Chapter 22
I have to get out of here,I thought. I need to get out of here now and tell Kirill to come back. Or I have to talk to Jason… Either way I'm probably going to end up getting myself killed. Oh god. This is so stupid! Oh how much I hate my life right now.
But I have to get to him. I don't care when or how. I just need to get to him. I need to talk him out of this. Or…I can see him one last time…But I need to see him somehow. He's been in Moscow for at least two days now. I need to see him.
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A couple hours later I was on a flight to Moscow. I have to lie to him and tell him that I needed a vacation. I hope he doesn't notice that I'm here though. Oh he'll figure it out though. I'm not trying to hide anything.
I looked out the window as the plane was getting closer to the airport. I started to cough really bad. I had been like this for a couple days now. This wasn't like me though. I wasn't known to getting sick. Now I hope he doesn't see me,I thought.
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When I got out of the airport I went straight to the hotel. I didn't want to get caught right away like I did last time. But something was going to happen…something I never expected to happen. He was already there…
I knew that something wasn't right at first. Something just didn't seem right. I turned the handle on the doorknob. The door swung open. How was I able to get in the room without using the key,I thought. Something isn't right here…
I went into the room,and the lights turned on…and there he was.
"Kirill…?"
"I thought I told you not to come."
"I'm on vacation."
"Don't lie to me."
"How did you know I was here?"
"Why did you lie to me?"
"Answer my question first."
"You didn't answer the phone when I called. I thought something was up."
"I'm sorry I lied."
"I told you not to come."
I sat on the bed and started to cough again.
"Are you ok?"
I nodded.
His eyes softened. He put his hand on my forehead. "You're still sick. You shouldn't be here."
"I'm sorry…But you know I much I hate this…"
He went into the bathroom and got me some pills and some water and came back into the room. "Here. Take these,"he said as he handed me the pills and the glass of water.
I obeyed.
He sat on the bed beside me. "How long have you been like this?"
"A couple of days now. It's nothing serious."
"You shouldn't have come here and you know that."
"I was tired of you leaving me."
"I don't have a choice. You know that. At least I said goodbye."
"And what if something happens?"
"Nothing is going to happen. Nothing happened last time."
"That was different."
"And nothing is going to be different about this time. You're not leaving the hotel right now I'll tell you that much. You're lucky you aren't dead. It's colder here than in New York."
"I know that and I don't care."
"What?"
"I care about you!"
"Stop risking your life for me."
"I love you."
"I love you too. But you're sick."
"And this is stupid!" I started coughing again.
"Shhhhhhhhh…Calm down. You need to get some rest."
"I don't want you to leave me."
"I know you don't Nicole. But I don't have much of a choice."
"Yes you do. You can stop this right now Kirill."
"I'm not going to die."
"What if you do?"
"I'm not afraid to die Nicole."
"I'm not afraid to die either Kirill."
"You aren't going anywhere."
"I at least got this far."
"You're lucky I'm not making you go back home…which you should."
"Stop reminding me."
"Then why did you come here in the first place?"
"I needed to see you one more time Kirill."
"Why do you care so much?"
"Because I love you. You said you loved me too."
"I know I do."
"You wouldn't risk your life for me?"
"This is different Nicole. It was so damn easy for you to just walk away. It's not easy for me."
We started to hear footsteps. Crap,I thought. Don't you dare tell me that you told them I was here!
"Hide,now!"
I nodded and hid for about five minutes until he came to get me. "Who the hell was that?"
"They know you're here."
"You're not serious."
"I'm dead serious….and I think they know."
"Dammit."
"You need to leave now."
"No."
"What?"
"Not unless you come with me."
He shook his head. "Then you're going to get killed."
"Let them kill me. I don't care anymore."
"I care about you."
"And I care about you and this is stupid."
"I don't have a choice. Get the hell out of here."
"No…You come with me."
"Nicole…stop!"
"I'm not leaving! I don't care what they do to me."
"You're being stupid."
"I don't care…"
He sighed. "All right. I'll stay with you."
"You will?"
"Someone needs to stay with you,and I can tell you aren't going anywhere."
"Thanks."
He kissed me and looked me in the eyes. "I'm only doing this because I love you."
