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CHAPTER 3

Nia's Pov

My jaw dropped as I turned to face the rude person who had bumped into me and my jaw dropped. It was Henry. My cousin , wasn't he supposed to be out of the country? I wondered but my thoughts were interrupted by Henry's sarcastic tone. Henry dramatically sighed " oh my poor cousin, as weak as ever". Anna struggled to hold in her giggle. " I am not weak you jerk!" I fired back. Despite being in different cities, Henry and I were always close. He was three years older than me and that he always made sure I'd never forget. He acted like the boss of me but I never complained because despite being a bossy snob, he always cared for me like his bloodly sister and always protected me against bullies back then when I was very insecure. "Jerk!?" Henry asked acting as if I had shot a bullet right into his chest " I'm three years older than you shorty, learn to respect your elders or life span may drop". I rolled my eyes soo hard I was sure my pupils would get stuck up. Anna who was silently giggling finally spoke up , which I hoped she hadn't after I heard what came out of her mouth, " Awww you guys would have looked soo good together, if you weren't cousins" Anna said, acting like a cupid fairy who just arrived to earth from the plant of rainbows and love. "Ewwww" both Henry and I said together. Anna just went back to giggling like a dangerous criminal who had just been told they would be getting out of jail soon and that's when it hit me like a bullet and I turned to Henry, " weren't you in London? What are you doing here?" I asked with pure confusion written all over my face. Henry smiled soo bright I was sure the sun even got jealous from looking at him " I came to help my mom at her restaurant, besides I'm tired of living in another man's country. Home is home . I didn't tell you because I wanted it to be a surprise". " Well you really surprised me" I said returning back his smile.

Later that day my brain decided to go on a vacation to the land of emptiness just when we started to write Mr.Leo's test. I was literally in a mental war with the questions on the paper. After what felt like years the paper was finally over and we walked out..... complaining. " Mr. Leo is a jerk!" Anna said angrily throwing her hands in the air like she was killing invencible mosquitoes. "I also think the papers were hard but let's not go cursing out the teacher, he is someone's father after all " I said with a soft voice. Anna reluctantly stopped cursing. The conversation then shifted to how this weekend is going to be boring for her since she was going to her hometown for one of her cousin's wedding. " At least you got a nice cousin, mine are not snakes but pythons" Anna complained. After complaining for what felt like hours she got a call to head home early so we said our good byes and went our serperate ways. Henry had already gone home a long time ago since he only came to see me and I told him not to worry and to go back which I wish I didn't because the rain suddenly decided that the earth seemed a bit dry and wanted to make it a little bit wet , which wouldn't have been a problem since Henry had a car but where is Henry? Oh yeah I TOLD HIM TO GO HOME! I sighed. The rain had trapped me in front of an old store. When they rain finally decided to take a break it was late. I didn't waste a second and rushed home . The street was dark and only the Streetlights were the source of light that prevented me from walking in total darkness. The weather was cold

I felt cold

But that wasn't the worst thing,

I felt watched.

And that's when I saw him.

A man, laying weak on the road.

He was groaning which indicated that he was in pain. Something told me to run, to pretend I didn't see anything but my curiosity got the better of me so I went closer to the man and what I saw made my blood run cold. It was dark and the man had a black hoodie on which covered his face but that's not what made my blood run cold. The man layed in a pool of blood, his blood and he seemed weak. Some part of me hated the idea but how could I leave an injured man on the streets so I decided to take him home. The nearest hospital was very far from where we were but my house was closer. Besides I was studying nursing and had some first aid at my house.

Fast forward, after bringing the groaning man inside my house i placed him on the couch and rushed to find the first aid. When I did I lifted up his shirt and holy Moly he was ripped but I couldn't care about that now. I carefully attended to his wound and bandage it . By the time I was the done, the stranger had already fallen asleep. Poor guy must be tired so I left him to sleep supporting his head with a pillow and covering him with a blanket.

The next morning I woke up to the smell of pancakes. It was a Saturday as I had over slept a bit. I quickly came downstairs only to see the man I had helped shirtless and in an apron cooking. He turned and smiled and oh my God he looked like a prince . I couldn't see his face well since it was pretty dark last night but wait I've seen this guy somewhere before......

Wait I remember him!