Lahat ng Kabanata ng With love, Mr. Bragança: Kabanata 51 - Kabanata 60

NELLYI don't knock on the door, but stare at the doorknob as if my end is near. I lose track of time when the first two minutes pass, so when I hear my mother call his name, the man I love, in a seductive way, as if they were close, I reach my limit of what I can bear and open the door. My eyes scan every inch of the room until they find the woman who brought me into this world and the man I love sitting together on the couch, very close to each other. They both look at me in shock, like they're seeing a ghost and just can't believe it."Do I interrupt?" I asked, focusing on my mother's hands squeezing David's left arm. Neither of them says anything, they just stay in the same position without taking their eyes off me.''Nelly.'' David says my name as he did when we were alone, locked in his apartment or curled up on his living room floor. Only this time, no heat passes through my body. In fact, the opposite effect happens.I'm angry. Furious with him. "Daughter?'' Kaciana speaks and

NELLYMy eyelids are heavy, and I have to work harder than usual to open my eyes. When I do, everything is dark.If it weren't for a gap in the roof of what I believe to be an abandoned shed, I wouldn't have seen my best friend slumped over and tied up next to me.The sound of heels crunching dry leaves and slamming against the worn floor makes me look for her in the shadows. I don't need time to remember what happened when I left David's office. She did it. Charlotte. "Where's Kiara, you crazy girl!? What did my friend do? An enormous rage arises in me when I remember her frightened face just before Charlotte hit her with a wooden stick.We were behind David's building, Kiara was trying to get some information out of me when I told her that I didn't reveal about the pregnancy. She took me there so as not to attract anyone's attention and because she still hoped to change my mind."Look who's awake. Finally." Charlotte says in an amused voice, smiling and clapping her hands. I put my

DavidForty-five minutes before...I didn't know if the plan was going to work, but it was my only hope, and the clock was ticking. I made a mistake when I didn't immediately terminate Carlota contract and let her into my life again. Once again, I failed in my mission to take care of my Nelly.I drove down with a pain in my chest, determined to correct my mistake with every step I take, I allow Edward to guide us through what appears to be an abandoned place. It took him more than two hours to get here after an anonymous message arrived at his cell phone, indicating the location. The message offered an invitation, it was not necessary to add A + B to find out the sender. It was obvious even for an eight-year-old. The point is that we have a plan. We just need to make it work. My whole body is under strain and even though I try to stay calm, the blood rushes through my veins, speeding up my heartbeat. From afar, even in dim lighting, I clearly see the profile of three figures, three, n

NELLYSeconds.Seconds it took me to realize that David doesn't want this child. Seconds, to have a gun pointed at my head, seconds, until I realized that nothing should be more important than the safety of this baby. Because I will be to him or her everything that no one has ever been to me. A mother, a friend, a confidant, a safe place. I will protect this baby with everything I have, including my safety.Edward keeps his hand on David's arm to stop his advance, but the look in his eyes tells me that he too is having to control himself. Reluctantly, he is blaming himself, feeling responsible for my safety and pain, but I don't blame him. Although, I can't look at him for a long time either, so I look at the girl who has always been there for me when I needed her, defending me, making me smile and motivating me. Alice is tense, shaking her head at the idea I've just had, because of everyone here, Alice knows me best. She somehow knows that I've reached my limit and I'm no longer goin

Nelly David is quick in his actions, he waits for Carlota to be off guard and takes the pistol out of her hand, dropping it when she tries to get it back. Realizing that the situation is going to repeat itself, I anticipate and enter between them, crouching and touching the handle of the gun, but the red-painted nails rest on my wrist and tear my skin there. I look up, not wanting to, but knowing who I'm going to meet."It ends here." Kaciana says, giving me a look so meaningful that time loses its value, becoming slow, heavy. I can't stop my eyes from filling with tears."Mom." My tone is loaded, ignoring that I am his target. I look at her as the girl who begged for another hug. Deep down, I'm begging her not to end our story that way. She gave me life, her blood runs through my veins, I'm part of her."I have no other choice," she says, her gaze unbiased.''Kaciana''. David says in a warning tone, at this moment, he has already given up on Carlota and is by my mother's side." Don't