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A new home

Nico
Suddenly she woke up. "Nico?" "I'm here." "I cannot sleep here. I need a shower." "I'll buy a new bed. We can sleep on the sofa tonight." "No Nico. I cannot sleep in this room, in this house." He hugged me and carressed my back. "Stop it please." She got up and took a long shower." "Nina are you ok?" She didn't open the bath room. Twenty minutes later she came out with my bath robe and cried. "Nina, you need some help." I hugged her, but didn't touch her to much.
She was sleeping on the sofa and I was only watching her the whole time, when Mia came home. "Nico? Mia? Are you in the bed so early? " "Hi Mia, please be quiet. Your sister is sleeping." "Why on the sofa? Did she broke down again?" "She was passed out for a moment. I came to the right time. Max was here." "Her ex?" "Yes and he tried to...." "Oh my god. But why did he know the adress?" "From your mum." "I've always warned Nina. Max hit her all the years, when he was drunk. She couldn't let him go. And when he left her one part of her broke in pieces and the other part was finally free." "She never told me that story." "I'm the only one who knows it Nico." "Thanks for telling me it. Maybe it could be important for the police. You should come with us tomorrow. I'll call the school to excuse you for one day." "I'll go to bed now Nico. Good night." "Good night Mia."

On the next morning I woke up and saw Nicos smile. "Good morning." He tried to kiss me. "No.", I cried. "Nina!", Mia came out of her room. She hugged me. "Nina, everything's gonna be alright. I'll tell the police all about Max." "What do you mean?" "That he hit you Nina.", Nico said. "Mia why did you tell it Nico?" "Because you're my sister and I love you Nina." "It's important for the police Nina." "I cannot go to the police. He'll kill me if I go." "He'll do nothing Nina. We all saw what happened. I will file a petition for entry ban. So he'll never come back to Ireland again."
"Is that safe?" "Yes baby. And I'll buy a bigger house. Far away from here, but still in Sligo. With an extra appartment for Adam, Mia and the baby." "That would you do?", Mia asked. "Yes, so we can all be together, but you have your own appartment." "Oh wow, thank you Nico." "But it will cost much time till this house is built.", I said. "No, I found that house last week. I only have to buy it now and we can move." I hugged him a little bit. "Let's have a breakfast now. I'll call the lads to come to the police office at 10am."

"Ms Schmitt, can you tell us what happened yesterday?" "I was in my bath robe after a shower and opened the door. I thought it's Nico. Sometimes he forget his key. But it was Max, my ex-boyfriend. He grabbed me and held me. He pulled me in our bedroom and pushed me down. Then he fattered me. I screamed and said that I don't want it." I cried. "My phone rung and he took it. It was Nico. I bit Max in his fingers and screamed loud." "Ok Mr Byrne what happened then?" "I heard her screaming and said to the lads that I have to go. Mr Filan drove us. Mr Feehily called the police. When we came into my house I went straight to the bedroom. Max said on the phone that he's in the bed with her. I grabbed him and pushed him on the floor. He got up, but Mr Filan and Mr Egan could held him till the officers came in. I saw that Nina was passing out and took care for her till the ambulance arrived." "Ok Ms Schmitt, did Mr Keller ever tried it in this way before?" "No." "Yes officer.", Mia said. "I'm Ninas sister. Max hit her when he was drunk. She never told it the police. She was to afraid." "Ok I think we heard enough. Mr Keller will fly back to Germany with the police and I'm sure he'll never come back to Ireland. But Ms Schmitt, you should make a therapy and the german collegues will invite you for the lawsuit." "Thanks officer for all." "We wish you all the best."

Two weeks later we were moved completely in our new home. I was in therapy and Nico could touch and hug me again. Now we waited for the lawsuit in Germany on the next Friday.