The New Girl

Chapter 28: Guilt

Jennifer got down from the taxi cab and head towards her apartment after paying the driver. Her face was still paled. She walked in and found her father searching for food in the kitchen leaving it a mess.

"Dad!" She called out walking towards him.

"There's no food! There's no food.. I'm hungry, so hungry" the man panicked. His gaze moved to Jennifer's bag and he quickly grab it from her.

"Dad stop!" She exclaimed as her dad hungrily search her bag. His face lit up as he spot a little change in it, he grabbed it instantly.

"Stop dad!" She yelled again but the man pushed her slightly out of the way and head out.

Jennifer let out a loud sighed. Her eyes teared up but she wiped it away using her highschool sleeve. Her dad had been like this ever since the tragic incident with her mom and little sister.

She slowly sat the kitchen marble floor and folded her knees against her chest. Tears rolled down her eyes thinking of if this is going to end. The person that could ease her pain rejected her when she confessed her love for him.. Ethan.

For an unknown immeasurable time, Jennifer sat on the floor. The door opened and her father walked in. She heard his light steps coming towards the kitchen, she didn't even look up to him.

"I'm sorry" she heard him say, he sat down beside her on the floor with a sad look. "I'm a terrible father"

Jennifer looked up to him. Her father sometimes return back to his senses.

"I was just hungry, I'm sorry" he muttered again. Jennifer kept quiet. Her father eyes turn drowsy as he slowly Lean his head towards her shoulder. He slept of like that.

No matter how much her father upset her, she still couldn't hate him.. he is all she have left.

Remembering how she met those men last night, her fist clinched into a tight ball.

FLASHBACK***

"Who are you?" She asked the black men before her. She could sense the danger around them and she became prepared of what is going to happen.

The car door behind them opened and a man stepped out. He was three times her size with dangerous aura around him. A stick of cigar dangled at one side of his lips.

Getting to her, he stopped and let out a thick smoke.

"Jennifer right?" The man asked.

"No I'm not.."

"Don't lie to me girl, I hate lies" The man said.

Jennifer swallowed and tried to composed herself. "What do you want?"

"You were kidnapped with the other girl named Nana.. Who saved you that night?" The man asked.

Jennifer turned quiet.. when are they going to stop asking her this question? The thing is.. for some unknown reason, she still couldn't say the truth even though she despise the girl.. maybe because she was saved by her.

"I don't know, I came out with Nana and found all of the men dead" She replied.

The man's eyes flickered with something dangerous. It seems he is trying to scare her to say the truth. It was working but Jennifer who had faced a lot knows how to hide her fear.

"Hm, like I said.. I hate lies. Do you know what happens when you hide the truth?"

Jennifer decided to stay quiet.

"People will die. The person you are trying to protect killed my brother and will kill more people. The person is a weapon made by the most dangerous man in the underworld. Is that the kind of person you want to protect?" Voldemort asked lightly.

Jennifer tried her best not to show any emotion. Annabelle is a weapon? "Like I said.. I found them dead, so I have no idea on who you are talking about" she said firmly.

"Okay then. Let it be the truth or you'll put the life of you and your father in danger" Voldemort said knowing his word will affect her.

"Don't you go near my father, he is all I have left!" She snapped.

"That depends on you darling" Voldemort said and went to board into his car with his men.

Jennifer watch them leave.

FLASHBACK ENDS***

"I'll find every means to protect you father, you are all I have left" she muttered while staring at the man's face.
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Ethan kept on strolling around the ward, his mind was restless. Annabelle's angry look kept on lingering in his head and he was worried. Could it be that she had gone to meet that guy? The guy seems dangerous as fuck!

"Where are you Belle?" he muttered, the sky was getting dark already.

"Ethan, I'm done with the last patient.. we can head home now" His mother said behind him.

"Huh? Can't we wait a little longer?" He asked.

"It's getting late already, you need to eat dinner and I'm going to be staying home for some nights just to make sure no one hurts my baby anymore" 
She said but the boy didn't reply her, instead he kept on staring at the window.

"Are you waiting or looking for someone?" She asked.

Ethan sighed and moved away from from the window. "Let's go home"

30 minutes later they reached their destination. Mrs Serena went to the kitchen to make dinner. After she was done, she serve them before Ethan.

"The girl who visited, who is she?" Mrs Serena asked guessing she was the one her son is waiting for.

"Why are you asking?" Ethan raised his head to look at her.

"I'm just curious yunno, she look worried. You guys look close.. what about Jennifer?" She finally asked the question bothering her

"We are good" he replied.

"You didn't tell her you are in the hospital? I was expecting to see her and not the weird girl" she said.

"Weird?" Ethan raised his brow.

"She is pretty but there is something weird about her..."

"You can't judge that way mom" Ethan said dropping his fork with a lighty thud. He stood up and made to leave.

"Ethan? You didn't finish your foo.."

"I'm not hungry" he cut in immediately as he head towards the room.

"Did I say something wrong?" Mrs Serena muttered, she watch Ethan shut his door.

Ethan rest his head on his door and sighed out. "What the hell is wrong with me?" He mumbled and walked towards the window. "Why isn't she coming?"
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Meanwhile, Annabelle laid on her bed with a sad look on her face. She was feeling down knowing Ethan was hurt because of her. Maybe Jennifer was right, Ethan might get hurt she keeps staying around him.

Ricky on the other hand is currently getting treated.

Her door opened and Scar walked in, she stood up immediately and face him.

Scar bought out an envelope and hand it over to her with a deep grunt.

Annabelle opened it immediately and her lips stretched up into a small smile. The envelope contain the pictures of Ethan when he got home.

Scar blinked in surprise, the is the first time Annabelle will actually smile before him. He grunt and she look up.

"What do you mean I like him?" She raised her brow at him.

Scar grunt again.

"No I don't, now stop saying that" she glared and then look back to the picture. The last one made her jaw clinched. It shows Ethan waiting by his window. She knew she was the reason. The thought alone made her face sadden a little.

Scar grunt seeing this.

"I'll kill you if you say that again" she glared at him. "You can leave" she spoke and Scar left with a secret smile.

Annabelle exhaled through her lips. "I can do this" she mumbled.