PAIN AND BETRAYAL All day I couldn't concentrate, it was like my head was so heavy it would fall off my neck. I kept looking at the door like she would come back. I just watched the only woman I love walk out of my life and I couldn't do anything to stop it.I've been staring at the spot where she stood for more than an hour now. Some days ago I'd consider myself the luckiest man in the world but today I felt like the unluckiest man in the world, I watched her go, I watched her walk away yet I was unable to do anything. “ I'm such a loser," I stood up from where I was seated as I walked to the window that overlooked the city as I just stared. At least amongst this group of busy people there were happy people, people who had normal lives and wouldn't have to be forced to marry someone they don't love, men who could look at a woman and fall in love freely, not men like me.I was brought out of my thoughts when the door opened.“ I'm not in the mood to see anyone today, please leave,"
THE EMPTINESS “ Here take this," the nurse said as she handed me a pregnancy test tube but I shook my head.“ I'm not pregnant, I'm just depressed and sad that's why my stomach is reacting this way, besides we always use protection," " Miss Frederick you do realize that there's always a chance that someone is likely to get pregnant even if they use protection, these things don't always work,” he said as she handed it to me and I just looked at the tube. What if I'm actually pregnant? What will I do? We have talked about having three kids, talked about raising a family but now all that were lies.“ Just to be sure Anna, do the test," Bella said as I turned to her and she nodded in encouragement.I stood up as I slowly walked to the toilet then I peed into a small container before I used the dipstick to put my pee on the test tube and then I waited with held breath as my hands became clammy and my heartbeat increased.My eyes looked everywhere in the bathroom but at the test tube. I
LEAVING HIM I was currently standing at the altar waiting for a woman I didn't want to marry. I had envisioned this day, thinking of the day I'd happily wait for Anna at the altar, the day I'd have tears in my eyes as I wait to see her beautiful face. I've wanted to see how beautiful she'd look as a bride, my bride. But that never came to pass. Instead here I was, unhappy as ever. I watched as the door opened and Mirabel walked in, that should have been Anna. I told them I didn't want this, I told them I wanted only one woman, the only one who brings happiness to my life but they took that away from me. Mirabel reached me as she climbed to where I was standing, did she think I was going to hold hands with her and help her up? She got to be dreaming, they asked me to marry her and that's exactly what I'm doing. The ceremony started as the priest asked us to say our vows, my mouth was bitter, I didn't want to lie in the presence of God and everyone because I didn't mean the words
HIS TORTURE Seven months later.It still feels like dream, I was waiting to wake up from the nightmare, the nightmare of watching the man I love marrying another woman. It was painful but for my child I had to get better.A child that was his.“ For God sake, when will the soup be ready?" I asked Bella from the sitting room. Poor Bella, she had been at the receiving end of all my pregnancy hormones.“ Just a few more minutes, sorry miss,” she said from the kitchen while I just relaxed as I rubbed my belly bump.Bella, my mom and nurse Rita have been a very big support for me after everything that happened.When we wanted to move to Canada, we thought Rita wouldn't come with us because at that time Bella was still undergoing therapy to get back on her feet but she insisted on coming which we were grateful for because she was such a big help for not just Bella but me too. She became family to us. I inhaled the sweet smell of the soup as I felt my baby kick.“ The baby likes the soup t
WELCOMING HER SONDelivery DayMy stomach was hurting so bad and yet the doctor said it wasn't time to push. I felt like my insides were being pricked by a thousand needles as I closed my eyes trying to be strong. My face contorted in pain as I held onto the sheets tightly like my life depended on it.The smell of antiseptic hung thick in the air with a mixture of sweet and fear. I couldn't wait to see my child but I was scared because I've never done this before. “ You're going to be fine, you'll be alright," my Mom said as she wiped the sweat from my face. It's been over two hours that the contraction has been going on yet they still said I had to wait.I was fucking tired.“ It's so painful Mom," I groaned as I held my mom's hand tightly and to my left was Bella who was looking at me with worry.“ I know darling but think of the bright side you'll see your child soon, okay?” She said and I nodded,“ It's time,” one of the nurses said as she quickly wrote somehow on the record book
WELCOME TO PAIN “ No! It can't be! No! It's a lie!" I screamed and was about jumping down from bed but Rita and Anna stopped me.“ No you can't, you just gave birth, you can't go running around," Bella said, her voice cracking.“ Gave birth? Then where's my child?! He was just here when I fell asleep, where's my son?" I screamed in pain as I tried to break free of their hold.It's not possible, they can't tell me they don't know where my child is, I just held him in my arms, it's not even been up to a day and they're telling me he's not in this damn hospital. “ What is going on here?" I heard my mom ask before she rushed to me. “ Mom, Andrew, they're refusing to give me Andrew," I said as tears uncontrollably fell from my eyes,“ Why are you people stopping her from seeing Andrew?" My mom asked in confusion.“ He's not…we don't…”" Speak,” she said in impatience." We don't know where he is, I came in here and he wasn't where we left him,” Bella said as she cried." I've reported t
NIGHTMARE FROM THE PAST Four years later.I jumped up with a gasp from the terrible nightmare I just had, the same nightmare that has plagued me for the past four years now. Every single night it's like I'm taken back to that terrible day when my son was stolen from me.The day a hole was created in my heart that only my son can fill. That day when I had been calm enough and they told me that there was CCTV footage of someone taking my son, they had searched and searched and all efforts to find him proved abortive. I just held him once and that was it. Someone took him away from me. It's been four years now and there still wasn't a trace of my son. It was like he never even existed. My Andrew, my poor baby, taken away from his mom before he even had the opportunity to know what it's like to feel the love of a mother. Four years of searching for him, four years of praying and hoping. Waiting for the day that I'll meet my son again. I could just feel it in my heart that he was some
BACK TO TEXAS The moment my feet touched the soil of Texas it felt like I was electrocuted and I just stopped as I fought for control with my mind, I refuse to think of the past. It was called the past for a reason and it should remain that way.“ Are you okay?" I heard Liam ask, bringing me out of my thoughts. “ Yeah, I am, it's just the feeling of coming here after such a long time, I'm fine,” I said and he nodded before he opened the car door for me and I got in muttering a thank you. He got in too as my assistant took the front passenger seat and then the driver started the car, driving us to the hotel. “ Miss Frederick, I'm so excited for this, after almost four years of staying in the shadows you're finally going to show yourself to the world, I'm so honored to be your assistant," Cherry said happily.After the incident of losing my son, I almost gave up on life but I found hope. I never knew I had a passion for making perfumes until I started working with my parents. I'd bu
JUSTICE “ Tag, you're it," Andrew or should I say Sammy hit his father as he ran away and Cole chased after him trying to tap him.I couldn't help but laugh at his little laugh, it was filled with so much joy. Cole ran to me and I dodged taking the route my son took and he laughed, turning back to see if his father was close.“ Got you,” Cole said as he caught Andrew." No, no,” Andrew laughed as he tried to get away from his father." Mummy to the rescue, tag, you're it,” I said as I touched Cole, making him our target as Andrew and I started running after him.“ I'll get you daddy, mummy go that way,” Andrew said as we both blocked Cole and tackled him and he fell to the ground laughing." Okay you both win,” he said as we both fell to the ground on each side of him laughing." Sam baby,” Cole suddenly called as Andrew turned him smiling." Yes Daddy,” he said," How would you feel about Anna being your mom?” he asked," Cole,” I warned, I don't know if this was the right time. I
REUNION “ I really don't know how to feel about this, should I say I'm jealous?" Liam said as he held my hand and I sighed." I'm sorry Liam, I'm…"“ Hey, there's nothing to be sorry about, you told me right from time, I was just hopeful. I can't stop you from being happy. It pains me that I'm not the one you chose but if you're happy, I'm happy, you finally get the family you've wanted. If I'm not happy for you, what type of a person would that make me? I wish that you never get to cry again, you now know your son, you're with the father of your child who you love. As much as I hate to say this, the guy is crazy about you and I'm sure he'll protect you," he said and I couldn't help but smile. “ You're the best person I've met Liam, you're so understanding and caring, I promise you that you'll find a woman who deserves your love, believe me," I said and he nodded as he took my hand and dropped a kiss on it." Thank you Anna, this means a lot,” he said and I smiled." I'll return to
CONFESSIONS AND FORGIVENESS As soon as I heard that she was awake I practically ran out of the house as I got into the car.I drove out of the house, heading straight to the hospital as I clenched my hands on the steering wheel, impatience filling me.I got to the hospital as I parked the car and ran into the building. I stopped at her room door trying to compose myself before I knocked.I quietly opened the door and walked in as everyone turned to me but the only eyes that caught my attention were her beautiful eyes.Those brown eyes that have haunted me for years.“ Hey," I greeted as the Liam guy bent to her and kissed her cheeks before walking out of the room, her assistant following.“ I'm glad you're awake," I said, not knowing what else to say. " Thank you for saving me,” she said. She didn't have to thank me for anything, I'd do anything for her." Why did you do it?" She suddenly asked and I looked at her in confusion.“ Anna, I'd do it all over again, I can't see you in tr
THE LIFEBLOOD OF SACRIFICE “ We had to flush her blood to take off the poison because it was just too much and taking off blood meant we had to give her more blood but the problem now is we're out of blood that matches hers,”“ You can take mine!" The three of us said at the same time.“ As long as it matches, it would be to her advantage if we can get a donation from all three of you," the doctor said. " What are we waiting for? Let's go,” her assistant said in impatience as she followed the doctor first while I just leaned on the wall waiting." You can't blame me for something I didn't know. You can't imagine how I feel right now knowing that my son is the son the woman I love has been looking for for over four years, you don't know what I've been through so you don't have the right to judge me. You don't know what I had to endure for the past four years. I'm not telling you this for you to like me, I'm letting you know that you have to know someone's story before you conclude wh
BETWEEN LIFE AND DEATH I can't die, not when I have a chance of seeing my son. Not now.She stood up with the syringe in her hand as she flicked the tip and looked at me with a sinister smile.“ I've been waiting for this part, she's going to know how it feels like to have needles constantly being pierced into you," Derick said, looking at me with excitement.“ You see this little needle, I'm going to inject it into you nice and slow and you're going to die nice and slow, nobody will know it's me, and Cole will be mine and mine alone and as for your son, he's going to call me mom for the rest of his life," she said as she started walking towards me and I shook my head, struggling to be free.“ If I were you, I'd keep calm or this might cut a vein and you'll just bleed to death, either way it works for me,” she said as she bent to my neck and I tried to move back but I couldn't. “ Enjoy," she whispered before she stabbed the needle into my neck and I felt the substance swim inside my
SHADOWS OF THE PAST “ Sam! Sam!" I called as I ran into the house like a man whose house had been set on fire.“ Sam!” I called as I ran upstairs to his room but he wasn't inside." Martha! Martha! Where's Sam?” I asked his nanny and she looked at me in confusion." He's in the garden, his grandpa came to see him,” I didn't wait a second, I was already running towards the garden and I couldn't help but breathe in relief when I heard his laughter.He was alright. But anger immediately boiled in my body when I remembered the reason why all this happened in the first place was here in my house." Sam!” I called as I ran to my son and hugged him," You're okay, you're doing okay, let's go,” I said as I took his hand and he turned to look at his grandfather." Dad, I want to play with Grandpa a little," he said as I carried him.“ Maybe some other time," I said and without sparing my dad a glance I walked into the house." Take care of him, make sure nobody takes him, if anything happens
SECRETS UNCOVERED Although I couldn't see his face, I couldn't mistake the voice. How could he have a hand in this? I thought…I thought. I was just so fucking confused.“ I thought you told me you changed? Then why are you here?" I asked and he laughed, a crazed type of laughter, like someone who has lost it.“ You thought I changed, you're so funny Anna, after what you did to me?” he said as he moved closer to me and I caught a little glimpse of his face, despite the darkness.“ You ruined my life," he said, “ I did no such thing," I said as I struggled on the chair. " Really, you did nothing, are you fucking forgetting the fact that I was sent to a mental asylum because of you?” he asked in a dangerous voice that sent shivers down my spine." You brought it upon yourself, that was the right place for you because you were fucking crazy," I said and he laughed. " I'm going to show you crazy,” he said as he started walking towards me." Stay where you are Derick don't fucking come
THE TRUTH “ What did you just say?" I asked but he pointed at the file I was holding.“ Spent a lot of money to get that because she fucking paid a lot to have their mouth shut and have them do what she wants. I don't know why Anna would mix with people like this," I pretended not to hear those words as I slowly opened the file.My heart was pounding in my chest afraid of the truth I'd find in there.I brought out the medical report which has Mirabel's name and every single record about her as I started going through them.My breath caught in my throat when I reached where it said she couldn't have a child because of her damaged womb. Then how come Sammy?But she was pregnant, I saw her baby bump, she did all the things pregnant women did. Was that…was that all an act?No, no, it can't be, could it.I was fucking confused.And Anna.“ Now you know, right? So where's she?” he asked me and I came back to my senses.If he was looking for Anna and she wasn't with me with nor have he seen
FIST TALK “ I thought you were happily married, why do you look so scared?" I asked her as calmly as I could and she blinked before she sat down in front of me. That's so rude she didn't even ask for my permission.“ Listen up you bitch, Cole and I have been happily married for four years and we have a son, he loves me, do you hear that? He loves our son and not even a stupid slut like you can break our family." she said and I looked at her with a raised brow. “ If he's so in love with you you don't need to warn me, besides I'm not interested in your man, stop being dramatic and get out of my sight, I came here to eat not listen to your pathetic voice," I said and she scoffed as she folded her hands glaring at me. “ If you say so, if I see you anywhere near Cole or my child, you'll regret knowing me, I bet you," she said before she stood up and left.Once a bitch, always a bitch.“ I'm sorry ma'am, it took a little time to get ready," the waitress said as she dropped my food. It wa