He had a frown on his face, at the mention of the sea. He said to Alice,
-That sea is dangerous. Usually we locals don’t even go there. Without referring to the rough currents, the shore is steep. If you fall in, those who can swim well can’t even make it back safely.
Alice was speechless.
She bit her lips, which were already frozen to bruises. She hugged her knees with trembling hands as she muttered, -Sir, what will happen there after the storm… Is it more dangerous?
The driver nodded, -That’s for sure.
The cab driver thought of something, -Now midnight, how come you’re here, girl? And what do you want to do in that place?
only then the man, from the rearview mirror, noticed that Alice’s face was in bad shape, bloodless, as if she had been frozen.
He choked at the thought and said, “I think you’d better stay out of that sea, don’t you? I’ll take you straight to the nearest hotel, you’re not going to keep much if you continue in this situation.
Alice shook her head and said firmly, -No, I want to go there.
***
Thought the cab driver, “What had happened to this girl?” He looked at her for a moment and found that there was something odd about her, not only because of where she wanted to go, and but also that she was wearing pajamas and seemed to be out in the middle of the night.
After thinking about it, the man coughed slightly, “Well, the client is God, I’ll try to help you with your request.
-Thank you.
After saying thank you, Alice lowered her head, her eyelids couldn’t help but squint. She was really tired, she didn’t know if it was because of the rain. Her eyelids felt heavy and her vision was starting to blur.
It seemed like she drove for a century, the car finally stopped.
As soon as the car stopped, Alice looked up sensibly and looked out the window.
Her vision was a little blurry, but Alice could vaguely make out a bright light and her lips parted, “Sir, are we there?
He, facing her, was surprised for a moment, then explained, -Not yet, I’m just passing by for something, the place you’re looking for is just ahead, it’s ten minutes away, I’m going down to buy something, wait for me.
-Okay.
She could only nod. After watching the driver get off, Alice glanced out the window and dropped her head back down between her knees.
Her head was spinning, she wondered how Kennedy would be now, would he feel as tough as she did?
If she could, she really wanted to live and die with him.
Unfortunately, she didn’t even know where he was now.
She’d had her head between her knees for a while now. Alice thought she had waited long enough, so again she looked out the window. Unexpectedly she saw the driver, not far away, talking to someone.
And the two men standing in front of the cab driver appeared to be wearing police uniforms.
Police officers?
Alice thought she was wrong, after all, her vision was so blurry, but…. She shouldn’t stray that far, should she?
Alice rubbed her eyes, placing her hands on the glass window and peering intently.
Through the curtain of rain, Alice could finally get a good look.
What she had just seen was not an illusion, the driver was really talking to two policemen, and behind them….
Alice looked up and her face paled.
To her surprise, she was at the police station….
Why had he taken her here? Well, she hadn’t come down to buy anything at all, but….
Alice panicked at the thought of the current situation. If she went into the police station now, then she couldn’t go looking for Kennedy later.
No, she couldn’t do that!
Alice withdrew her hands and looked around in panic. Her head, which had been somewhat fuzzy before, was stimulated by the shock.
The body recoiled until it touched the glass on the other side of the car door. Without further hesitation, Alice pushed the door open and got out of the car.
Not even closing it, Alice ran in another direction.
At that moment, the driver approached with the two policemen and, seeing this scene, called out to her.
-Little girl, don’t run!
Hearing the shout, Alice’s heart panicked even more, and she quickened her pace, stepping into the rain on the street and running forward.
-Don’t run!
-Stop there!
Alice was so frightened that she dared not stop, but kept running.
As for how to get to the sea, she first had to get out of this conflict.
The screams behind her became more and more distant until they disappeared. Alice, exhausted again, saw a place where she could shelter from the rain, so she hurried there and crouched in a corner.
It was midnight. As she crouched in the corner, the cold rain slipped drop by drop through her brown hair, falling on the dry ground.
The only sound around was the sound of water dripping to the ground.
Alice looked down, looked down at herself and laughed bitterly.
It seemed so long since it had been so bad that she couldn’t remember when the last time was.
She’d never imagined she’d made herself look like this when she wore her wedding dress in the morning.
Kennedy, where the hell are you?
Bending over for a while, Alice found herself so stiff that she could barely stand up, her vision was becoming blurred and she could tell that consciousness was slowly receding….
Finally, she lost consciousness completely.
*
-What did the doctor say?
Zain asked once Megan was out of the room. Megan sighed and then shook her head, “He is not well, he is in a very bad shape and he has been exposed to the rain for a long time, he is very weak now, there is no telling when he will wake up.
Zain’s thin lips were tightly pursed and the around the eyes were darkened, looking extremely tired.
-By the way, Mr. Zain, I have something to tell you too,” Megan said a while later.
Zain narrowed his eyes, -What?
Megan took a moment to deliberate before speaking slowly, “The doctor said that Miss Alice is pregnant.
The next moment, the tall man stumbled and almost fell forward, Megan paled and hurried to hold him, -Mr. Zain?
Megan’s face turned ugly at that moment, her lips almost pursed in a straight line. Her eyes had no temperature. It was the first time Megan had seen Zain looking like that during the periods she had been with him.
She was worried, -What’s the matter?
Zain’s eyebrows drew together. He hadn’t imagined that Alice was pregnant at that moment…. The moment Kennedy was nowhere to be found.
What could be done now?