Falling back

Chapter 14

Nina POV

    It's been a week since Nikki attacked me. I'm at home now, my parents found out and completely freaked out they cursed Ian out for letting this happen but then I told them it wasn't his fault but my dad didn't believe me. 

    People have been coming over and visiting me but most of the time I'm home alone. Julianne was suggesting that she would stay with me but I told her that I can take care of myself. Ian comes and visit a lot he brings me flowers and food it's really sweet. 

    Right now I'm at home washing the dishes, thinking about random stuff then my phone rings. 

    "Hey Nina it's me Julie" "Hey Julie what's up" "Well I know that you just got home from the hospital and stuff but how would you feel in next week you come and start filming?" "Yeah that would be great" "Really?" "Yeah I'll see you next week on Monday" and then she says bye and hangs up. 

    After that I'm bored so I go and sit on my couch and check my email and Instagram. Paparazzi caught wind that I was in the hospital so there's been head lines saying 'Nikki the murderer' 'Nikki trying to kill Nina' and other shit but I don't pay attention to it. 

    There's a knock on my door, after the last time I open the door for someone I got stabbed so now I always check out of my window. It's Phoebe. 

    "Hey Nina" I hug her and tell her to come in. We go and sit, she's wearing a really big sweat shirt. I look at her "Have you told Paul yet" she shakes her head, I let out a sigh and rest my elbow on the couch. "Phoebe you have to tell him the longer you keep this the more stress you'll get." she nods "Ok how about I invite Paul to come over and we all have a nice meal together like old times then I'll leave the room and let you tell him cause if you don't I will" I say letting out a small chuckle at the end. 

    Phoebe looks away from me then nods her head "Ok fine I'll do only if you're in the next room so that if he's mad then you can step in" "I promise".

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     (Later that night at dinner)

    Paul knocks on the door and comes in "Hey Paul" I go and hug him "Hey Nina I hope you don't mind I brought Ian with me is that ok" I look behind in and Ian waves at me, I smile at him "Sure Ian come in" since last week I don't know where Ian and I stand. 

    We all go and sit in my dinning room. Phoebe and I made streak and potatoes since she was craving it. Paul and Phoebe sit next to each other and Ian and I sit across from them. 

    "So Nina.... I heard you're coming back to TVD next week" Paul ask while shoving streak into his mouth. 

    I nod "Yeah Julie said that I could wait a month until I can come back but I'm feeling better so I'll be coming back next week". Ian looks at me "Are you sure? I mean that you got beaten up and stabbed pretty badly" his voice full of concern 

    "It's fine Ian plus I don't want to stay at home doing nothing for a month" 

    The rest of dinner we just talk and catch up. This feels right I mean all 4 of us together and just hanging out it's a distant memory. I look at Phoebe and nod at her a little bit telling her that it's time to tell Paul she nods back. 

    "Hey Ian can you help me clean up" he nods "Hey let us help" Paul tries to get up and collect the dishes but I push hi back down. "No Paul it's fine Ian and I can handle it plus Phoebe has something to tell you".

    Ian and I gather up all the dishes and go into the kitchen. "Oh I need to go feed Miss Lynx" (I don't know her cat's name just searched it up) I go into the living room and put food in her bowl. 

    When I stand back up someone's hand is around my neck and I'm pushed up against the wall. Fear run's through my body my eye's are closed shut and my hands keep shaking. "Hey Nina" that voice, it can't be "since the last time didn't work on me killing you how about I skip beating you up and kill you" my eye's open and there stands Nikki in a bright orange jumpsuit with a knife in her hand, I try to scream but nothing comes out. 

    I'm praying that either Paul, Phoebe, or Ian will come and help me. "Nikki why are you doing this and how did you get out" my voice comes out scratched in whispers. She doesn't say anything but she lifts her hand it looks like she's about to stab me. 

    This is it my last minutes to live I think of everything I'm grateful for. I wait for her to hit me but it never comes instead I feel her hand taken off my throat and I drop to the ground coughing and trying to get air back into my body. A pair of hands lift me up holding me bridal style my vision is still blurry I can't tell who it is but I put my head in the croak of their neck, I see cops come in and take Nikki she's knocked out. 

    I hear "This is it I don't care kill her she's a psychopathic person who tried to kill my girl for the second time, how the hell did she even get out" I know that's Ian's voice, wait did he just call me his girl. "Sir we know and we're sorry the court is talking over her sentencing this week we just need hard hitting evidence then maybe a death sentence can be talked about" I feel the person holding me shift around/ 

    "Here this is a recording of her saying some nasty things the first time you guys arrested her and I'll give you guys security video of her trying to kill Nina" that's all I heard before my eye's closed and sleep took over my body.