The Secrets Hidden In The Scars

Chapter 33: I Think I Should Accept It And Let Him Go

It's about three o'clock. Natalia is sitting at home. She got a little better, but she feels lousy. The girl has only one wish – to lie on the bed all day and watch TV. She is doing this now, as she is lying on the sofa in the living room with her hair brushed up and wearing a dark pink tube top and shorts of the same color. The blonde does not almost move her dead eyes off the big plasma TV hanging in the living room, holding a remote control in her hands. Natalia tries to find something good, but they are translating only the news issues that repeat all the same thousands of times, some not very good movies, and other things. Moreover, many channels keep translating the reportage about Michael's arrest, which almost everybody has seen. Almost every newscast is discussing it, but nobody says anything new.

Natalia has not met Terrence and Raquelle in the past three days. She decides to give them a chance to have some rest because she understands that they hardly want to have a meeting of friends. All this time, the girl has been sitting home, having a rest, and enjoying every second she spends at the place that she terribly missed while having to be at Michael's house.

"Hey..." Natalia thinks, lying on the back, putting her hand under her head, setting her sad eyes on the ceiling, and stopping watching the TV. "Anna doesn't still know I came back home three days ago... Gosh, I haven't told her that! I forgot about her! Anna still thinks I'm kept in the house of Michael... But if she and Daniel saw the reportage, they'd guess everything. Damn... I'll try to call her right now and explain everything."

Natalia wants to reach for the phone and call Anna. But when she barely gets up, she gets a notification about getting a new message on her mobile phone placed on the coffee table. The girl, frowning slightly, takes the phone, unlocks it, and opens the message she was just sent.

"Hey, Natalia, it's Anna! I just saw the report on the TV, in which they talked about you and a certain Michael, who was holding you at his house. Also, they mentioned all the MacClifes. I doubt you would reply to me now, but please, text or call me when you can. I do worry about you and can't calm down from thinking that danger is threatening you."

Natalia expected to see a similar message and is not surprised by what she read. The girl does not think much and decides to reply to Anna, typing a message and sending it.

"Hey, Anna! Everything you heard is the truth. The MacClifes have to do with this story as well as I do. And yeah, you can have no worries about me: I'm fine. I'm ready to talk to you when you want."

While Natalia is waiting for a message from Anna but is not sure if she will get it, she goes to the kitchen and microwaves some food. And when she returns to the living room, sits on the sofa, and eats a little, her phone makes another sound that notifies her of an incoming message. She takes it and reads what Anna sent her.

"MY GOD! Natalia! I can't believe it! Are you okay there? I heard you were kidnapped by the people of a certain Michael. Are you free now? Reply to me, friend, please! I've been too worried!"

Natalia smiles shyly and types a message for Anna.

"Don't worry, sweetie, now you can have no worries. Yes, I was really kidnapped, but now I'm fine and home. I promise I'll explain everything to you once we meet. If you want, go to my home. Or we could meet somewhere and talk about what happened to me. Not only that... I'd like to tell you something you should know. But it's not for a phone talk... I wanna talk about it personally."

Anna types a message quickly enough, and Natalia eats only a few spoons of what she cooked for herself.

"Erm... Sorry, honey, but I won't be able to meet you today. Daniel suggested we walk in the city, saying I should relax and calm down. Erm... Let's meet tomorrow? I'll call you once I'm back and agree on the meeting."