Chapter Twenty One - Keeping me Drugged

HAILEY'S POV

"Do I know you?" Adian asks, nanny Pierce suspiciously.

Frowning, as I watch nanny Pierce struggle to keep a firm expression.

"I don't think we've met before, or maybe I can't recall" she answers abruptly.

Watching her, he shrugs his shoulders, turning to me, "you good?" he asks with a soft caring look.

I nod silently, as he frowns at nanny Pierce again, pointing a finger at her, "I'll remember" he promises, walking back to the elevator.

As he stood inside the elevator we kept staring at each other, until the doors closed.

I turned back to nanny Pierce, whose eyes were still glued to the elevator doors Adian just went through.

She seemed nervous and afraid. I placed my arm around her waist, "want to go inside?" I asked, breaking her out of her thoughts.

With a small smile, she walks inside closing the door behind us.

I smelt the aroma of freshly cooked food, so I walked away from her literally running down the hall into the kitchen. My heart turned as I saw the mess in my kitchen, which immediately upset me.

"I'm going to clean it up, I promise" she says, as I turned away, walking up the stairs to my room. Stripping I went straight to the shower to calm myself down.

It's not the messy kitchen that upset me, but I can't tell her that, because I would then have to tell her about my near run in with Emmy's stepfather.

While showering I remembered my shampoo was still downstairs among the groceries I bought after visiting the children's home on Sunday.

Wrapping the towel around my damp body, lightly stepping downstairs so that I wouldn't slip. As I approached the kitchen I heard nanny Pierce.

"Ryan this has to end, I cannot do this for much longer and now that Hailey is married, sooner or later they will talk" she says angrily, speaking to my father-in-law? She knows him? She calls him by his first name? Confused and curious, I decided to stay out of sight for the moment.

She was silent, apparently listening to Mr. Knights on the other end.

With a humorless laugh, "Adian asked if we met before" she says nervously. "believe me, if he pursues it, he will remember me" she continues nervously.

Listening again, before she responds, "She did? When?" she gasps.

Still listening on the phone before she again responds.

"She hasn't had an attack in years, I will check her medication and take her back to the doctor. I checked before I went on vacation and she had more than enough. Once she is on the medication we have no problem" she assures him, making me cautious of even her now.

After listening to his response, I heard her again.

"You do?" she asks shock.

She listens to him again.

"Do you think he will agree to this? He's the one who wants it this way. I still think he should meet her" she says sadly.

Clutching my chest, he? Whose he? What happened?

After listening to Ryan, I heard her again, but I don't know why I'm feeling like they are discussing someone that's important to me.

"Okay, we'll see how she is doing now. if she's here I can keep my eye on her, but if she moves in with your son, then everything will be out of our hand" she sounds defeated.

"Yes, I will see you all soon." She said, before hanging up.

I rushed back upstairs, into the shower, leaning against the wall, I slipped down to the floor still wrapped in my towel as the water beat against my skin.

Whose this person who wants me kept on medications. If I stay here tonight I could have a nightmare and she would know. Sobbing as the water cascades down my body. Adian, Adian could help me. Would he want to? I can promise to end this marriage for him f he does!

Whatever is going on, Adian doesn't know either and like me, Adian isn't suppose to know. He's the only one I can trust, because even uncle Jerry knows what is going on and is keeping it away from me.

My address is not on my resume, but I didn't correct him because it's the only way I could learn more.

I have to leave here, otherwise nanny Pierce will take me back to the doctor for more pills. if I take the pills, I won't have the nightmares that keeps jolting my memory.

Adian, Adian, I don't have his number. Standing up I opened the shampoo bottle, filling it with water hopefully to give me enough lather to wash my hair.

When I'm done, I locked my bedroom door, Adian's number, how do I get it?

Drying my hair, I pulled on a loose T-shirt and a shorts, pulled out an overnight bag and started to pack some work suits, and under garments.

Taking out my phone, I scrolled through for Adian's number incase I got it by mistake. Angry with myself. because I didn't even have uncle Jerry's number.

He mention that I should call him, but how can I when he didn't give me his number.

Nanny Pierce started knocking my bedroom door, so I quickly hid my overnight bag, grabbing a wet towel pretending to wipe my damp hair as I open the door.

"You're still upset with me" nanny Pierce asks, smiling warmly.

Shaking my head, "no of course not" I smiled brightly because I was genuinely happy to see her, but now I'm scared.

She stares awkwardly at me for a moment, "your kitchen is back to normal, food is ready and you left this downstairs" she hands me my handbag.

"Thanks, I'll be right down but I'm not hungry yet" I lied. "I did just return from lunch."

Nanny Pierce seems uneasy and I'm not making it easy for her. I'm afraid to let her get to close right now until I know more. She has been working all along with people I don't know and kept me medicated so that I won't remember. Remember what?

Satisfied "join me for a drink when you are done drying your hair." she said leaving my room with the door open.

Throwing my handbag down on my bed, I brushed my hair again, thinking of ways to get unto Adian. If I stay here tonight, I'll have to take my medication and I don't want to. I can't continue to drug myself because of them.

God please help me! Please bring Adian back!