Chapter 44 - Love And Hate

Rev called her friends to inform them about what happened to her. They couldn't believe that someone would hurt Nina.

When Nina woke up, she was at the hospital. She looked around and saw her friends, but the first one she wanted to see was Andrew. Yet, he wasn't there.

She wanted to cry but she tried her best to smile at them. Peggy held her hand and smiled back.

"How do you feel? Anything painful?" She asked.

Peggy was pregnant with Jayden's child so she stopped coming to school since Golden Oak does not tolerate teen pregnancy. However, she was currently homeschooled and would be allowed to graduate.

"I-I'm fine." She stammered.

"Can you leave us? I mean all the guys should go out." Alora suddenly said in a cold tone.

Percy, Jayden and Luke went outside and the girls were left inside Nina's hospital room.

"You're not okay. Maybe physically but emotionally, you're not. I called Andrew and told him what happened. He said he'll call you." Alora said.

Then tears started falling from her eyes. Sophie and Emily got closer, comforting her.

"Just cry Nina. If you felt like you wanted to cry, to scream, to yell at someone, do it. Do not keep it to yourself. We're here for you. That's why we're friends right?" Alora continued.

She cried and wailed while her friends let her. She has been lonely ever since Andrew left. She didn't realize how much Andrew occupied her heart. She was mad at him for not coming home and extending the trip. She felt like she would go crazy without him.

"I-I'm lonely. I felt alone when he left. I felt like I had no right to say no to him. I wanted to stop him from leaving but I couldn't do anything. I was mad at those girls, I wanted to fight back. But I was thinking of Andrew's name. He said it's okay to fight them and I don't have to think about his name, but how about his father's? I don't know what to do. I don't know how to be the fiance of a wealthy man. I felt like someone was always watching me. Waiting for me to make a mistake." She sobbed.

The girls were just listening to her. Alora was sitting on the chair beside her bed while Peggy and Emily were on the left side of the bed and Sophie on the right. All was focused on her.

"When they hurt me, the first one I thought was calling him. But I couldn't reach him. Then I saw his message saying that his trip would be extended to another two weeks. His father asked him to go to England. I was heartbroken and I was more mad at him than at those girls. Why did he have to leave me after the engagement? He said he'll be gone for just a month. Now, I needed to wait for more than that. I felt like I'm going crazy and my heart was being shattered." She continued while crying her heart out.

Peggy started crying. She was being emotional because she's pregnant. Nina felt Sophie squeezed her hand.

"It's okay to feel that way. You missed him. If I were you, I wouldn't allow Percy to be away from me. I understand what you feel Nina, but I also know that Andrew was doing whatever his father asked him for your future. It wasn't just for him, but for you too." Sophie said in a gentle voice.

She was about to say something when her phone rang. Emily took the phone and gave it to her. She cried again when she saw it was Andrew. The girls nodded, signaling her to answer the call.

"Baby?"

She cried even louder when he heard his voice. She really missed him. The girls left the room so she could talk to him.

"Hey, I'm sorry. I-I know it's my fault. I'm really sorry. Please don't cry." Andrew said.

"I hate you! You left me! I feel so alone! I want to see you so bad! I missed you! I hate you! I hate you!" She said over and over.

Her words didn't match up. She was mad so she kept on saying she hates him, but she also told him that she missed him and wanted to see him. Andrew felt like his heart was being stabbed a thousand times when she said she hated him. He knew it wasn't true, but he felt her loneliness by hearing her cries.

"I'll be with you. Please wait for me, baby." Andrew simply answered.

"I don't believe you! You promised you wouldn't leave me, but you're not here. You were supposed to defend me from them. You are the first person I called but your phone was busy, I couldn't reach you!" She almost yelled.

Andrew didn't say a word and just ran towards Nina's room. He saw his friends gathering outside and had a glance at Rev who was sitting on the bench. He didn't have time to talk to him now as he wanted to see his fiance.

Nina's heart was in pain from Andrew's silence. She wanted to yell at him more when the door opened. Her eyes widened and tears didn't stop falling from her eyes when she saw Andrew standing by the door, panting.

He rushed into her, pulling her into his arms when he got closer.

"I'm here. I'm not going to leave you again. I'm sorry." He whispered.

She started punching him on the chest while he hugged her tight.

"I hate you! I hate you!" She cried.

"Shh. You know that's not true. I'm sorry." He said, then started giving her small kisses.

Andrew let Nina cry into his arms while she kept on cursing him for leaving her. He couldn't blame her since he left her just after their engagement. He didn't even know that she was being bullied to the point that they hurt her.

When Alora called her, she informed him about what happened. He was still in a business meeting but as soon as he heard it, he used their private plane to come home. 

He wanted to be there once Nina woke up but it was still a twelve hour flight. Alora was updating him and told him that Nina had minor bruises. He was fuming with anger when he received the photo of Nina from Alora. How could they do this to her? He thought to himself.

When Nina stopped crying, he tilted her chin up and started wiping her tears. She pouted while looking into his face. She really missed him so she wrapped her arms around his waist.

"I missed you." She pouted.

Andrew sighed deeply. She had a cut on her lower lip and her cheek was swollen.

"I'm sorry." He said, feeling the guilt in his heart.

"How about England?" She asked.

"I really need to go there so I was wondering if you could come with me.." He answered.