Nobela ni Sally

“Hello,” I say over the phone to Maya the moment I'm back to the Villa.“Friend? How's vacation going?” She asks and I sigh heavily. “I'm coming back. I need the Lawyer's contact. I'm divorcing Leonard” I tell her, preventing myself from tearing up again. “What happened? Are you okay? Are you still in Manila?” a concerned Maya bombards me with questions. “Yes. I'm taking the next flight back to Chicago. When I come back, I'll tell you everything that happened” I tell her. “Okay. I'll send you the Lawyer's contact okay?” She says just before the call comes to an end. I book my flight online using my phone and arrange all of my stuff. I have a quick shower and I dress up in a simple green jumpsuit. I let my hair fall. I take my box from the bed and start pulling it down the wooden stairs. I'm trying to be fast in order not to meet anybody here. I get to the living space and the front door instantly opens up. Leonard walks in. He's alone. I igonre him and continue dragging my box t

He holds my hand but then smiles. “It was a miracle. I can't explain it but your baby is healthy. We had to inject you with some more folic acid for the baby. And a dose of vitamin did some miracle to the being growing inside of you” he says. That is all I want to hear now. I prevent myself from tearing up from happiness “thank you doctor.” I say. “Even though it was a narrow escape but your baby survived” he adds and I nod my head.“Please doctor, can you not tell my husband anything about my baby? If he asks, tell him I lost the baby, please” I beg, even though I doubt that Leonard will ask the doctor anything about our child. Such a wicked soul. I hate Leonard Sinclair.The doctor looks at me confused. He opens his mouth to say something but closes it again. He tilts his head to the side and smiles at me before saying “I will do as you've asked Mrs. Sinclair. Just try to take care of your body. And you should rest very well after this too as you are free to go” he tells me and

Still holding my hand, Leonard and I both cast a look at the doctor. Please say you have a match not me, I whisper in my head as we both wait for the doctor to say something. But he shakes his head “no match yet, I'm afraid Mr Sinclair. But we are doing all that we can to make sure we find the right blood match for her.” He turns around to walk back into the ward but just when he's about to walk away, Leonard calls after him “my wife will donate blood since it's a match.” He says firmly. I fearfully look from the doctor to him as my widened eyes become bloodshot. How can he insist I donate blood? Not having any strength in me to fight, I just stand there and watch the doctor say nothing to either of us as he observes us for a while. I hate Leonard Sinclair and I wish him nothing but the worst.“But…” “No buts doctor, let's save the woman who's in the emergency theater first and worry about a fetus later” he says firmly not casting any glance my way.I suddenly lose all my streng

I swallow dryly. Looking aware from him and from the man, I fold my hands against my chest. The man following my gaze, sees Leonard standing feets away from us. I think I heard him chuckle afterwards. He gently lays the coat on my legs and stretches his hand “I'm Seb as in Sebastian.” He says but I don't make any move to reciprocate his gesture. My hands are tied the same way they have been for the past seconds. When he's finally out of sight, I let out a sigh of relief just as Leonard comes back to sit across from me. He doesn't say a word and I don't either. I simply take the coat and throw it over my shoulders. Feeling better, I close my eyes and breath out. We wait in silence for the longest couple of minutes before the door leading to the ward slightly slides open. I don't make any move to stand up but Leonard stumbles to his feet and blocks the doctor. “Is she okay? What happened to her? Will she be discharged soon? Can we see her now?” He bombards the doctor with questions

I go after him and when we get to the living room, Clara is on the floor. I expect Leonard to ignore her and come back to me but he doesn't. I stand there and watch him kneel close to Clara. He examines her pulse and press his palm against her forehead to check her temperature. “What is it? Are you okay?” He asks, shaking her profusely. I fold my hand against my chest and watch them. She keeps wailing, turning on the floor like someone who had been flogged. “Say something…Clara?” A panicking Leonard calls out. He suddenly turns to me “babe, call 911. Call for an emergency, don't just stand there.” I don't buy it. There's everything in me that makes me feel like Clara could be acting up so, I gnore him and just watch him for seconds as he tenders to her. When I don't move or try to do anything, he stands up and comes to where I am. He grabs my arm. “Come on, Eve,” he half yells in panic “I told you to call emergency. Are you this wicked?” He pushes my hand away which almost sends

The moment my eyes lands on her, my body stiffens. It's enough to make my heart lurch and my stomach twist into a knot. I almost feel like throwing up. Clara is standing at the door, her blonde hair tied into a ponytail. She's also dressed casually in a play suit and a white All stars. Leonard reacts instantly stepping in front of me as if to shield me and stop me from seeing who he is talking to but it's too late already. I've seen her fully.“Eve, go back inside. I'll take care of this” he says but I don't move. I can't move. My body suddenly feels stiff and heavy. I'm trying to understand what is happening. “Didn't I tell you to leave? I told you to go okay?” I hear him tell Clara but his voice is soft like he's begging her instead of instructing her. “I can't Leo. It's not like I knew you guys were coming here. Your mom gave me the place to use for a few days.” She speaks boldly like she has every right to be here or be around here. I still haven't found anything to say. I