I Swear, Let Me Love You Again

3RD POV:

“Nathaniel, do you know how many years I pretend to truly need her dirty blood that I no longer did?” She scoffed and Nathaniel stared at her intently though it wasn’t exactly easy due to the intoxication.

“I made a deal with the doctor, we continued lying, we needed her blood and in exchange he lied for me to you. And you would take so much care of me, I miss that version of Nathaniel. Who disregarded his wife for me and now guess who is going to be your wife?” She smiled and Nathaniel was angry and disappointed with himself. He was extremely regretful and cursed the day he met her.

“I would rather die than marry you. All I did for you was just a form of appreciation for saving my life when we were kids.” He responded and she bursted out laughing.

She laughed boisterously thinking back to that day, they claimed she saved his life. Nathaniel was trying to figure out a way to untie the ropes and an escape route but his head was banging and his heart was racing unnecessarily.

Were they the side effects of the injection?

“What if I told you, I wasn’t the one who saved you that day but your stupid Lydia which is one of the reasons I hate her even more?” Jenny confessed and Nathaniel shook his head in disbelief and confusion.

FLASHBACK TO WHEN THEY WERE KIDS:

Rachel, Nathaniel, Jennifer were all playing at the park having fun. Meanwhile Lorena, Aaron and Lydia so happened to be at their favorite bench taking a break after playing all round the park. Lorena’s nanny had bought ice cream for the three and was watching them.

“Let’s play tag again!” Young Lorena suggested and with the energy from the intake of sugar, they nodded and began to play all around.Còntens bel0ngs to Nô(v)elDr/a/ma.Org

Rachel walked towards Aaron and asked, “Can we play with you? You seem so fun.” Nathaniel wasn’t too far behind her and Jenny, who wasn’t a fan of having new friends, was reluctant to come with him.

“You’re It.” Lydia tapped on Nathaniel’s shoulder and they all ran away from Nathaniel and he began to chase all five of them. He was only able to chase Jenny who was still working on her speed, in fear of being caught, she kept looking backwards and Nathaniel wasn’t paying attention to where he was going as he was calculating tagging Lydia who was playing around since she had tagged him.

Jenny ran down the park and crossed the road giggling and Nathaniel tried to catch up with her as well without paying attention and his nanny was discussing with Aaron’s nanny, so their eyes weren’t focused on the kids.

Unbeknownst to Nathaniel, a truck was coming and when he heard a horn of the truck approaching, he froze rather than hurriedly running away. Lydia looked with eyes and remembered all her mother had taught about cars and crossing the road.

That day, Lydia risked her life by going out of her way to drag Nathaniel who was struck by the expectancy of the truck hitting him.

Afterwards the truck passed and the parents in the park along with the two’s nanny hurriedly ran and checked up on the kids.

END OF FLASHBACK:

“Rachel or you could eveb remember who exactly saved you. Additionally, the nanny wasn’t paying attention, so I owned up to that win.” She gave a smug smile and Nathaniel was simply disgusted by her.

“You’re sick…I just can’t believe you.” From young she was like this, she was capable of so much. I think I have underestimated her. Nathaniel thought.

“All because I love you.” She went closer to him and smiled. He tried to fight the ropes on him. But she laughed knowing how well she had tied him.

“You’re not going anywhere, Nathaniel. We belong together forever and ever.” Nathaniel was just so uneasy and a second after the door bursted wide open.

“We have been found, boss. The police have surrounded the building, Mr Wilist requested you deliver his message or I will.” Jenny’s amused facial expression turned into fear.

Jason or Mr Wilist like he wants to be called, had contacted her and invested into her plan by providing the warehouse and weapons, in exchange, she had to either make Nathaniel go through excruciating pain or kill him. Okay, that was wrong, he requested Nathaniel go through pain then after he would be shot. It was revenge for coming between his practically nonexistent relationship with Rachel. He wanted both Nathaniel and Rachel to pay. Rachel’s pay was losing her brother. Jenny wasn’t in support but agreed, planning to elope with Nathaniel afterwards.

“It’s the police. Drop your weapons, we are coming in!” She heard from outside and Nathaniel smiled small, feeling some type of hope.

“Now, I would be away from you and I can now start a family with the woman I love.” He spoke drowsy and that triggered Jenny because the next second, she had pulled the trigger on Nathaniel and shot him 3 times without thinking.

Seeing the blood gushing from him, and his eyes closing finally, she instantly regretted her decision.

“No…. no…. no…. What have I done?  Nathaniel…!!!” She screamed in horror, breathing heavily and crying as she stared at him and she went closer to him, meanwhile the police bursted into the warehouse and began the arrest.

“Nathaniel, I’m sorry…. I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to.. ” She was a total mess as she began to untie the rope from his hands and legs.

Her heart shattered as she felt his cold lifeless body.

Did I just kill him?

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Nathaniel was rushed to the hospital and everyone who loved him, his friends, family, Lydia and her friends were all at the waiting room. When Nathaniel was rushed in, they had informed them that his breathing was weak and he was in between life and death. Lydia and Rachel were crying profusely and everyone kept confirming them and trying to keep calm as well.

They saw two nurses running around and Lydia quickly held one and asked, “What’s going on? Please tell us something.”

“We are still working ma’am but his heart has stopped.” The nurse spoke sadly then broke free from Lydia’s loose hold and everyone’s eyes went wide in disbelief and shock.

“That’s a lie, that’s not true…. that’s not true.” Rachel kept chanting to herself and Lydia just slided down the wall and cried.

Nathaniel is dead.

The memory of the day they had gone to the movie crossed her mind like a clip of a movie.

“Why are you crying?” He chuckled as the movie had finally come to an end and the lights in the movie room came on.

“Why did the major lead have to die, he loved her so much? Why did you request such a sad movie? You have such horrible taste in movies.” I pointed out sniffling, he laughed bringing out a handkerchief and softly cleaning away my tears.

“I read it had intense romance, that’s all. My bad…God, I hate seeing you cry.” He looked like he was truly hurt by that and I sighed, rising to my feet snatching the handkerchief from him.

…. I truly had fun that day, we had also engaged in an argument stating the major lead should never die or it will hurt the viewers while he argued that it was just life.

Nathaniel couldn’t be dead…please.

She begged and prayed to the universe that it shouldn’t be true.

That can’t be, life, I beg of you.