Runaway Groom

12.

She has to put her ego aside for her survival because she’s not alone anymore.

With shaky hands she dialled her father’s number, on third ring he picked her call....

hello, (silence)

Hello Alessandro Ribiero here (silence)

Hello.....

Hello......

If you are not talking then I’m ending the call.

Naaya panicked, “Dad, please help me”

Silence......

After long silence

Is this you Naaya ?

Yes Dad, please help me this one. I’ll do whatever you ask me for, for my whole life.

What happened Naaya, why are you crying and what help you are asking for

(Naaya feels his dad voice was shaky and throaty like he’s about to cry, but she shakes the thought away, she will talk about it when she will be face to face or talk to him next time, if he’s willing)

Dad please take me out from here, before anything happens to me, I’m begging you.

Her dad didn’t ask her much just said, you have lot of explaining to do young lady, and you will listen to me when you will be here. For which she said “yes”. It was the silent promise between the daughter and father. This time Naaya knows that, she has to obey her father at any cost.

She shared her address along with passcode of apartment, so that whoever is coming with helping hand should directly come to her room. And if Andrew would be outside, it won’t be safe for her to go downstairs and open the door.

She packed her things in a small suitcase, which mostly contains her documents like her passport, bank account details, testimonials etc. She was more than willing to take the wedding gown with her but decided against it, as it was no use for her and that is from Andrew. She self-design that gown but paid by Andrew. She took off her engagement ring put it on side table along with a final goodbye letter and shed some more tears with a promise to herself that this is last time she’s shedding tears for a cheater.

At 2:15 am she heard a knock on her bedroom door, again she got scared, after waiting for 10 seconds again gentle knock was there. This time uniting lot of courage she asked “who’s this”.

“Ms. Ribiero is this you.”

Who’s this?

“Miss, Sir Alessandro Ribiero  has sent us to pick you up, if you can hurry up. We have to leave this place immediately as we have to reach airport before 3:00 am or we will be held back because after 3 airport authority will only allow their planes not private jet.”

She opened her door and found 4 armed men are standing, she tried scanning the area for traces of Andrew, for which one of the men answered, Miss no one was there when we entered this place, may be someone would be available in one of the rooms, we may hurry. She was staring this house longingly, it was about to be her wedding house from today but see what happened, she has to leave the place on her wedding day. Why every time she has to meet the untrustworthy men. From her dad to Andrew. She never thought that her relationship with Andrew will end up on such bizarre note.

She doesn't want to leave this place, it’s very near to her heart, she has created each and every part of this house with lot of love but for her dear life she has too. She asked one of the armed men in suit for few minutes so that she can relive her life once again in this house. This is the last time she is in same space with Andrew, without realization she fell hard for him. she went to every nook of the house which she arranged for one last time; she didn't realize she was crying this whole time. Andrew was first to end their relation, now after seeing everything today with her own eyes nothing left for rebounding her relationship with him. She genuinely wanted to rekindle everything between her and Andrew, on the way from hospital she was thinking how things will turn out tomorrow but never in dreams she thought of all this.

She left the apartment with one small bag only with her important papers and nothing else. As everything will remind her of him. Despite wanting she will not be able to forget him as she is carrying his child.

They reached LaGuardia Airport, from there they are flying to Rome, Italy, it will take about 13 hours to reach. When she reached Rome airport its already 8 in the evening, Italy, Rome is 5 hours ahead of New York. She has been straightaway directed to her father’s Mansion, for which she was hesitating but had no choice.

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