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Nathaniel POV

After Khalid left my room, threatening to kill me, I was so scared, and I feel so bad. He has really changed; I don't know why he keeps on doing this, but he's not the Khalid I love. Everything is missing. To me, he appears more like a devil than an angel. I wanted to speak with someone, maybe that would ease my mind. But I have no one to talk to; if I speak to Michelle, Mr. Edward and his wife will surely find out about this. I don't know why all this is happening to me. But I will rather stay here than go back to that house. I was doing my thinking when a knock came on my door. This time I didn't make the mistake of not asking who it was.

"Ma, this is Helen. You are asked to come down for dinner," she said. And the worm In me stood dancing, I could see how happy the news was but I couldn't.

"Who asked you to call me?" I found myself asking instead of sliding the door open. She kept quiet at first, and I chose to do the same.

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