ME AND HIM ✔️

Pt.53

Nadine's POV

It has been two weeks since I gave into Rue. I can't keep ignoring her. I'm supposed to get married in another three weeks. After the marriage, we start making a plan, and then we end this or whatever.

I'm not going to throw someone aside just because Ivan said so. Especially when this someone, is Rue.

Im praying her ego doesn't get it the way of whether join or die. Knowing her, she'll probably take the easy way out.

I walk out of my room, only for Rue to be walking out of her's too. She see's me and smiles. "Hey."

I look down at her. "Hey."

"Where are you headed?"

"Downstairs. I have to put in a couple hours of training."

She nods her head.

Someone steps into the hall, cutting me and Rue off. Kaylee's nose is stuffy and red. Her eyes are bloodshot, and her skin looks pale.

"Kaylee? Are you okay, what's wrong?" Rue asks, walking up to her

"I think me and Alex are sick. Naomi also texted me saying she was throwing up this morning."

"Are you feeling okay? Does it hurt?"

"Fuck, you have no idea." She answers. "I was about to go downstairs and get some stuff. I don't want keep going back and forth."

"Okay, we'll get whatever, just try not to come out until you and Alex feel better." I demand. She rolls her eyes and laughs.

"Yea okay. Got it."

I look down at Rue.

"It's just a stomach bug, right?" She asks. I  look back to Kaylee.

"Yea. But that's still not good. We don't have the time to be getting sick. Come one."  I wrap an arm over Rue's shoulder and guide her away from Kaylee, going into my room.

I close the door and motion for her to take a seat on the bed. She does. "Can I talk to you?" She asks.

I turn my attention to her and nod my head. "Of course." Taking a seat on my bed, I keep a small distance between us.

"I might be flying back to New York in a few days." She looks up at me, hoping I would say something, but I don't.

Shaking my head, I can't help but fire back. "You're not leaving." I say.

Her eyes stare me down for a second before she chuckles. "You can't force me." Her eyes meet mine and all laughs and giggles go away. "You can go with me. Kaylee said she's thinking about it, and if Kaylee goes, then Alex goes. And I can finally get away from all this." She breathes out, her bottom lip trembling.

"They're going to kill you, Rue. Why don't you understand that?" I ask. "If you do this, you're not just killing yourself. You're killing Alex and Kaylee too."

"I'm not afraid of dying. And neither are they."

I shake my head. "They're not going to just kill you. They're going to put you through pain. Make you regret not listening to them in the first place."

"I've already been tortured, Nadine. I'll admit, it doesn't feel good, but I survived."

"You survived because of me! That's what you don't get. I won't be able to help you." I slightly raise my voice, starting to get her attention. "If I didn't show up, you would have died. Just like Aniyah."

"But you did show up. I don't want to have this life anymore. The drugs, the money, the violence. I can't take it, Nadine. This is my chance."

"Fuck, Rue! Why can't you see I'm trying to help you?" I stand up and run a hand through my hair.