Heart Of Ice

Chapter 10

Samika's POV

"How are you feeling now?" Dad asks as soon as he sits on the chair and I just nod as a response.

"Do you remember anything from last night?" He asks me and I try to recall it once again, even though I remember everything. I want to be sure just in case I am missing any detail.

Once I am done recalling, I look at my dad but someone else walks into my room again. A man probably in his late thirties and he looks like he spends more time in the gym than his own house.

"Sam, meet Sheriff Alwin" dad says and the sheriff extends his arm for a shake, that I take and he gently squeezes it instead of shaking.

He pulls the chair from my study table and sits beside dad. Both of them are looking at me and my dad nods. He wants me to narrate the events of last night to the sheriff.

"This happened when you were texting me, dad" I say and he nods, gesturing to me to go on.

"I was texting you and I did not know what way I was driving until I stopped in the woods. There were just red tapes from one tree trunk to another so I did not know I broke all those" I say and the sheriff nods at me this time.

"Two wolves came out of nowhere. They were both similar and large. In a moment of panic I lost the grip on my steering wheel and crashed into a huge tree. My friend Nyle saved me. I woke up in his house" I say.

Both dad and sheriff look at each other and then at me. I feel a little conscious at the moment, for some unknown reason but I still maintain my stern posture.

"Are you sure he only saved you and not abducted you?" Sheriff Alwin asks and I shake my head at him.

"He was the last face I saw before falling unconscious. I remember that. Also he made sure I got treatment even though I was at his home. He has been my friend for a few days already. He would do no such thing as abducting me" I say, my voice in such a way that they both just nod and stopped asking me questions.

"What happened to him? I heard gunshots" I whisper.

"Thank you, Alwin. I'll send someone to the station. Your help is appreciated" dad gives a small smile that we all know did not come from his heart. But Alwin just nodded and walked out anyway.

As soon as Sheriff Alwin is out of the room, dad sighs in relief and holds my hand in his both hands. This actually feels nice. To know that my dad at least cares enough. I thought my parents did not do that either.

Dad then pulls out my phone from his pocket and hands it to me. I take it and try to switch that on and put that aside.

"When Sarah told me you have not come home since last night, I had the police track your phone. That's how they got into that boy's house" dad says and I nod.

"The gunshots were to scare them into surrendering. No one was harmed but they are in prison right now on the charges of abduction" he tells me and finally looks me in the eye.

I don't say anything but place my other hand on his. Now my hand is in between both his hands while my other hand is holding his right hand.

"I am not mad at you for this, dad. If anything, I am glad that I have you watching me and saving me even though that wasn't the case. I can just get Nyle out of the prison. He will understand, I guess" I say and dad nods.

With one last kiss on my forehead, dad walks out of the room and I fall on the bed. I know I should go to the station but my phone vibrates with a text message and it is from Nyle himself.

I guess Sheriff Alwin called his assistant to release them already. Because I heard dad saying he will send someone so that probably means sending someone to finish paperwork and everything is done. Things happen quickly when my dad is involved.

Nyle : Remind me why you have less friends.

Samika : I am so sorry. I did not know my father would go to extremes. Are you okay?

Nyle : I am alright. But my sister and her kid, maybe not.

I groan as soon as I read the message. Of course Nyle's sister must be in prison too. What about the newborn baby girl? Where was she or did they let her be with her mom?

Nyle : We understand your parents' worry. So my sister is asking me to let this slide for now.

I sigh in relief but I don't text back. It's not the attitude problem this time. I somehow don't have enough energy for that. I don't know if it is because of the medicines or whatever.

But I lay in bed totally waiting for the sleep that seemed like two minutes away. Meanwhile I plan on visiting Nyle and his sister once I wake up. The least I could do is apologize. And maybe take Nyle out somewhere nice because I noticed he enjoyed the dinner last time.

My phone vibrates one more time but by now, I am almost numb again. With a blink of an eye, I fell asleep.

Once again, I dreamt of a brown wolf. The wolf I saw twice now. The wolf that has Nyle's eyes, strange enough. I am being chased by that wolf.