Chapter 25

The police station

Silver

All of this was a shock to all of us. We get a call from David crying that Ava is in the hospital and we all come to the hospital. David doesn't explain everything because of Shane, my nephew. He was a replica of David and was the smartest kid I had seen and it had only been an hour of meeting him.

When David told me to take Shane home. Austin tagged along but on the way, Shane urged me to take him to the police station. I denied having to take him without telling David but he requested with pleading eyes I couldn't say no to.

"Why did you take us to the police station Shane?" I ask him when we reach there. We enter in and he looks around. We walk in and we just follow him. Austin looks at me as he mumbles"What he is up to?"

"I have no idea," I mumble back

"How may I help you?" The officer asks us as he takes off his eyes from the register. This was a bad idea. We shouldn't waste any more of his time."Actually..." I couldn't finish off my sentence as I get interrupted by Shane.

"Let me handle it."

"Take a seat." The officer says and we both take a seat while Austin stands beside me trying to figure out what's going on in Shane's mind. Which was also the question on my mind?

"My mom had an accident a few hours ago around 4 o'clock. It was a hit and run. I managed to click some photos with my Dad's phone. We can see the number and also the driver was a female. A man was sitting next to her. That's all I have."

I was stunned by how he said. If I were him, I would not be this fast. He was smart and it was proved.

"This will be a great help to find out the person. Please drop your number so that we can inform you about the same." The officer says smiling as he jots down the points on his register.

"Isn't he too smart for a five-year-old kid? I doubt he is five."

Austin says and truly he is a surprise.

David

I was waiting for the doctor to come and inform us about Ava's condition. As her breathing fastened and the monitor started beeping I was terrified. I prayed for her. I cannot lose her. Now more than ever.

As soon as I saw the doctor come out of the operation theatre, I walk up to him. Dad, mom, and Allan followed me. I hope everything is fine."I have some good news. Ava is out of danger now. We have shifted her to the ward. You can meet her then but one by one. We have to get some tests done so we know that she has not lost any memory due to the injury on the forehead. See you later."

I sighed as I was relieved. "Thank God she is fine. I will go to meet her now." As soon as I hear the doctor, I went rushing in to see Ava.

I go closer to Ava's bed she was sleeping. I seated myself in the chair beside her and look at her while she was sleeping. It was so much better now to see she was out of danger now. I saw her opening her eyes and helped her sit up on her bed.

"Ava..."

"I am sorry but Who are you?" She had a blank expression on her face and she held her head trying to get up as she sat up."Ava, you don't remember me? I am David."

"David. I don't remember you...Ugh my head"

I saw the blank face when she called out my name. Did she forget me?"Ava. Calm down and try to remember me." This can't be true. She can't forget me. No this can't be happening.

"I can't remember anything. Where is Dad? Isn't he waiting for me outside? Can you tell me how I ended up here?"

I was shocked. My feet were fixed to the ground. I was paralyzed. Ava didn't remember me. She forgot about me. I was speechless. What will I tell Shane that his mom doesn't remember who he is? This is terrible. "Do I know you?"

"Ava, we love each other. We have a child. His name is Shane." I say as I stutter. I felt the lump formed in the back of my throat.

"What? I am still in high school. Where is Harry?" Oh my God. She lost all my memories with her. This is bad. I have to call the doctor.

"Just look at you. You fall for it."

I was about to leave to call the doctor when I heard her laugh.

"What the actual fuck? You were acting this whole time. I was so disappointed that you don't remember me. I was thinking of what I will answer Shane."

I glare at her. She was joking. Is she serious? I almost died. I couldn't imagine her not remembering me, us, Shane.

"Gotcha. I was going to act for a little more but I couldn't do it. You were almost going to faint listening to it."

I raised my tone at her.

"It's not funny Ava. You should stop. There will be a time when you are going to be serious but I will think it is a prank. I was scared what if you don't remember me."

"I am sorry David." She says with a sad look on her face.

"I am not talking to you."

"David I am sorry. I didn't know you would take it so seriously"

"Well, I did believe it."

I was fucking scared. I had never been this scared and she was joking. I cross my arms and stand facing my back at her. She looks at me with pleading puppy eyes and pouts. Why does she have to be so cute? But no that's not going to work.

"David I am sorry..."

"Ava..." I didn't realize when she tried to walk to me. I held her when she slips and helps her to sit again. "Why would you do that? You don't understand. What if you have hurt yourself again?"

"Well, you wouldn't talk to me."

I say still angry at her joke. I held her in my arms for what felt like an eternity. It felt good to have held her and her talking to me.

"I can't stay mad at you for long. You shouldn't have done that. It was for me." I held her face in my hands and look at her.

"I would save you a thousand times if I had to." She says confidently.

Phone rings

I was in no intention of picking up the call. This day had been quite eventful and nothing is more important than her."Pick up the phone." She says."Whatever it is, It can wait."

Phone rings again

She glares at me and pushed me to pick up. I roll my eyes at her and eventually picked up the call.

"Hello, Who is this?"

It was an unknown number and a man spoke up. "Am I talking to David Smith?"

"Yes speaking."

"I am talking from the police station. I have some information."

"Sir I was on my way to file a report."

"We have done our research and the car that hit your wife belongs to Maisha Miller, Harry Styles accompanied her and we checked our previous records. We found a report filed by you against her and we are trying to locate them. She is a wanted criminal and Harry escaped prison. Since she tried to get you twice. I advise you to stay alert and tell us if you find something suspicious and inform us immediately."

"Thank you Sir but I don't understand I didn't file a report."

I was confused. I didn't file a report.

"Your son Shane dropped by at the station and gave us some photos and information which were of great help. He is a smart kid."

"Ohh. I certainly don't know about that. I want you to get hold of them as soon as possible. I will come by to drop a report against them for harassing my fiance and blackmailing her." I say to him. I can't believe it. Instead of going home he went back to the police station and filed a report. I would not be shocked if he does become a detective one day.

"We are on it." The officer says."Thank you, Sir." I hang up the call and get back to Ava.

"Who was it?" She asks and I explain everything that I discussed with the officer. I also told her about how I send Shane home and he was the one who filed the report.

"I am not surprised. He is Shane. He won't leave it that easily."

"You didn't see him catching the doctor lying. He was speechless." I was close to laughing imagining the doctor's face while Shane claimed he was lying. Then I couldn't control it and started laughing.

"You can't lie to him. It's like an impossible task to lie to him" Ava says laughing. I feel a frown on my face. If only Harry and Maisha didn't try to come between us. We would have been together. I would have been there for Ava and see Shane cry for the first time. His first walk and everything and it was because of them.

"I am learning that. His likes, his dislikes. I was not there for him these five years."

"I am at fault. I should have to tell you. I am sorry, David." Ava's face turned down and she was close to crying. I don't blame her for this. It's them I will blame.

"What's done is done. We can't change the past. What's in the past stays. I can't wait to see what our future beholds us."

"Me too." She says and I embraced her as she holds me back. It felt good and I felt her tears wetting my shirt. Those were happy tears.

"I will not wait this time."

"Surely you don't have to."

(Ava is Fine. Maisha and Harry are still out in the open. What are they planning next? Will the police catch them before it's too late? You will have to keep reading to find out.)

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