The Missing Siren (On Hold)

Chapter 23

~Katie's POV~

Nick reentered the house after going outside to talk to Marissa. His face showed his failure. I sighed before approaching him.

"It's okay Nick. Did she drive off?" I asked softly, resting my hand on his tall shoulder. He nodded lightly before looking at his shoes and biting his lip.

"What?" I questioned, tipping his chin up so he had to look into my eyes. In them I saw guilt and sadness, maybe a tad bit of regret.

"It's all my fault. I shouldn't have dragged you into this mess. Marissa's right. It's not fair to you or her." he huffed quietly.

I couldn't believe what I just heard.

Did he seriously think that way?!

"What are you talking about?! You needed help, thank god you came to me. Someone else could easily have turned you in. I don't care about the risks, I rather have you safe.; I stroked his cheek with my index finger softly.

"But..." he murmured as he pulled himself away from my touch. He looked down at his feet again. I silently encouraged him to continue, waiting patiently for him to finish his sentence.

"But I've put you in danger. Don't you have a clue what officials will do to you once they find out you've been hiding me? It's not gonna be pretty. What the hell was I thinking, this isn't your problem to deal with. You shouldn't be involved." Nick's voice rose in anger, directed at himself. His fists balled up tightly at his sides.

I let what he said sink in for a minute. It was true, I was taking tons of risks hiding him. I could get in immense trouble, maybe put in jail, sentenced to death, maybe even tortured for the rest of my life. You could never tell with government officials who don't want to be seen.

"You're right Nick. I'm in deep shit. This could cost me my life, maybe Marissa's life.."I stated confidently, making him look straight at me. But you know what? It's worth it. How would I be doing any good if I tossed you out to fend for yourself in this world of people out to get you with no help. That would be terrible of me. I'm in too far already, I can't just give up like that. We're going to hide you for as long as it takes. I don't give a shit on what anyone else thinks God damn it."

We stood there for a while in silence, reviewing each others opinion on the predicament. After a long period of comfortable quietness, Nick spoke up. "Are you sure you're willing to do all this for me? Why do you want to anyways? A normal person would leave it as it is, throw me out on the street. What makes you so different?"

I had been pondering this question myself. Why did I care so much? I couldn't find a sane enough answer so I just shrugged. "I dunno. Does that even matter though? The fact that I care should make you happy, yet you're sitting here wondering why I care."

"If I let that slide I would be taking advantage of you." Nick spat back. I was taken aback by his sudden burst of fury. An apologetic look crossed his face. "Look, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to snap at you. I know your only trying to be a good person. But maybe that's not always the best thing, you know?"

I couldn't find an answer to Nick. The silence was getting uncomfortable, so to break it, I leaned in and kissed him. The kiss was so gentle and loving, it sent tingles down my spine. My hands went up to Nick's hair and his went to the small of my back and around my neck. He pulled away after a few seconds and inspected my ears.

"What?" I looked at him confused.

His hand made its way up to my face before saying, " I like those earrings. Where did you get them?" His fingers played with the chains gently.

Marissa got them for me in Switzerland.." I mumbled lowly.

Nick looked down again, his fingers pulling away from my ears.

"Oh. I see." He whispered quietly.

Before anything else was said, the phone rang loudly. I jogged towards the phone dock and grabbed it, quickly pressing the answer button.

"Hello?"

"G'day ma'am. Who is this?" The voice sounded professional.

"Um, this is Katie. Who's this?" I was wary on giving away my full name to strangers.

"This is the hospital calling. Is this the residence of Marrisa Carter?"

"Yes. Why?" At the mention of hospital, my heartbeat sped up. Nick walked over to me and grabbed my hand reassuringly, asking what was wrong. I shook him off as I continued to listen to the voice's reply.

"Well, I don't mean to be the bearer of bad news but Marissa was in a horrific car accident and in life threatening condition. We would like you to come to the Littlesburg hospital ASAP please and thank you."

My heart fell and shattered right then. My breath caught in my throat as I tried to mumble a reply. The voice seemed to understand and hung up.

As soon as the presence on the opposite phone was gone, the device slipped out of my hands and crashed to the floor. I crumbled, following it. Nick caught my shoulders before I hit the ground.

I could hear him asking me what was wrong, but I couldn't answer over my loud sobs that wracked my body. The only thing that ran through my mind was that this was all my fault.

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Hey guys! I feel bad for katie, she's always so confused! Anyways, what do you think will happen to marissa

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