Chapter 77: Promise to Watch Over
What hurt him the most at that time was that she was not there. No one knew where she went, even her father. He looked for her all over the city. She didn’t go to any of her friends. None of her father’s friends heard of her.
She just disappeared in a puff of smoke.
Searching for her was his passion those days. He knew she was smart. That was the first time she proved to everyone how smart she can be by eluding the search party conducted by Don. Even her father was surprised as he couldn’t catch her. Granted, he was trying to keep it under wraps as he didn’t want to put unnecessary danger on her; he had enemies who wanted to eradicate his bloodline.
Don stopped being mad at her. Her mother was worried but Don assured her that his daughter wouldn’t have fallen prey to danger so lightly. If something had happened to her, it would have been broadcast in the evening news for all to know, he said.
Donna didn’t find that very reassuring, he was told. But even she had to agree that she would have been safe.
He didn’t have access to Don’s house as before. His grandmother was angry at him for doing inappropriate things with their boss’ daughter. He was mad at himself.
He forgave himself for that night. He could blame it on his feelings. But he couldn’t forgive himself for not talking to her after that. He knew the way to sneak into her bedroom and yet he didn’t.
He didn’t even know whether she was mad at him. She was under the impression it was another guy. But what if she remembered? What if she left her house because she didn’t want to get married to him? That thought kept him awake at night.
He decided to find her at all costs to ask her the reason she left.
She attended her sister’s wedding. And like a little songbird, disappeared again, amidst all the security her father had put forth to stop her from leaving.
She is impressive!
He prided himself on knowing her inside out. And he was right. He found her going through homeless shelters in different areas and after that, she found her place in a nursing house being a volunteer. She loved old people and listening to their stories and she had a good time there.