Surprise

Josh

It's the next morning. I'm making breakfast for Kate who's still sleeping. When I remember the state I found her in, I get angry. At myself for not knowing what's bothering her so much so that she didn't realise that she had her whole body under the bathtub's water. Was she really unaware that she'd have drowned herself?

Regardless of what I think, I need to give her the safe space to finally tell me what's bothering her. I enter my bedroom with the breakfast tray. I wake Kate up from her sleep.

"Good morning, beautiful."

"Good morning."

"I brought you breakfast." She sits up, receiving the breakfast tray from me.

"Awww, thank you." She digs in.

"Do you want to have a bath first?" Riley froze when I asked that.

"Uh, how about we bath together?" Maybe that'd make her feel safer.

She nids her head. "Yeah, I'd love that."

"Are you really okay, Kate?" I thought I had it in me to wait for her to bring it up first.

Kate sighs. "I think-I think I was kidnapped."

"What? When?"

"I can't remember. I don't know how I got underwater in that bathtub yesterday, but I recall having this vivid memory of being kidnapped by two burly men. It felt so real, and I was so scared when they hit me and chased me to their satisfaction..." She breaks down in tears.

"I'm so sorry." I embrace her in a hug, consoling her.

It takes some time before Kate fully calms down. "Do you have any idea about who instigated it?" I caress her cheek.

"I-I don't know. I thought it was Chloe, but I'm not so sure anymore."

"Wait, when did you say this happened?"

"I don't know know the exact date as the traumatic memories started coming back yesterday."

"Don't worry, I'll make sure to find the person behind this."

The doorbell rings.

"Let me get that real quick."

I open the door to find a delivery guy. "Hi, how can I help you?"

"I have a package for Mr Lambert?"

"That's me."

"Alright, sign here." After signing, I close the door as the delivery guy also leaves.

"Who was it?" She asks.

"A delivery guy brought this for me."

"What is it?" I shrug.

I use the kitchen knife to open the box. Inside is a flash drive. That's it? When I insert the flash drive to my computer, I'm shocked at what I see. Kate clutches her mouth, shocked.

Just what the heck!