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52 - Visiting Hours

VALENTINA'S POV

I turned around but stopped at the sight of Keisha.

"Keisha?"

Tears formed and dropped to the floor from my eyes as she smiles sadly and ran towards me, entrapping me in a hug and I squeeze back. My eyes are wide, tears falling to my then looking at Chris who came in behind her. Not knowing if I was daydreaming or not.

Nala, who stood outside and then Chris walks past her and went to stand next to us once they were in, Nala closed the door to give us privacy.

She exits the hug, and we stare at each other in silence. She purses her lips at the sight of me, tears threatening to leave her eyes again, but I could see Chris's eyes gloss with disgust, and both pairs of eyes wandering at the handcuffs and the wings shooting out of my back, but I tried to ignore it.

"I knew you were out there," Keisha blurts.

I shuffle in my spot and so does Keisha, her head faced to the ground. And I try to think of what to say but my mouth moves before my mind.
"I'm sorry." I apologise and I look up to the pair and they do the same.

"I- I just didn't want to come back to you and mess all of your lives up again, with what happened to me," I explain but she still stays quiet and I'm about to give up speaking until Keisha nods her head slowly, glancing at me once again.

"I guess I just wish that you could've told us sooner" she chuckle unhumorously and I did too.
"Well, it's hard when you have trust issues." I shrug casually and she smiles, a real one this time.

There's an awkward amount of quietness and I look around the room more, only to catch Keisha staring at my wings.

I puff them out and step closer to the girl, making her eyes widen but I smile to calm her. "You can touch them if you want." I gesture to my wings and her face lights up with surprise, but she complies and steps closer to me.

She strokes them softly, though my smile drops as I look up to see Chris staring at me, a sort of anger or annoyance on his face.

"Chris?" I ask, stepping closer to him but he steps back. I thin my lips and halt, now covering my wings, making Keisha stare at my back in surprise.

"You-" he was lost for words and so was I "You became like him," he shudders and my eyes turn to glare, but I look away.

"Well, he didn't really do it with my consent, but it wasn't that bad," I say casually but he still looked at me like a was a sort of monster.

"I'm still Valentina, Chris." He looks everywhere but me, with guilt-wracked on his face.

I could feel Keisha stepping up behind me and she stepped between Chris and me. "Chris. We talked about this," she grumbled, and he stared at her seriously.

It was silent and I shifted uncomfortably, and they stared at each other as if trying to talk without speaking, and at this point, I had had enough of this. "It's ok Keisha, I didn't even expect anyone to visit." I sigh as I see her face drop in disappointment. "Why are you here anyway?"

"Because we thought you were dead," she said strongly, and I locked eyes with her once again. There was excitement in her eyes for getting to see me, but she was also worried and so was I. I grumble to myself as she shuts her mouth as if not to say something she doesn't want to.

I step forward to her briskly, it makes Chris tense and step in front of Keisha, blocking me from touching her and I look up at him and see him glaring down at me, his hand slightly shielding her.