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Nia is trembling in fear inside. It was the first time she hold the gun and shoot something using it.
She can't deny the fact that she didn't even know the gun's exact name aside from it's a semi-automatic pistol that she had watched on movies.
The man with the Blondie hair smirked at her. "I bet she didn't even know the gun's name and she just shoot that glass nowhere. She can't even focus the gun in a certain aim."
"How sure of you, Jason? She looks like she can shoot you! I told you to be careful! Dylan is our savior but it doesn't mean that we should sacrifice our lives for them! I don't have a family yet and I still want to have one. I don't even want to get into jail because of this!"
"Shut up, Wilson! Aren't you thankful with Dylan and Wade? They are they one who feed us when we need food! They give us job and shelter when we're shivering outside of the road for almost a week! We might be dead on the street by now if not because of them! So why not
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She took a deep breathe and swerve her right foot on Jason's face--that made him drop the gun near her left hand.She quickly get it and smirked.The two men froze when Nia pointed the gun on one of them. Their mouths are wide open in shock and they couldn't even bat their eyes."Do you want me to shoot you first?" She pointed the gun at Jason. "You're too talkative earlier to the point that I can't even think straight!"Jason moved his head sideways. "No! I still need to protect our savior! You can't do this to me, woman! I know you're just bluffing!""I'm not. Do you want a sample?" Nia's eyes darkened.She didn't know where she had the courage to do that. All she knew was all of her buttons where pushed by these two guys and that she need to survived for Bryce. She need to warn him about their plan. She might not know about their plan but she'll make them confess abou
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After the gunshot echoed on the room, Nia felt something wrong on the left side of her brain. She felt a tingling pain, sudden loss of sounds coming from her surroundings and difficulty to produce words.She let the gun slide down from her hand in panic. When she had though of what she did, she glanced back at Jason who's saying something but she couldn't hear his words.How did that happen? How can't I hear their words and why can't I say something? Did something happen on me? I'd it possible to get a brain stroke in this kind of situation?Nia's first response is to run outside of that room and escape! When she got a hold of the door, it swung open. Men in their police uniform went in even without getting permission because of the sudden emergency.Nia knew that she can't escape anymore on the mess she had created. She helplessly let herself slide down until she's just lying on the floor, uncons
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The next day was very chaotic. One of the police investigators came in one Nia's room, asking how the incident happen, how the man got shot by a gun and other things. Since Nia is not able to speak, the investigator taught that she's just using her right to be silent unless there's a lawyer on the side. He understand it, of course. But it's not helping to progress the case. One of the victim's family is claiming that the innocent looking girl shit him because of anger management issues. Since she can't say anything yet, and she's a foreigner who had not yet resided here in the Philipines for six months, she will be detained in the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) regardless of medical abstract and if proven that she commit a crime against a Filipino Citizen, she will be deported back to her country and she will be banned to came back here again. Shock was an understatement when Misty heard it directly from the investigator. After he left, she instantly
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After almost twenty three hours of just sitting in the airplane, alternately eating and sleeping with Misty, she arrived safely back to New York, her home town. It's winter time and she was embraced by the cold wind and snowy breeze when she got off the plane. Misty had a round-trip ticket so she left her with the lawyer who also had to take care of his appointments here in New York. Misty whispered on her ear to take care and she hope to see her as Bryce wife when they had the chance to see each other again. It actually made her smile and feel more assured. It made her feel more inspired to get cured. The lawyer had his own car-- and Nia don't know where it came from-- and he personally driver her to the house she hadn't seen in a while. Before she got off the car, she saw her mother outside wearing a black fur coat and she's throwing some balls to a man who back is facing her. It's the first time that she saw he mom smiled widely after
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Three years quickly passed by since Nia went back home. At first, she knew that she'll have a difficulty to came back with her normal life after she met Bryce. Her Aphasia is not easy to be cured as Doctor Fender said. She undergo several test like physical and neurological exam that test her strength, feeling and reflexes. She had several CT scan and MRI to know the cause of it. There are several cause of aphasia but on her case, she had brain stroke and it's due to stress or trauma. Her doctor recommended to have speech and language therapy. This treatment is carried out by a speech and language therapist (SLT). Although, sometimes aphasia improves on its own without treatment. She just finished her last therapy five months ago and she's able to speak again. Three months ago, she accepted the fact that she's a multi-million daughter of a fashion designer and she's studying fashion design online--as per her mother's request for her to know abou
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When Nia saw Bryce, she didn't know what to do. She didn't know how to approach him since change is clearly showing on his appearance. His hair is now shoulder length. He had a mustache and he is wearing black ripped jeans with black shirt and black leather jacket with chains as a design. The comfort Nia felt before with his company are all gone now. Well, what would she expect on the three years that passed by? Even on her own life, there are a lot of things that had happen and it might be the same for him. "Bryce?" Her tone of voice is unsure but because of her rapid heartbeat, she knew she was right. It's him! Bryce only scan her from head to toe while his brows are in thin line. He might be wondering who she is or maybe he already completely forgot her. Nia rolled her eyes, got her beige Prada bag and went out of the room when he didn't even respond or show any recognition on his
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Bryce hungrily kissed her until she started to respond to his kisses. He reclined Nia's chair for him to properly have an access to his face without breaking the kiss. He just stopped when both of them need to gasp for air. His heart beats rapidly, making him more nervous because he knew they still need to talk later. Bryce scanned her face as if memorizing every inch of her pores and face blemishes. He missed watching her face up close like what he usually do before they part ways unexpectedly. His mom explained that she's uncomfortable because she send her away without letting him know about it. Even without any explanation, he knew that they will part ways eventually but he didn't expect for it to happen when he's unstable. Bryce had a mental break down during her rescue operation and he didn't know how to handle it. He is actually contemplating to ensure her safety and at the same time, he wants to put an end on his past that is still haunting him
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After the heated passion cool down, Bryce put her on top of his left shoulder, making his arm her pillow and his other hand is stroking her disheveled hair. "I'm sorry, I'm not able to contact you when you left. I'm dealing with the mental break down I had. I felt like I'm a robot back then that I need to do everything that is on a scheduled routine. My life is a mess. I don't know how to explain it further but I hope you'll forgive me, Nia. I didn't intent to leave you when you need me the most." His eyes looks like its pleading for forgiveness. "You're mom told me everything before I went back here. I trust her words that she'll support us if we are fated to meet each other someday. To be honest, I felt hurt when I didn't get anything from you everyday for the last couple of years. I thought if I will let myself be drowned on the negative side, how can I meet you again? I also had my own dose of breakdown. I can't tell anyone even mom how I feel for the last two an
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