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Author P.O.V. "Me..la..nie", Melanie on hearing her name looked at Nicholas. His eyelids were shaking, which meant only one thing, he was now conscious. "Nicholas, Nicholas", Melanie replied, tightening her grip on his hand. "Melanie", He said faintly as he opened his eyes. Melanie's eyes widened in excitement, she opened her mouth because of how shocked she was. "You came back Nich, you came back", she said amidst tears and hugged him. "Where am I? Why am I here?" Nicholas asked sitting up. "Don't worry about that, what matters right now is that you are conscious, your Grandpa just left a few minutes ago, you made everyone worried" Melanie said putting on a bright smile. Nicholas was shocked, "Why are you this excited and why are your cheeks burning?". "It's nothing, nothing, I am just glad you are awake", Melanie replied looking away. "Wow, it's so sad how one can be happy that her tormentor is back," Nicholas said as he came down from the bed. "It looks like you retur