__ROSE’S POV___
When I woke up, it felt like pain all over again. I didn’t gain consciousness all on my own. I was forcefully woken up with pain. A glance at my body tells me that I’ve been pierced in several places with the knife. I can see slashed from where I’ve been cut. My entire body looks gory and I don’t know where the skin ends and where the blood starts.
Drake looks extremely happy with his artwork as he kept looking at me over and over again. When he saw that I was already awake, he laughed at me and brought out something else. A butcher’s knife. Knives seem to be his speciality and he wasn't hesitating to use it. What does he plan to do with the butcher’s knife? Does he want to cut me up into pieces like they did to him?
Even Helena must have
__ROSE’S POV___I didn’t realize how much light can come in through the doors and windows of the warehouse until I was woken up by it. I must have slept through the entire night for the rays of the sun to get to me and wake me up. I looked around and saw that the guards that were told to guard me were still fast asleep. If I had not been tied down to the chair, this would have been my chance to escape without anybody knowing about it. They’d have just woken up to see that I was gone and Helena would have taken out her anger on them.I coughed once and saw that my mouth was still filled with blood from yesterday and it seemed like I was getting weak instead of rejuvenated from the sleep I had over the night. Not that could be classified as an actual sleep but it’s something and I should have a little bit of strength instead of
_NATE’S POV___I couldn’t sleep a wink all night. Since it would be too much hassle for me to go home and then come back here, I had to sleep over at Rose’s aunt’s house. I was given Rose’s room to stay in and it just kept reminding me of her and it makes me so sad that she isn’t here. No matter how much I try to, I just couldn’t sleep and as soon as the early rays of the sun came in through the window, I stood up and headed to the living room. I didn’t bother to take my bath, there were more important things to do and I’m certain I wouldn’t have body odor from not bathing for what I hope wouldn’t surpass a day.It looked to me that Rose's siblings didn’t get much sleep too because they were all out as soon as I got out. It is the second day since Rose had been kidnapped and the
_NATE’S POV__Drake. Of course, he was one of the people I didn’t think about and he had to be the one behind it all. I looked back and saw him seated on a chair at the entrance. I was so fixated on Rose, and that’s what made me miss seeing him.“You’re the one behind all of these, aren’t you?” I said, moving towards him in a menacing manner but he doesn’t seem bothered.“I can’t take all the credit for this. I have Helena here to thank for the wonderful idea of kidnapping your wife. I didn’t even think about that before and I must say that I’m really enjoying it. I’m glad you’re here though because this won’t be complete if I don’t do what I want to do to you exactly. Your wife here alread
_ROSE'S POV___"Mother?" It looks like I finally died because the person I'm seeing currently looks like my mother which tells me that I might probably be dead or in a coma.I looked again and the person had disappeared from my view. I looked around and it feels like I'm in a big empty room. It was eerily silent and I can feel myself getting anxious from being here. If there was something I hate most, it's being in a place that's completely silent and I can't do anything about it.I can hear faint talks but I was fading in and out like I was under water. I sat down waiting for all these to be over. I put my hands over my knees and rocked myself. I don't know what happened next but I knew it felt like I was transported back into my body after being a spectator.&nbs
__ROSE'S POV___Despite the fact that it is something I knew is a possibility, it still came as a shock to me to hear that from the doctor. I don't think I'm as shocked as my family though. Each of the faces of my family members were in several stages of surprise, although my Aunt's doesn't look as surprised as the rest of them. It was as if she knew something like this will happen.I couldn't believe my ears though. It was what I was thinking about the last time I visited the doctor. I know it's been a while since we had sex but it's also around the same time I should have collected the long term contraceptives. I was told to come back for it but everything became confusing and distracting and I completely forgot about it.The surprise on the face of my family turned into joy and they star
__NATE'S POV___As soon as I saw to it that Rose is in the hospital and is receiving treatment already, I hopped back into my car and headed to the police station. I still have some scores to settle before I'm fully satisfied that the bastards who did this to Rose have gotten the kind of justice that they deserve.During the drive down there, I pondered over all what had happened and could have happened. I just don't want to think of the fact that she could be dead right now rather than hospitalized and it's because of who she says is her best friend and someone who hates me and decided to take it out on her. It's unfortunate that she is the one who took the brunt of it when they could have just come for me and my family instead.I'm currently very angry and if I'm being very honest,
__ROSE'S POV___I opened my eyes to see him staring down at me. It looked like he was searching my face for something I don't know about. He moved back when he saw that my eyes were open though and he smiled at me, one I didn't return."Hey. I didn't know you're awake. I'm sorry I wasn't here for you when you woke up. I had to do some things". I have an idea of what that could have been. I can see blood splatters on his shirt and although he tried to hide it, I can see the ones on his knuckles too. Since it was mentioned earlier that he was going to the police station, I'm going to assume that means that whomever it is he fought with is Drake or Helena. I know he doesn't hit women though, which means it had to be Drake.I'm not against the fact that he did that, I just don't like the
__NATE'S POV____There's a lot to unpack from everything Rose had told me today. I don't even know where to start from or what to do and how to go about it. She can't just drop the news that she's pregnant and then immediately tell me that she'd be terminating our child and expect me to be fine with it. There's no way I can be fine with that sort of thing.I tried as hard as possible to make sure she won't do it. I even told her I love her. I didn't want to tell her that way before because I don't want it to seem like I'm pushing it to her because I want her to do something for me and that is not aborting the child, but it's almost like a last resort for me. For her to not do what she wants to do.I know Rose is very stubborn and once she sets her mind against something, there's nothing you