Chapter 43
Then she moved towards the side of the bridge and stared at the river below.
“This is your chance Lisa end everything once and for all” a part of Lisa said
“No Lisa don’t do this” another said
“Lisa, you know this is what you wanted all this while jump off the bridge”
She inhaled sharply and stood at the bridge. She closed her eyes and jumped off the bridge.
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Meanwhile, Alfred is seen at home making preparations for Lisa’s home coming when his cell phone rings.
It was Andrew. He had sent him to go bring Lisa from the hospital and now he’s calling. Maybe he’s calling to know if he’s done.
He quickly answered the phone call.
“Andrew, are you on your way?” He asked in a joyful tone.
Andrew could sense the happiness in his voice that Lisa was coming home. He couldn’t remember the last time Alfred was this happy and now he’s gonna break the news to him. This was going to shatter him completely.
“Sir, should we also put the balloon on the staircase?” He heard a voice from the background.
“Yes yes. Make sure the baby’s room is well designed please ” Alfred said and then chuckled softly.
“Oh poor Alfred” Andrew thought and shook his head pitifully.
“Andrew, are you there?” Alfred asked when he didn’t hear his voice.
“Yes yes” Andrew said in a sad tone.
“What’s wrong Andrew? What’s up with that voice?” Alfred asked as he could sense the sadness in his voice. He’s known Andrew for years now and he raised him like a son so he could tell even from his voice when he was happy or not.
“Alfred! Lisa’s gone missing ” Andrew dropped the bomb shell. Alfred felt his heart shattered into pieces.
He became numb instantly. He felt his whole world come crashing down on him at that moment. He felt life left him. The phone he held fell from his hands to the ground.
“Sir are you alright?” One of the decorators asked and jolted him out of his thoughts.
“No!! This can’t be happening” he said and with that he rushed out of the house to his car and drove at full speed to the hospital.
“Alfred!! Alfred!!” Andrew kept yelling on the phone but there was no reply, shortly the call ended.
He turned to the nurse and doctor that were standing close to him with fears plastered on their faces.
“How did it happen? Why did you even let her out?” Andrew asked the nurse who they said rode her outside on wheelchairs.
“Sir, I swear she insisted on going outside. I had no option. I left her outside to attend to some emergency and when I came back she was gone” the nurse said in tears.
Andrew stared at the nurse speechlessly and to the doctor who was standing there with a confused look on his face not knowing what to do.
“Please sir I don’t want to get arrested please ” the nurse kept crying and just then noises could be heard from outside the hospital. Without no one saying it Andrew already knew it was Alfred.
“Where’s Lisa?” Alfred asked as he rushed towards Andrew who was standing with the doctor and nurse.
“Alfred” Andrew called trying to calm him down
“I said,” Where is Lisa?” He yelled again boiling in rage, this time around he gripped the doctor’s clothes.
“Mr Alfred you have to calm down please ” the doctor said, stuttering in fear.
” I calm down when the mother of my child goes missing? You must be kidding me. Who was the nurse in charge when she went missing ” alfred asked
“Me…m.. e” the nurse stuttered
“I swear on my life if I don’t find Lisa and when I do I find out any harm comes her way, I’ll burn down this hospital and kill every bit of your family ” he threatened and the nurse quickly went on her knees.
Just then Alfred heard His phone ringing. It was the Commissioner of police. He quickly answered the phone call.
“Sir, I ordered my search parties to go look for her. I assure you she’ll be found any time soon” the commissioner said and Alfred ended the call.
“Alfred!” Andrew called as he walked outside the hospital.
“Alfred you have to calm down ”
“Calm down you say when she’s missing. Who knows what must be happening to her right now? Who knows if she needs my help?. I can’t just sit down and fold my hands doing nothing. I need to find her myself ” he said and hopped into his car.
“Are you coming with me to find her or not?” Alfred said to Andrew who stood there staring at him.
“Of Course I’m coming” Andrew said and hopped into the car and it zoomed off.
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“I’m sorry sir, we did our best to find her but we couldn’t ” the commissioner of police said over the phone
“Who knows, maybe your best isn’t enough. You’re not doing your best because if you were to be doing your best you all would have found her by now” Alfred yelled and threw his phone at the wall making it break.
“Alfred you have to calm down ” Andrew said
“I can’t, I just can’t. What if she’s in some sort of danger now? What if she needs my help? What if she was kidnapped?” Alfred said and sat tiredly on the couch in his room.
“Alfred she wasn’t kidnapped. She ran away” Andrew said and Alfred turned to him.
“Ran away? Why? When she doesn’t even remember anything. She’s lost her memories , Andrew. Seems you’ve forgotten” Alfred said and Andrew nodded his head negatively.
“What are you talking about Andrew?” Alfred asked, confused by the look on Andrew’s face.
” Lisa never lost her memories. She feigned it all this while. I believe she’s angry at you over everything that has happened ” Andrew said
“But Andrew, you know I am really sorry. I was ready to be a good man, make Ahmed for my mistakes. I was ready to change for the better, for her and the babies. I was ready to do anything Andrew. Why would she do this to me now” Alfred said as tears slid down his cheeks.
Andrew sat beside him and hugged him tightly.
“I know Alfred and we are going to find her. I promise ”
TBC