Accusing Without Evidence

Ambulances started coming to Nada's house and shocked some of the neighbors and even residents who came just to see what was going on. It seems that they are no longer surprised by this because from year to year such incidents are bound to happen.

For almost 30 minutes, many people asked about the chronology of this situation, but Bela, Nada, and Alex preferred to keep their mouths shut because they knew if they spoke or explained the chronology to them, they would not believe it.

And now, Nada has come to the nearest hospital that treats her father. She couldn't stop crying, letting the tears roll down her cheeks.

Bela didn't come, her stepmother was busy conducting interviews with the local police who came to their house. For some reason, Nada felt that Bela was hiding something from her, but she didn't know what it was.

Throwback

Nada heard that Bela was busy blaming her for this incident, but she didn't care if she was indeed a suspect for what happened to her father.

After Mike's body was transported by ambulance, Nada had previously spoken to twelve people before the residents who came to interview them.

"Don't you remember what you did? This incident wasn't my fault, it was all your fault..." said Nada, of course, she would defend herself in front of Bela even though she hesitated to defend herself when her stepmother accused her in public that she was made a mistake.

Bela raised an eyebrow, all she remembered was the last time she took care of Mike who for some reason fainted in the kitchen area of ​​their house. "Why are you blaming me, huh? Do you know? I woke up near the bathroom too, and I don't know what happened."

Both of Nada's eyes stared blankly at Bela, she didn't know there was anything different from her stepmother's gaze.

Wait a minute, is this just a feeling or is she looking at Bela who seems to be hiding a sense of satisfaction?

"Why are you not sad? Even though it was your husband who experienced this tragic thing." Nada's puffy eyes traced Bela's gaze, diving deeper to investigate her stepmother's feelings.

Bela raised an eyebrow, her eyes turning cynical. "Hey, don't jump to conclusions that you don't know yourself. Don't come up with new opinions like I was wrong," she replied, rolling her eyes.

After that, Bela just walked away from Nada. She didn't know why, but Nada had very strong feelings about this.

"I have to find out all the oddities in this house, if I let it continue, things could just get worse."

Throwback Off

"Hey, why are you daydreaming?"

Hearing the reprimand from the baritone voice made Nada blink her eyes, she was shocked and now her world is back to normal.

Nada shook her head, then sighed. "No, it's fine," she replied while wiping the tears from her cheeks, she didn't want anyone to see her in such a weak state.

Alex chose to sit next to Nada. Of course, he won't leave this woman alone, he doesn't want to be a hero, it's better to accompany Nada so she doesn't feel too lonely.

Regarding Mike's condition, it is certain that Nada is very sad. And someone has to accompany her, who else if not Alex?

Alex looked at Nada from the side, then stretched out his arms to hug the tiny body of a sad woman. "I know this isn't the right time, to tell the truth about what happened before I came to your house, but who knows you might want to tell me," he said, he just wanted Nada to feel relieved if he told her.

Taking a deep breath first to gather the strength that was still in her body, she looked Alex in the eye, then chose to bury her face into the man's chest. She returned Alex's hug which felt soothing, her life would be destroyed after this.

"I-I have to move house, Alex." Nada stammered, her hands shaking especially remembering the incident a few hours ago when her mother seemed to be possessed by the creature she avoided the most.

Alex nodded his head, then stroked the top of Nada's head gently. "Sure, but don't go too far and someone has to look after you."

"I-I have no acquaintances in this town, Alex," answered Nada in a voice full of confusion. She always wanted someone to take care of her no matter the circumstances, but she had no protector other than Mike. And now, her father is in the ICU and hasn't woken up yet.

Alex may sound crazy about what he's going to say the next minute, but there's no other way than what he says. "You can stay at my house, later you can sleep with my mother. If you are lonely, you can come to my room to talk or do homework together," he said sincerely, his last touch kissing the top of the woman's head in his arms.

Nada shook her head, then sighed. "No, there's no need. My mother must be getting more and more abusive and I'm being treated like a merciless maid," she replied. The more pain squeezed her heart, the tighter her hands moved to hug Alex's body.

Understanding the conditions and the situation, Alex first focused on calming Nada.

In the end, it had been 10 minutes since they were hugging like this. And also Nada felt enough to hug Alex's body to feel calm.

Nada released their embrace, then tried to wipe her tears so they wouldn't fall again. "Thanks, I feel better, just a little bit." She replied with a smile.

Alex nodded his head. "If you feel better even just a little bit, at least I've helped you ease the pain," he said, for some reason here it is very visible that he loves that woman.

Preparing to tell a story, it had to be like that because Nada didn't want Alex to be confused either. "Are you going to tell me now or what?" asked Nada, she had prepared herself though not completely.

"Later, I want you to go into detail until you are ready to tell. Now, we are waiting for more information from the doctor about your father."

Nada winked, she saw Alex who had turned away from her, I don't know what object the man was glaring at. But, now what could she conclude, if Alex cared for her. And she also… probably feels comfortable with that guy(?)

Only God and herself understand and know how comfortable Alex's heart is.

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