LEILA

CHAPTER FORTY-ONE

The fact that she didn't remember anything from the last month made it more difficult for everyone. There was no other way we could find out what had actually happened. It was difficult for her as well but if needed to end this thing we needed to the whole truth.

After staying with her for a couple of hours i went home. Brad wasn't home and when i called him, the phone went straight to voicemail. I was gone for just a few hours and i came home to him being gone without any clue. No phone call, no text, no note to let me know where he was. I was starting to get worried about him. The least he could do was let someone know. Maybe he was still at work.

"Hi, can i talk to Brad?" I asked when someone picked up the phone at his office. But that disappointed me even more. All of a sudden, he was in another country. Italy. He was in Italy, just like that, out of the blue. What on earth could he be doing there. And why would he leave me alone at during this time. Of course there was security around the place but still.

I could see he was last online fifteen minutes ago and he had left my messages unseen. How busy could he be to not even text me to say that he was safe? The good thing was that he was safe. But that did not stop me from overthinking. I thought about all the possibilities he left without a notice and i couldn't even come up with one single reason that made sense. Maybe the sudden trip was work related but then all his work trips are pre planned and i don't think that he even had any important business in Italy or if he even had business in Italy.

The rest of the day i spent pacing around the room because that was how bored i was. I couldn't even go out because it was still a bit risky to go out and i didn't want to go out anyway. I finally got out of bed when i felt my stomach rumbling. I fixed me some quick sandwich because i was too lazy to make a right meal at the moment.

The next day was spent inside the house with no phone call or no text from Brad and the next and the next. It was over a week that i hadn't heard from him. The countless calls went unanswered the hundreds of messages that he just didn't even look at, the tons of voicemails. And what did i get in return? Nothing.

I called Connor to know if he had talked to his brother. The only thing he said he knew was he was fit and fine and was there for "work". His work trips never took so long. And what kind of work made him ignore me for a week. I couldn't help but think about things i could have done wrong that he left without notice. But no matter how much i tried to come up with excuses that he was probably ignoring me for a reason, it did not make sense at all. I mean we were that day, we spent good time together. I could not come up with something that made him behave the way he was.

Another week went by and there was still nothing from Brad. I talked to Connor frequently to ask about him but he said the same thing over and over again, that it was work.

"Then why on earth does he not talk to me?" I shouted in frustration and the Connor went silent.

"I don't know." He said as i threw my phone on the bed. It was killing me minute by minute that he was in touch with everyone but me. But i didn't spend this week at home. I was honestly tired of feeling like this. I spent the majority of the time with Mia and what surprised me was that he even texted Mia to ask how she was doing but he couldn't even look at my messages let alone talk to me.

Mia was recovering really fast and by this time she was almost in a healthy state again.

I was actually thinking about going back to teaching at school. After all, i couldn't stay at home all day eating and do nothing.

I decided to dress up and drive to the school all by myself. On the way to school i saw Brad's car parked in front of a cafe. What was weird that he his driver hadn't brought the car back home after apparently driving to airport.

I could not not stop and see. And as i thought he was there. Of course he was. And he wasn't alone. He sat there with Amanda. She had changed her complete look and it weren't for my hatred for her i would have never recognised her. At that moment i didn't think of anything, not the people, not Brad and not that pathetic excuse of a human, who killed my best friend.

I called the police before i went in because that bitch was smart as fuck.

"So this is what's happening Brad?" I asked in a calm tone even though i was fuming. To say he was shocked would be an understatement because i had never seen the colour drain from his face.

"Leila?" He muttered and then cursed under his breath.

"Yes, oh the poor little Leila. This girl sitting here is a murderer. She killed Liam, Brad. She killed him and she killed Mia's baby. And you are sitting her with here having coffee. And all this while I've been thinking you are out of country. I've been dying thinking about all the things i could have done wrong to make you ignore my existence. And her you are." By the time i finished, cops were there and Amanda was taken away immediately.

Without sparing him a second glance i turned back and drove straight home. I was done with everything. Amanda, Brad, his lies, this shitty life and this city.

I started packing my bag as soon as i got home. Was it even my home? It was barely a house and i had been living there as a guest.

"Leila, what are you doing?" Brad asked as he came running into the room but i knew better than to answer.

"Leila, i am talking to you." I continued packing my stuff as tried to talk to me. I could see he was getting frustrated. And the next thing i know is he punched the mirror. Honestly i wasn't shocked, he has always used that against me but i was not having it this time.

I finished packing my bags and made sure i had everything so id never need to come back here for anything.

As he sat on the bed bleeding i just quietly picked up my bags and left. For good. I left everything behind that reminded me of him.

I did want to leave without seeing Mia for one last time but sometimes you have to do that are the best for you even though they might hurt others. And in this case it was me leaving without meeting anyone.

I had no idea where i was going but i had everything i needed in order to start a completely new life in a new city with new people.

I went straight to the airport ans caught the first flight taking off which was apparently to Ohio. Guess this is what universe wants me to go.