Nolan
Nolan and I had been dating for about a month and a half now. It was August 15 already. We were sitting on my bed as usual with Sevyn just talking about random stuff when someone knocked on my door downstairs. It was odd for anyone to knock on my door as Dad had his keys, and Nolan always texts or calls beforehand. And I had no one else to come to my house apart from them and Sevyn.
We went downstairs together and opened the door. It was the cops. They suddenly gave me a paper showing a permission they had from the police station to take Sevyn with them for questioning.
"But she didn't do anything!" I exclaimed as they cuffed her hands on her back.
"What did I do? Tesni, help me." Sevyn's eye were already tearing down. I tried to talk to them, but they ignored all my trials and pushed me aside. They put her in the backseat of their car and drove off. I wiped my tears and stopped a cab immediately.
"Follow the cops to the police station!" I sobbed.
As soon as we got into the police station, I saw Nolan standing by the counter talking to another cop. I ran to him and threw myself on him ignoring the person he was talking to.
"Nolan!" I cried out. "Nolan, they... they took Sevyn in. They... they have Sevyn" tears started rolling down my eyes again.
"Detective, the girl is here." Said a man in a police suit, to Nolan.
"Detective?" I flung myself off from his embrace and my worry turned into anger immediately.
"Tesni, just calm down okay. I will explain everything to you later." Nolan said leaving me in a hurry with the other police officer.
I walked behind them fearlessly and saw Sevyn held by other cops and being taken in front of Nolan, while Nolan was walking behind her while looking through some papers that the police officer, he was with, handed him.
It can't be! Nolan is in all of this? Has he been using this whole time to get to Sevyn? But why? What are they going to do to Sevyn? She hasn't done anything! Tears kept scrolling down my eyes like a river flow. I sat on the waiting chairs, my eyes red and my body shaking uncontrollably.
After an hour or two, Sevyn got out. I ran to her and wrapped myself on her. She pushed me off of her.
"Sevyn, what's wrong?" I was utterly confused by her reaction.
"Nothing. Let's just go please." Her voice sounded frustrated.
I tried to hold her as we walked out of the station, but she snatched her hand from me. I stopped myself from saying anything after that.
We normally always go to my house, but this time she decided that she wants to go to her house. It was only 3.pm, which was very early for her to go to her house. Not wanting to leave her alone, I went with her.
We sat on her bed in a gravely silence for I don't know how long, until she started crying.
"Sevyn, talk to me please." I started shading tears again.
"It's about, you know who." She sobbed.
"Nicholas?" I was shocked.
She nodded for confirmation and continued weeping. I pulled her in to my shoulders and started rubbing her head trying to comfort her. After about half an hour she pulled herself up from my shoulders and asked, "What's your big plan now Tesni?"
"What do you mean?" I asked, puzzled.
"Well, you're the one they're actually after, right? You killed him, didn't you?" she said her face turning serious suddenly.
"He deserved it Sevyn."
"Still, you're the one who killed him Tesni, not me. They're after you. And I don't think I can handle talking about him even for another minute longer." Her eyes were full of tears again.
"Do you have to?" I asked.
"Yes. They said that they will call me again soon. And if they ask me about him again, or that night, I don't think I can lie again." She started sobbing again.
"Are you saying that you'll tell them? Are you crazy?" I screamed shaking her by her shoulders.
"Yes. I'll tell them that you killed him." She spoke and turned her face away from mine.
I didn't know how to feel. I slowly put my hands down from her shoulders and wiped the tears that were running on my face.
"Just... try, please." I finally spoke as I got up and left her room.
***
One week later.
I haven't been feeling like doing anything for the past week. My best friend who is like my sister and practically my family, has threatened to rat me out to the cops. My first ever boyfriend whom I loved dearly used me to get to my best friend, and I've been ignoring his calls ever since.
"Tesni, I think you should try and talk to him." My dad spoke sitting on the edge of my bed. "Classes are going to start soon. Maybe you should try and clear things up. Just give him a chance to explain."
"Dad, no. You don't understand" I refused without trying to look at him.
"I know. I don't understand. All I know is that you've been like this ever since you broke up with him. Do, it for me, please? I'm sure your mom would not have liked to see you like this. At least not without knowing the whole story from his side as well."
He was right. I guess, the mention of my mom seeing me like this hit me differently. I got up from my bed and wrapped my arms around his neck. I felt his arms embracing me and they started moving in circles on my back. I had missed this feeling so bad.
"I love you Dad." I whispered in his ears.
"I love you Tesni." I heard him say.
I let go of him and wiped my tears before they fall down. I can see his eyes were watery as well. He got up immediately and left my room without saying anything else.
I reached for my phone and turned it on. I started going through the texts that Nolan had been sending when he called again. I took a deep breath and picked it up.
"Tesni! I'm so glad you picked up. I've been trying to reach out to you for the past two weeks! Are you good?" Nolan was speaking from the other line of the phone.
"I'm fine. I just thought I would give you a chance to explain what happened." My voice came out so much calmer than what I was feeling inside.
"I'll come and pick you up at four. I will explain everything then." He said and I agreed.
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