and turn her look at me.

"Miss, he already discharges this morning" she replied.

I thanked her and went out of the hospital feeling disappointed, I can't imagine that I wasted my time just visiting a man I just met. He's nice but I guess we will not see each other anymore.

I was standing in the waiting area when a car stops in front of me and open the car's window. There's a man peek at it, my eyes grew bigger the moment I saw this man. A familiar face, a mix of emotion, and I felt like the world stops and everybody stops from moving.

I become a statue for a moment, he looked at me surprisingly and with amazement. He holds the car's door to open it and when I realized that he will go out of his car, my feet started to move away from him like it has their own mind.

I ran very fast, I know he's trying to catch me up but I wanted to get rid of him and not see him ever again.

Every time I see him, I can't stop myself from crying, feel pathetic for myself, being insecure for being who I am right now.

Every time I'm with him, I feel I'm worthless to live in this world.

                                                              "Kelly's POV"

I was lying on the sofa while watching Netflix when the door suddenly opens and Mia came in, she hurriedly locks the door.

I just watched her walk, she looks upset then she runs upstairs.

"Hey, what's up?" I shouted but she ignores me.

I just continue watching the series but I heard some noises coming from the second floor, I feel like there's something mysterious happening to her.

I decided to come to her, her room's door is open.

All of her clothes are in her bed, she keeps on walking back and forth.

I was shocked when she started to sort and pack her things in the boxes.

I closed the box she's holding and ask her, "what are you doing? What's happening to you?" she didn't reply instead she removed my hands away from the box.

I was really upset because she never did to me before, she looks angry and annoyed by me.

I touched her shoulder and pulled her to face me, "what's wrong with you? Tell me!" I demanded but she looks away then she started crying, her face is wet cause of sweat and tears.

"What's wrong?" I asked her again.

"I saw him," she said coldly.

"Who? Alex?" I said.

"NO!" she said angrily.

"What did I do wrong to you to get mad at me?! Why do you have to shout at me? I'm your friend, tell me what's happening. Maybe I can help."

"My dad is back. I saw him earlier, you already know that I DON'T WANT to see him anymore. Every time I saw him, I feel insecure, unloved, ugly, and worthless person. He never treated me as his daughter, he looked at me like I'm the dumbest person in the world. They only love themselves and see me as trash and nothing else." She answered then burst in crying, this time I hug her tightly.

"Why do you think did he come back?" I asked.

"Lately, he texted me and told me to marry a rich man so he can get a lot of money from the man, and maybe that's the reason why he came back. Just to let me marry a man I don't love and for him to be richer," she explained.

"Okay, what is your plan ?" I caressed her hair.

"I'm gonna live this house and leave to the next cit, and hide away from him" she confusedly reply.

"Okay, I will help you pack your things and I will go with you. I know a place where you can hide." I suggested, I unclasped my hand from hugging her and face her.

"Really?" she asked.

"Yes. Stop crying now." I replied then wipe her tears.

I helped her pack her things and put them inside the box and sealed it.

Since young Mia's always trying to hide away from her family, her mom died years ago and her dad remarried. Her dad's attitude to her changes when he marries her stepmom. She was emotionally abused by her stepsisters, stepmom, and dad.

And that decreases her self-esteem, she became unconfident, shy, scared, insecure, conscious, and lost when I first met her.

At the age of 18, she decided to leave her dad. She came with me to study and we both study in the same school. She started dreaming with us.

She changed because she wanted to be stronger but every time she saw this man who ruins her youth, all of the emotion she had before was coming back.

We're almost done packing her things but we heard the doorbell is ringing, we both look to each other.

"Do you have any expected visitor now?" I asked.

"No, how about you?" she asked.

"No, then who's that???" I asked, we heard the man is shouting.

"Mia, I KNOW YOU ARE THERE. STOP HIDING, GET OUT FROM THAT HOUSE!" he shouted.

"Oh no! You're dad." I said.

"What will I do?" she panicked.

"Don't worry, you have me. I will open the door and talk to him, and also your dad will not recognize me cause we used to meet at the park before. Leave it to me, okay?" I guarantee her, she just nods at me.

I came out of her room and walk down the stairs, every step I make made my heart jumps. I finally reach the door and calms myself before I open it half.

"Hello, sir, who are you looking for?" I asked him, his eyes were trying to scan the whole house. His dad grew older now, he was tall, looks strict, he was wearing a black suit. I think he just got a meeting somewhere and follow Mia up to the place but I think he's not sure that Mia was actually here.

"I'm looking for my daughter, I saw her she stopped in that road" he answered and point out the other road.

"Then, how do you think that your daughter is here if she stops on the other road?" I asked.

"I just know, I'm her dad" he proudly announced.

"Well sir, I'm sorry to tell you but I'm the one living here not anybody so please you can leave now" I beg.

"I don't believe you, I know she's here" he disagrees.

"I don't believe you too that your daughter is here, maybe your just a conman who's trying to cheat me so you can steal something from me? I wasn't born yesterday sir, I know those styles of yours." I answered him frankly.

"I don't CARE IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE ME!" he shouted and pushed me, I fell on the floor then he came inside our house and searched it.

"GET OUT OF MY HOUSE!!! OR ELSEI WILL CALL The POLICE!" I commanded him.

He looked at me and answered, "then call them now, if they know that you're hiding my daughter you will be the one in jail. Do it"

"Who are you trying to scare? Me? Why would I ?" I mocked him.

I hurriedly grab the telephone and dialed the number of the police station, I was watching him search my place.

Finally, the police officer answered.

"Hello sir, please come to my place right now. I need help, there's a man forcedly came to my house. I'm scared. Please?" I beg the officer.

"Okay ma'am, tell me your address and we will be there asap," he said.

I gave my address to the officer and hung up the call.

I sat on the sofa feeling proud while watching Mia's Dad to look in every corner of my house, I grab popcorn and eat it while rolling my eyes at him.

I just let him walk upstairs to search until I realized that Mia was there in her room I put down my popcorn on the table, my heart starting to play drums on it, she might be found.

I run to stop her dad from coming into the rooms there but when I reached her room, his dad open it and I think I was too late. She was FOUND.