Abigail - S01 E78

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Abigail - S01 E78

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 78

Robert gave her a curious look, impatiently waiting for her to start talking already and stop building the tension.

“Richard and Tessa visited me yesterday evening.”

“What?”

“Shocking, right? I was damn surprised as well, trust me.” She chuckled nervously.

“What is wrong with Richard? Why would he take Tessa to your house?”

“That’s because the person who actually wanted to see me was her.”

“How do you mean?”

“They came to me to ask me to plead with you for your forgiveness.”

“Huh? My forgiveness?”

“Tessa. Your sister. Aren’t you going to forgive her?” She asked.

“No.” He deadpanned.

“Robert, I know you are still mad at your sister but don’t forget the Bible quotation ‘to hare is human and to forgive is divine’ I am not asking you to forgive and forget. I am asking you to forgive and move on from the past. Free your heart of the pain, Robby.”

“You don’t understand. She hurt me, Emma. I can’t believe she will have the nerve to meet with you and ask you to plead on her behalf.” He stated.

“Robert,” She reached out to hold his hand from across the table. “You still love your sister, don’t you?”

He shook his head. “I don’t know…”

“Let go of the past, Robby. Please. Not just for her sake but for your sake as well. You deserve to be happy.” She whispered to him, squeezing his hand lightly.

Robert sniffled, blinking away the tears in his eyes. “I will think about it.”

She smiled. “Okay. So while you think about forgiving your sister, why don’t you iron things out with your best friend.”

“Nah,” He shook his head in disagreement, frowning.

“I wouldn’t have minded if we don’t need his brain right now. So you better forget the fight you have with him and ask for his help. Here,” She gave him Minty’s phone that was still in the TEB bag. “He must crack the password of this phone before tomorrow morning. I don’t care how you do it to make it up to him. I will be expecting good news.”

Ginny entered the office, holding a cup holder with three cups of coffee.

“Here is the damn coffee. Did the both of you gossip about me?”

“You wish.” Emma scoffed, snatching one cup of coffee for herself.

“So what about the phone…” Ginny asked, sitting down.

“Robert is going to give the brainy that’s going to crack the password or hack into the phone. I don’t know how he’s going to do it but we need to go through that phone somehow.”

“What about Thelma’s disappearance, what are we going to do about that?” Robert asked.

“Well, we just need to know the last place she visited. We will simply start from there.” Emma answered with a slight shrug.

“So while I try to convince Richard and get this phone hacked, the both of you are going to investigate the last place Thelma visited, right?” Robert said.

“Yes.” Emma nodded her head.

••••

DING DONG!

The sound of the doorbell filled the house and Tessa hurriedly walked out of the kitchen and headed towards the front door.

She unlocked the door and pulled it open, thinking it was her boyfriend but she was stunned to see her brother instead.

“Robert?” She said questioningly, looking at him from head to toe. “Am I daydreaming or are you for real right now?”

He rolled his eyes. “Is Richard in?”

“No. He hasn’t returned home yet. But you can wait for him, he will be home soon. He usually closes work by_”

“I know. He was my best friend before you stole him away from me.” He snapped.

“Oh. I’m sorry.” Tessa apologized, lowering her gaze.

“You know what, I will take my leave.” He turned around to go when he remembered Emma’s words.

≤!≥I wouldn’t have minded if we don’t need his brain right now. So you better forget the fight you have with him and ask for his help≤!≥

He sighed, ruffling his hair, and turned back around to face his sister.

“Can I wait for him?” He asked, politely.

“Yes, yes, yes. Of course. Please come in.” She said, opening the door wide enough for him to enter.

••••

Robert sat down on the couch, scrolling through his phone while his sister was in the kitchen, brewing tea, which he didn’t ask for, for him.

She was doing everything possible to make him comfortable but Robert was ignoring all of her efforts. He wouldn’t say a word to her or even acknowledge her presence.

He just can’t bring himself to forgive her and forget about the past.

Though, Emma told him to forgive his sister and move on from the past but it wasn’t as easy as they all think it is.

“Ahh!” He heard a scream from the kitchen.

Robert sprang up from the couch and ran into the kitchen. Tessa was on the floor, crying while blowing air on her hand.

“What happened? Are you alright?” He rushed to her side, snatching her hand to see what the problem is.

She had burnt herself while brewing tea for him.

“What the f**k is your problem!?” He snapped. “Why are you so careless, huh? Who asked you to brew tea for me? Look at your hand now. Where the hell is the first aid? Wait here,” He looked around the kitchen locker until he found the first-aid kit in the cupboard.

He collected it and went back to his sister.

“Let me see,” He started applying ointment, blowing air to her hand. “You should always be careful. I don’t know what I’m going to do about you. So careless.” He huffed. “Does it hurt?” He lifted his gaze to her face and saw her staring at him, tears trailing down her face. “It hurts, doesn’t it?”

“Maybe I should have hurt myself earlier if I knew you were going to react like this, Robert.” She said.

“What?” He quickly backed away from her. “I…I…”

“It doesn’t hurt compared to how much my heart aches. I deserve your anger and hate for me, Robert but please,” She knelt in front of him, crying uncontrollably now. “I beg you with our parents’ grave, forgive me.”

≤!≥I am not asking you to forgive and forget. I am asking you to forgive and move on from the past. Free your heart of the pain, Robby≤!≥ Emma’s words rang in his head.

“Robert, please.” She pleaded.

They heard the sound of the door unlocking and then, Richard’s voice.

“Babe!” He called out.

Robert scurried to his feet and walked out of the kitchen, leaving his sister behind without saying anything to her.

“Holy crap. Robert! What are you doing here?” Richard asked, his eyes wide open.

“I came here for business. Let’s talk in your room.” Robert grabbed his hand and led him upstairs to his bedroom.

••••

Emma dashed inside the house in anger, looking around for her best friend.

“Abby!” She shouted.

Abigail stepped out of her room and stared down at Emma from upstairs.

“Hey, Emma. You are back. Why were you screaming my name like that?”

Emma ascended the stairs and approached Abby.

“Why didn’t you tell me that Thelma dropped by here at our house?”

“What?”

“Don’t play dumb with me, girl. What did you even discuss with her? And why didn’t you tell me about it?”

“Oh, shit. I forgot, I swear. Yes, she dropped by the house a few days ago.”

“What did the both of you discuss?”

“She confessed about seeing Sandra that night in the hospital and she told me that Marshall wanted her to set me up but she couldn’t do it. She also said someone called her to threaten her. And when I asked what the voice sounded like, she said the person used a voice changer to speak with her so she doesn’t know whether it’s a male or female. But then again, she told me something very interesting…”

“What?”

“She said she doesn’t suspect Sandra of the murders but someone else.”

“Really? Who?”

“She didn’t say. She got a phone call and then… left.” Abby narrated. “I’m sorry for not telling you about this earlier. I forgot. But how did you know Thelma came here?”

Emma sighed. “She is missing.”

“What?”

“During the investigation, I got to know that she came by to our house.”

“Oh, God. How could she be missing? For how long?”

“Since the moment she left this house. If she isn’t found, you will be the prime suspect of kidnap, Abby.”

TBC.