"Amanda, he called." Nikita said pacing to and fro in the room.
"Niki, can you sit? This is the fifth time you've been saying this and it make me dizzy watching you to and fro." Amanda said and messaged her temple.
After Nikita got Lorenzo's call, she couldn't endure it alone so she had to call the only person who knew about her situation. Amanda came rushing after Nikita told her about Lorenzo calling her to break the News of knowing she's pregnant. And since she came, she had been seeing her move up and down in the room and she's been watching all her movements making her feel dizzy.
"So what are you going to do?" Amanda finally asked after Nikita had finally settled down.
"You know my answer already. 8 need to leave this night." Nikita said making Amanda gloomy.
"I thought you've discarded that idea already." Amanda asked more as a question than a statement.
"Amanda... I thought you've talk about this already." Nikita said and settled down beside her friend.
"But I didn't approve. I just said I'm gonna miss you that's all." Amanda said and pouted like a child who's mother has taken his toy. "Aren't there any other ways? Why's leaving the country only the option?" Amanda said trying all her better to change her friend's mind.
"Amanda, that's the only way. To keep you, your family and mine safe from Lorenzo." Nikita said clasping Amanda's hands in hers. "But I promise to be in touch when I reach just don't tell my parents. I'll find time to tell them personally." Nikita said and AM nodded.
Nikita was in her room with her suitcase laying lazily on the bed. Time has gone really fast since Amanda came to visit her in the morning. Now, she was done packing her stuff then she heard a knock at her door. She answered and her mom's face came to view.
"Mom..." She called and smiled slightly.
"Are you done already?" She asked and got a nod from Nikita. Huabout this." She said and walked towards where here she stood leaning on the door. She clasped her hands in hers and led her towards her bed. She helped her sit on the bed with her hands still clasped in hers.
"Mom, I promised to be in touch. I'll allow answer your calls just... just don't give me that look." Nikita pleaded.
Later in the afternoon, Amanda before left, Nikita told her parents about the business trip was going, which was going to take a whole two years. They didn't approve at first but with much persuasion, they finally understood with Amanda's help too.
"But you're going to be there for two years. And two years without any of my babies is a totally hell for me." Mrs Marcelo said and sighed.
"Honey please." Mr Marcelo entered. He held his wife's shoulder making her lean on him.
"Dad, you're here." Nikita said and his father walked to where she sat.
"It's fine, my child. I pray the purpose of you going there will be a success." Mr Marcelo said and patted her hair.
"James... Are you being serious right now? Our daughter is leaving us and you're approve it?" Mrs Marcelo asked then stood up and stormed out.
"Kellen, you're being dramatic again." Mr Marcelo said Which made Nikita laugh.
They were still talking when another figure entered.
"Oh, so you guys are having a family meeting without me? Niki, I'm mad." Aurora, Nikita's eight years little sister said folding her hands on her chest with a pout. That was when Nikita remembered she hadn't told her about her leaving.
"Have you told her?" Her father asked but Nikita shook her head indicating 'no'." Then I think I'll leave it to you to handle everything." Her father said and withdrew.
"What? You're leaving? For two years? And why am I only hearing about it now?" Aurora asked and stomped her feet on the floor.
"Aurora, you're being dramatic right now." Nikita said and Aurora gasped.
"Me? Dramatic? Nikita, you just told me you're leaving and you're going to stay for two years and now you're telling me I'm dramatic?" Aurora asked the stood up"I'm pissed" she said and left the room.
"And now, I have to calm her before I leave." She said and stood up going to take a shower.
Amanda came in later after Nikita has settled the dispute between her sister, mom and her.
"Good evening Auntie, Uncle and my bestie." She said and hugged Aurora. Aurora smirk and hugged her back .
"Mom, dad, Aurora, I'm leaving." She said and they did a group hug before Nikita dragging her suitcase in the car's trunk.
"Dad, mom, I'm leaving." Nikita said and her mom stepped forward. Clasping her hands.
"Call me when you arrive." She said and Nikita nodded. "Let her go Kellen." Mr Marcelo said but his wife was not ready to let go if her daughter. But with much persuasion she let go anyway.
The two friends left while Mrs Marcelo sharing tears like it was the end of the world. Mr Marcelo stood there, watching her wife sharing all those tears like Nikita won't come back again.
"You're just leaving to another country and your mum is sharing all those tears. What if she found out your actual pregnant. She would have cried blood." Amanda said and got a smack on the shoulder. "That actually hurts." She groaned rubbing where Nikita smacked. She ignited the car and drove out of the place heading to the airport.
The Marcelos where is there house recovering from Nikita's suddenly travelling when the heard the ignition of a car outside their house. Mrs Marcelo rushed to check thinking it was Nikita who has changed her mind. But she meet a convoy packed outside the house.
"Is it Nikita?" Aurora asked. "Mom, is it Nikita tell me." Aurora continue insisting.
"No... It's... it's some men dressed in black." Mrs Marcelo said and Mr Marcelo stood up.
"A convoy?" He asked and they both went out to meet the unexpected guest.
The car door opened and about 10 men dressed in black came out. Making them look confused. Then another figure came out. He looked more confident, sharp and cold. Mrs Marcelo recognise him immediately.
"Oh, Mr Basile, how unexpected?" She said and rushed to his side. Lorenzo smiled the moment she saw them. That was when he found out Nikita got her looks from both parents. "You didn't tell me you were coming." Mrs Marcelo said and tugged hands with him welcoming him inside.
The day Lorenzo happened to be in Mrs Marcelo's coffee shop, she happened to tell him where they lived and Lorenzo promised her he'll come visit her one day and he truly did.
"I happened to be closed by and I thought about visiting you while I'm in the neighborhood." Lorenzo said smiling showing his perfect set of teeth.
"Come in, we happened to be having tea." Lorenzo nodded making his assistant slip into daze. Because this is the first time he had accepted an invitation to someone's house.
They sat in the living room sipping their tea when Lorenzo's eyes fell on a picture frame of Nikita smiling beautiful which was hanging on the wall.
"Is that your daughter?" He asked knowing too well she was their daughter.
"She is but she's not here at the moment." Mrs Marcelo said and smiled.
"She's not here? Is she passed?" He asked.
"What no. She traveled for a business trip." Aurora said eyeing Lorenzo for killing her sister who's not dead.
"When will you be back?" Lorenzo asked.
"Why do I feel like you're interrogating my family." Aurora asked making Lorenzo chuckle because he finally found out the craziness Nikita showed at the club runs through the siblings.
"Did she seriously run away with 'my' the baby?" He asked more than statement than a question.
"What did you say?" Mr Marcelo who had been quite through the whole conversation finally spoke.