Thanks to all the people who reviewed the last chapter. Hope you enjoy this one. I'll be posting Chapter 11 tomorrow hopefully.
CHAPTER 10
3 months later
Neela headed out of the ER ready to go home to Ray it had amazed her how their relationship had become serious in just 3 months time, normally she wouldn't let it happen that fast but it was Ray and she trusted him with all her heart.
"Neela wait up!" she heard someone call her.
She spun around as Abby caught up to her.
"God I being calling your name for about a 100 times and you didn't hear me" she said slightly breathlessly.
"Hey, sorry I was daydreaming" Neela said in an apologetic tone.
"And I have a feeling I know who it was about" Abby said with raised eyebrows.
"Abby" Neela groaned but with a smile on her face.
Everyone in the ER had been teasing Ray and Neela about their relationship and how they knew it was bound to happen and how it had taken them long enough etc etc since they'd announced that they were officially a couple.
"You know you love it" Abby scoffed with a grin.
Neela laughed.
"So you wanna get a coffee? I feel like I haven't talked to you in ages" Abby said.
"We talk all the time" Neela argued.
"Sure the occasional hi at work but that's it, is this just an excuse not to have coffee with me am I THAT bad company?" Abby demanded with her hands on her hips.
"Abby how could you even think that!! I LOVE your company I ADORE your company" Neela said feigning shock.
Abby laughed.
"Good reply" she said.
They headed to the coffee shop around the corner.
"Hang on I just need to call Ray to say I'll be a bit late" Neela said.
Abby sighed.
"Be quick" she stated.
Neela nodded and dialled in the phone number.
"Hello?" Ray said picking up the phone.
"Hey it's me" Neela replied.
"I'm sorry I don't know who me is?" Ray said in pretended confusion.
"Your girlfriend" Neela told him with a smile.
"Hmm…which one?" he said still pretending.
Neela rolled her eyes.
"Fine Ray I'm just calling to say I'm going out partying won't be back till late so don't wait up for me" Neela said in a fake serious voice.
"WHAT?" Ray yelped.
Neela couldn't help it she started laughing.
"I'm joking you freak" she said.
"That's mean" Ray grumbled in a baby voice.
"But you still love me" she said in a sing song voice.
"Yes I do" he stated with a laugh.
Abby rolled her eyes and impatiently pointed at her watch.
"Ah Ray I have to go Abby's beginning to get annoyed, I'm going out for coffee with her I'll be back home in a hour or so" she said.
"OK bye" he said.
"Bye, love you" she replied.
"Love you too" Ray said.
She hung up.
"Happy?" she asked.
"Bout time I almost gagged watching your moppy love fest" Abby scoffed.
"It's called love Abby" Neela stated.
"Correction Neela it's called YOUNG love" Abby pointed out seriously as they ordered their coffees and took a seat at a table.
Neela couldn't help but smile at her remark. She wasn't going to bother replying because Abby would never back down.
"So how are things with Luka and Joe?" she asked.
Abby smiled a genuinely happy smile as she thought about her husband and her baby.
"Things are going great. The best they've ever been" Abby stated.
"That's good" Neela said taking a sip of her coffee with a disturbed look on her face.
"What's wrong Neela?" Abby asked.
"I feel like someone's watching me" she whispered with a fearful look on her face.
"What" Abby said looking around the room for anybody who looked suspicious.
"I can't see anybody" she told Neela.
Neela spun her head around taking in the surroundings.
"Neither can I" she replied with a sigh.
"Maybe it's just your imagination?" Abby told her.
"I don't think so Abby I've been feeling like somebody been watching me for a couple of weeks now" Neela said urgently.
"Are you sure?" Abby said not quite convinced.
"I'm sure and it's really starting to freak me out" Neela said hoarsely.
Abby could tell she was taking this very seriously and she knew why.
"Honey you know it's been 3 months since the whole Jared fiasco and I can tell you if nothings happened since then he's definitely given up and left" Abby said gently.
"Are you sure? I mean I keep telling myself that but I don't believe it" Neela said.
"I'm sure" Abby stated.
"Have you told Ray about this?" she asked.
Neela shook her head.
"I don't want him to worry" she said.
"I think you should tell him" Abby replied.
"No Abby I'm not going to and your not going to either" Neela pleaded.
"Neela if you're constantly worrying about it maybe you should get help?" Abby said soothingly.
Neela laughed sarcastically.
"You think I'm a nutcase" she stated.
"No Neela I'm just worried about you" Abby told her gently.
"Whatever let's…let's just go OK" Neela said getting up.
They left the shop and headed to the El station.
"I'm sorry if I offended you" Abby said as they boarded the cramped train.
"No I'm sorry you're probably right, it's just my imagination" she said dismissingly.
Abby nodded but couldn't help but feel worried.
They rode the rest of the way in silence.
Neela's stop arrived.
"I'll see you tomorrow" she said to Abby as she hopped off the train.
"Yeah bye" Abby called.
Neela stuffed her hands in her coat as she began walking down the street looking forward to getting home and seeing with Ray. She looked up at the dark night sky.
"Maybe Abby's right, maybe it is just my imagination playing tricks on me" she thought.
She continued walking. When she felt somebody creeping up behind her. She began to turn around to see who it was but a cloth was placed over her face and she began to feel drowsy before everything went black...
HMMM...I wonder who it could be??? (raising eyebrows)
R.E.V.I.E.W.S. P.L.E.A.S.E.