People you know ( Hannibal x Arabella x Will )

Confessions

Arabella's POV :

" Am I a horrible person ? Like disgustingly horrible ? " ; I asked Hannibal while i browsed through the books on the wall in his office where he held his sessions with me .

" In what context ? Although , I do believe that you are a wonderful person "

" I mean , my mother is missing for the past week and I am not bothered at all . I feel relieved and a tiny part , very deep down wishes that she never comes back , that she finally disappeared and I don't want her to come back ! But , then again , there is also a part of me that feels like , I am doing it wrong . That part makes me feel guilty and sad that the horrible woman is missing . I miss my mother even after what she did to me ! "

" It is perfectly normal to feel like that Arabella . Children often have a deep bond with their mothers and no matter how evil their mothers are , children often feel the need to safeguard them and excuse their every action " ; Hannibal explained .

" Now , will you please get down ? We have a very pressing situation to discuss today " ; he asked .

I shook my head , " Can we do that next week ? "

" No Arabella , I have excused you on multiple occasions regarding this but it cannot delay anymore . Your abilities are getting compromised " ; he said sternly . " Jack wants you to come clear and do your job properly "

" You are supposed to be on my side ! " ; I whined .

" I am not taking sides Arabella . The unknown trauma that you refuse to discuss is clouding your judgement and I only want the best for you "

" Its like an inner battle Hannibal ! You don't understand how this feels . I am not comfortable talking about it , not yet ! "

" Arabella , if we do not do this , I will have no choice but to ask Jack to suspend you . You almost got killed due to your recklessness last day ! "

I could not win this argument . Impossible ! And I knew it but I still wanted to drag it on .

So let's rewind to what I actually did . It was a domestic abuse case where the mother was abusing the little girl . I ran after the mother with no vest on while she had a gun and a knife . She stabbed my arm and nearly killed me if I hadn't hit her in the head with the crowbar on the ground . Killing her in an instant.

" No " ; I said looking him dead in the eye .

" Okay then. You leave me with no choice " ; he sighed as he got his phone out .

I again did something reckless. I stood at the edge and yelled his name. He looked up distracted from calling .

I bend over the railing and let myself fall from above .

I closed my eyes and then I was caught bridal style .

Hannibal had caught me , his phone lying on the ground and him breathing heavily .

I laughed .

" Something is so wrong with you " ; he said as he let me down .

" I lived in fear for the entirety of my childhood. I am not scared anymore " ; I laughed .

" Your crazy " ; he said.

" I know that's why I can easily get into the minds of the criminals "

I sat down on the chair that faced his .

" Okay. I will tell you. Just , don't get me suspended " ; I sighed .

He sat on the chair in front of me .

" It started when I was 3 , at first it was just scolding or pushing me around and then it escalated to hitting me and grabbing my hair and slamming my head into walls or glass panels and the glass would actually break by how hard she did  . One time , she gave me a concussion when she had pushed me down the stairs. I was 6. I couldn't go to school for 2 weeks because of that and broken bones . Even then , I loved her and worshipped her . Even though she was an abusive alcoholic I still loved her that is until the abuse just wasn't physical.  It escalated to her degrading and shaming me and I just needed help . I wanted to talk to someone about this but nobody wanted to help me or listen to me . She chased away all of my friends with her lies , I became alone . That is when I realised I had to run away . I stole money out of her bank account . 60 million dollars . I mean  , she had inherited close to 200 million from her grandparents and parents . I forged her signature and withdrew the money in bulls , after that , I ran away to college to get my degrees and then ran to NYE . Originally,  I am from California. "

Hannibal just stared at me for a minute. Then , he got up and gave me a hug . Aw.

" I am so sorry that you had to go through all of that "

" Its fine , Hannibal . I am just happy that she is missing "

" You must feel relieved "

" Yeah . No more phone calls asking where I am or telling me how useless I am "

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Will's POV :

" I found something alarming on Elise's phone " ; I said as Hannibal placed his chin on top of my head .

" What is it , darling ? " ; he asked .

" Elise was the one who hired the stalker to go after Ella . This is not a stalker . This is an assassin " ; I said .

" Can you trace who he is ? "

" I can but it will take time "

" I will keep an eye on her for now "

" I agree "