I Swear, Let Me Love You Again

3RD POV:

THE NEXT DAY:

It had been more than 24 hours since Nathaniel had gone missing. The crew had come across footage of Nathaniel entering a black minivan but from the look of things, it didn’t seem forced.

And why? Because he willingly entered to ensure his girls were protected. The police couldn’t even see the plate number because the van didn’t have one. Everyone was in Nathaniel’s apartment waiting for an update from the police and also conducting their own research.

Lydia had just made coffee for everyone and handed a cup to Rachel who had just been leaning on her. Jacob and Melissa had left because it was simply frustrating just laying around and waiting for an update or waiting on Kelvin to discover something. But Liam’s wife, Riley had come around later that night along with Lorena and Darren who came to provide comfort for Lydia.

“I think Jason is involved and I also think my mother knows something about it.” Rachel spoke out loud all of a sudden and everyone turned towards her.

It kept bothering her keeping it as it could have come as useful information. The only thing she had shown them was the writing scribbled on the notepad and they had already established that it had to do with Jenny.

“What? Jason? Your mum, Mrs King?” Kelvin asked in confirmation and Rachel nodded her head.

She ran down her conversation with Jason and her mother yesterday and they all scoffed in disbelief.

“I suggest we inform the police ASAP. Maybe they call track Jason or your mum, whom I’m still baffled about.” Riley spoke and they all agreed.

“I will call them right now.” Liam said and whipped out his phone dialing the chief investigator on both Jenny and now this case.

“Hello…. Detective…. we have new information that we think can help.” Liam spoke and Lydia walked to the kitchen to answer Andrew’s call. He was worried about her and Nathaniel’s current situation, so he was trying to be supportive.

Just like always, the media had found out  about Nathaniel going missing and it was everywhere. Mrs King had seen it and smiled, she said to herself,

My son is finally where he is meant to be and the woman he was born to be with. I’m proud. She was extremely pleased and she drank out of her tea.

The maids present with her just stared at her like she was crazy and went ahead to gossip on why a mother will smile at the news of her missing son.

Everything was extremely crazy.

“Are you okay?” Lorena questioned Lydia stepping into the kitchen and seeing Lydia leaning on the kitchen counter holding onto Nathaniel’s apron. It smelt just like him.

“I’m scared. What if…. What if something horrible happens to him?” She cried and Lorena’s face turned to pure sadness seeing tears dropping down her best friend’s cheeks.Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

“O MY…. Lydia, stop crying.” She pulled her for a hug and embraced her, patting her back softly.

“It’s going to be okay. That crazy Jenny or whatever her stupid name is, loves him so she’s not going to hurt him.” Lorena spoke trying to convince Lydia who pulled herself from the embrace and shook her head.

“She’s crazy and obsessed with Nathaniel, I feel she’s going to hurt him. I feel it. I don’t know what I’m going to do if something happens to him.” She continued crying and Lorena comforted her, Rachel who was at the door began crying as well.

Let my brother return safely…please. She begged the heavens internally with hope and faith.

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AT A WAREHOUSE:

HOURS LATER:

Nathaniel was seated on a plush couch for the past 24 hours. His arms were tied to the arm rest but the room was extremely dark. His feet were together as well, and he basically had no idea when this was done to him. As soon as he entered into the minivan and the doors were shut, Jenny, the woman who claimed to love him more than anything in the world, injected him in order to have him sleep for hours.

He had woken up in distress, after a bad dream, a few hours ago. In his dream, he had seen Lydia and surprisingly Lorena crying over someone. And when he glanced at the person who they were crying over, it turned out to be not only one person, but also two people who were Kelvin and Andrew. And no one even regarded him in the dream.

“Jennifer.” He called out with his voice hoarse and he still felt extremely dizzy. Even after hours of waking up.

“Jenny!” He called out louder and coughed loudly after. The door to the room opened and lights finally shined into the dark cold room and someone who he could barely see entered into the room. His vision was blurry and whoever entered the room switched on the dim light bulb.

He vaguely saw Jenny who took a seat in a single chair right in front of him. He blinked repeatedly and Jenny smiled from ear to ear looking at him. She had taken a shower and had combed out her fringe which was so close to her eyes, and her hair’s color seemed brighter. She was dressed in a black hoodie which said, I love my man and matching black pants to match. The entire room smells like dust.

“Jenny…. What are you doing? And what did you give me?” He asked slurring his words and she cupped his face in her hands and pecked his lips repeatedly. He tried to move his face away but she held onto it tightly and looked into his eyes before kissing his lips sloppily.

She didn’t even care that he didn’t kiss her back, she was filled with gladness and joy tasting his lips after many months, years even.

“Nathaniel, I love you so much.” She spoke after breaking up the kiss only to see the look of disgust on his face.

“What? You didn’t like it? You wish it was Lydia you were kissing right?” She stood up feeling herself getting angry at the thought of Lydia and him sharing a kiss.

“I came with YOU, Jenny. What did you inject me with? Why did you fucking tie me up? And what in heaven’s name do you want from me.…” He spoke slowly but he was fuming. He couldn’t even use his hands to clean his lips as he felt disgusted.

“I guess they were right when they stated the injection was strong.” She spoke as if just remembering. They had stated that just a dose was required but Jenny had given him two extra.

“Anyways, I tied you up because we are finally together and nothing is going to take you away from me. What other question? Oh and Nathaniel, baby, you know you’re all I ever want. You just make things extremely difficult. Why can’t just love me freely like you did before? Why do you keep making so much trouble for me?” She asked, sitting right back and bringing out her gun, setting it on her lap.

Nathaniel exhaled shakily, feeling weak and his eyes were droopy. He couldn’t describe how unwell he felt and listening to the rubbish coming out of Jenny’s mouth was increasing his headache.

“Because I don’t love you! I don’t want you, I want Lydia, don’t you get that?” Jenny’s eyes changed and her blood fumed as she heard that. She stood up from the chair and held her gun in her hand.

“Lydia this, Lydia that. Lydia, Lydia, Lydia, Lydia, every fucking time. I’m so sick of her, I should have had her killed last night.” she clenched her jaw and Nathaniel blinked repeatedly so he could engage in this conversation just well.

“She saved your life, donated blood for you for years and returned every dime I gave her as compensation even though I didn’t treat her right and yet you harbor so much hate for her because of what? Me? I don’t even see you as a friend anymore but a common criminal after everything you’ve done.” She scoffed at his words, everything he kept saying was simply adding fire to her anger.