Blind Spot by Sakshi C (the reader ebook TXT) 📕

Francisco watched her retreating back with a crestfallen expression until she disappeared into the crowd. 

Sylvia picked her in her car and dropped her at her house. She asked Inessa her about her soured mood but she didn't tell her anything.

After finding herself all alone at home, she broke down again in tears. 

She cried and cried until she fell asleep. 

She woke up to a loud bell of their home phone that was echoing loudly in the otherwise quiet apartment. Andrei was still not home.

She took to her feet and went downstairs to answer the phone.

She picked the phone, wondering how would she answer whoever was on the other side. 

"Andrei?" a strong deep voice hit her ear. She remained silent, waiting for the caller to speak further. 

A deep silence ensued after that one word. She waited for him to speak more but the caller had become silent just like her. It felt as if he had recognized who he was talking to. 

"Give the phone to Andrei?" the silence was finally broken after a long stretch of silence. 

Inessa listened to him, confused. How to tell him that Andrei wasn't home. She didn't have the slightest of a clue who she was talking to whereas he had recognized her with her silence.  

When there was no movement on the other side, Danzel figured Andrei wasn't around her. 

" When Andrei returns, tell him Danzel had called," with that said, he disconnected the call.

It is then the realization dawned upon her. It was Danzel. She stared at the receiver with an astonished look. His voice sounded so powerful and intimidating. 

She put the receiver back and strolled back to her room. 

..................

Three months had passed since their wedding and one month since the incident with Francisco. Inessa had blocked him after that incident. 

Today was Inessa's birthday and she was going to celebrate it with Andrei. As always, no one wished her today except for Loius and Andrei. Louis was in the village so she decided to celebrate her day with Andrei.  

She had planned the day already. She would treat him to a dinner tonight. 

She took him to a fancy restaurant where they celebrated her birthday. 

"It feels like today is my birthday, not yours," Andrei commented while sipping on her wine. 

" I am just showing you how you are going to treat me on my birthday from next year," she gestured to him, to which he laughed. 

After dinner, they exited the restaurant. 

Andrei was a little drunk so Inessa said she would drive. Andrei refused but she insisted so he agreed. She wasn't proficient in driving as she had started learning it a month back but she could drive at a low speed. 

Andrei gave her the key and settled in the passenger seat whereas Inessa took the driver seat. 

She kickstarted the car, not knowing what fate had in store for them.   

She started off slow.

"The road is clear, increase the speed for god's sake," Andrei rolled his eyes playfully. Inessa gave him a challenging look before stepping on the accelerator. The car took the speed, zooming like fire. 

"Whoa Ness, you gonna get us killed, slow down," Andrei said with wide eyes. 

Inessa gave him a smug look before loosening on the accelerator. To her horror, the speed didn't lessen. She tried again but it didn't slow down. Her body went cold with terror.

"Slow down, Ness," Andrei told her with urgency in his voice. The car had become uncontrollable. She looked at Andrei and shook her head in no as tears pricked her eyes. 

"Watch out," Andrei shouted before taking the steering and swerving the car to the right. An SUV zoomed past them. Ness was terrified out of mind. The break wasn't working either. The brake had failed. 

"Shit, shit, shit," Andrei cursed desperately, understanding the severity of the situation. Inessa sat back, frozen as Andrei wheeled the car, dodging other vehicles.  

Her heart leaped to her mouth when she noticed the end of the hill. The car was moving towards it headlong. This is it. Tears tumbled down her eyes. They were going to die. She wanted to scream but nothing came from her mouth but just a puff of cold air.  

She grabbed his shoulder in order to direct his attention towards the hill that the car was approaching. 

"Oh Fuck," Andrei remarked with pure terror. 

"Ness, open the door and jump," Andrei instructed her. Ness nodded vigorously as her hand latched onto her car handle. 

She opened the window and looked at Andrei. She urged him to open his door. 

"First you, Jump. I'll jump after you," he told her. She denied it with a shake of her head. She wanted them to jump together. 

"I said Jump," Andrei shouted at her. 

Inessa flinched at his tone. However, she recovered instantly. She took a deep breath and jumped out of the car. The pain she felt was unbearable. Her body crashed hard against the rough terrain, knocking the air out of her lungs, pebbles and rocks dug into her skin, Her shoulder felt dislocated, Her body scraped against the ground. For a second she felt nothing but when her senses got activated, every inch of her body ached like hell. the worse was her shoulder and her head. Blood seeped out from different injuries she had endured. She started to see black spots in her vision.  

Just when she was about to lose consciousness, she saw him opening his door through her blurry vision. He was about to jump when the car tumbled down the hill. 

Lying on her side, a drop of tear trickled down the cliff of her nose, leaping into the pool of blood that had accumulated on the ground, next to her. 

She closed her eyes and the last thing she heard was a blasting sound that was going to give her nightmares for the rest of her life.   

That was her birthday.