Chapter 10. Wanting to Apologize

Annalise stood frozen, hearing the news. "D-dad? Who told you?" she asked in shock. Susan told her about her uncle and brothers who had come looking for her at the restaurant.

"Switch on your mobile phone and talk to them, Anna, " said Susan. Annalise switched on her phone and spoke to her uncle. Soon, they left for the hospital in a hurry. The next few days were very emotional for Annalise as she had to comfort her two inconsolable siblings too, along with taking care of the funeral preparations with her uncle.

Nelson went home as he was mentally too disturbed to continue at the restaurant. He sat in his room sulking as tears of remorse fell from his eyes. Annalise's face crept into his mind again and again, and he just couldn't think of a way to erase her pain. He realized that his feelings for her might have grown since the day he met her, otherwise, why would he react the way he did with only her? He never reacted this way with any other employee or noticed anyone