Kalinda headed to Nick's towing compound at the soonest possible time. She looked around and found the van that was brought in the last time she visited. It was in a far corner of the compound, surrounded by used engines. She opened the back, it was clean and empty.
She went inside the office, hoping to find Henry. There was a half eaten apple on the table, but no Henry.
A rustling sound coming from the back office startled her, the voice that spoke startled her more. "Henry, I can't find my fuckin' phone." It was Nick. He stopped upon seeing Kalinda and smiled at her.
"Well, well... Look who's decided to visit."
Kalinda was trying to conceal her fear. "It was you." She told him in the most convincing voice she could.
"It was me what?" Nick was confused.
"You know what I'm talking about." Kalinda's fear was turning into anger. Thoughts of what he did to Lana did the trick.
Nick just smiled at her. "So what if I am? Sue me. Oh wait, you can't. Your girlfriend is too scared, isn't she?"
Nick was right. What was she thinking showing up here in his territory without so much of a plan.
"Oh, and if she does, I think it would be good to know that one of the guy's responsible for what happened to her—", Nick had to smile at the thought before continuing. "—was your dad."
Kalinda didn't answer. Her eyes showed disbelief.
"That's right, your dad, Marcus. I'm not stupid, Kalinda. Talk and your dad goes to jail. Talk and I talk. I come forward with your story. I don't think your girlfriend will be too happy after she finds out I am your husband."
Nick's hold on Kalinda was creeping back. "Oh, joy. They find out about everything you've done in the past, the company you've kept. Talk and you go to jail. Oh wait, there's more. The people you've crossed, I think, they'll be happy to find out that you're alive and well. And when we're all in jail, Nana will just take good care of herself. Ain't that right?"
He wasn't finished. "The life that you have here, everyone you've grown to love and care for, will be gone in the blink of an eye."
Kalinda didn't notice that she has slowly walked back to the door as Nick made advances towards her direction.
"And what makes you think it ends there? I can do what I did to your girlfriend, again and again and again, whether I'm inside or outside. The beauty of it, is that it all happened because of you."
"Why'd you let me know? That night, why'd you have me contacted? Why'd you leave her outside of the building I was in?" Kalinda had to know.
"Sweetheart," Nick began cheerfully. "I wanted her life to be in your hands. Honestly, I got sad when I found out you went out and checked. If you didn't, I bet you would not have been able to live with yourself."
The door behind her suddenly opened, Kalinda was startled, only to find out it was Henry.
"Oh, hi Kalinda. Didn't know you were here." He smiled at her and then sat on the chair to make some calls.
Nick wasn't smiling anymore. Kalinda headed out and walked as fast as she could towards her car. She left without another word.
It took her a day to remove the memory of meeting with Nick. It was only natural for Lana to not be too happy upon seeing her again. "Where have you been? You slipped out the other night. You were missing yesterday. I'm beginning to think we're back to square one again."
"I'm sorry. It was work. I didn't mean anything by it. I should've called. I'm sorry," Kalinda was truly apologetic.
"Alright. I just want to know we're on the same page here."
Kalinda smiled at her. "We are."
At the back of Kalinda's mind, she was afraid she might just break Lana's heart all over again.