𝗔𝗯𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲| ✔ [Rewritten]

(19) I'll Keep Her Until You Come Back

Bella's POV:

I heard the knock at the door and opened it slightly then peaked my head outside to the see the strange man standing with the tray of food and juice.

"This is for you," he said.

"I don't want it," I said feeling scared. I only felt comfortable taking food from Nate.

The strange man fixed a Bluetooth in his ear and nodded his head.

"It's from Nate. He is out but he sends this for you and told me to remind you to take your medicine."

I looked at him suspiciously. I didn't want to take it but I was hungry, so I took the tray from him and locked the door quickly.

I ate lunch then took my medicines because they were helping my ankle in healing. I could walk with ease now unlike before and my fever was at bay too. I looked at the locked windows again and attempted to open them but they didn't budge.

With disappointment, I sat back down on the bed. I had searched the whole room and bathroom twice, there was nothing that could help me, no scissors, no knife, not even a nail clipper.

My rest of the day went with nothing but staring at the wall or dozing off from boredom.

I heard the knock at the door and got up. I noticed it was ten pm and assumed that someone brought dinner for me.

"Bella, it's me," Nate said from the outside.

I sighed and opened the door. He came inside and hugged me.

"You were right! I spoke with her and she agreed to go on a date with me," he said excitedly.

"I'm so happy for you!" I replied.

"Did you take your medicine?" He inquired.

"I was waiting for the dinner," I told him hesitantly.

He cupped my face looking worried.

"Teresa and Larson, didn't give you dinner?"

I looked at him confused.

"Teresa and Larson? Who are they?" I asked him.

"Teresa is a Gothic chick," he replied.

"Umm...no. I haven't seen any girl in this house except me," I said.

He looked angry and I didn't understand why.

"I'll get you something to eat, don't worry," Nate said placing a kiss on my head.

I didn't know why but I felt like he was my actual brother. The honest care in his eyes for me was enough to melt my heart for another man other than Gabriel.

Half an hour later, Nate came back with McDonald's bag in his hand.

"I'm sorry. There was nothing in the kitchen that you would like to eat so I had to run down to get this," he said handing me the bag.

"Thanks, but you didn't have to do this," I said.

"Did you expect me to let you sleep empty stomach? If I knew you haven't eaten anything I would have brought dinner for you," he said. "Anyways, eat this then take your medicines while I go and talk to that bastard."

Nate left the room and you locked it. Taking out the burger from the bag, I ate it then took my medicine.

After an hour later, I couldn't keep my eyes open and fell asleep.

Suddenly, wild knocks at the door woke me up. I got up from the bed feeling scared.

"Open the door!"