Emily opened her eyes calmly to meet a white ceiling. Everywhere was white and for a minute, she tried to think of where she was.Just then, the door creaked open, and the doctor came in with wide smiles on his face.“How are you doing?” He asked, placing his palm over her forehead and nodding his head in elation.“You are doing better now”, he informed Emily, who struggled to sit up on the bed.The doctor helped her up until she was comfortable and relaxed.“What am I doing here?” “This is a hospital. You were probably sick and that was why you were brought here”, the doctor replied, still smiling at Emily, who had a wide frown on her face.“Who brought me here?”“Your sister and her husband. I never knew that Mr. Richard and his wife have such a beautiful relative like you”, the doctor whispered and chuckled calmly.Emily clenched her fist and nodded her head calmly. “How else did she expect to be introduced?” She asked herself sarcastically.“Okay! I should leave now. Kindly tell
Emily got out of the cab and hurriedly squeezed the test papers into her clothes.She wasn’t ready to divulge such news with Richard, until she was certain of what his response would be.It was big news, especially because Barbara refused having a child for him. However, it bothered Emily when she thought of what the future of her child would be and if he would be accepted by his father.“Emily! How are you?” Richard asked as he rushed towards her and tried to hold her.Emily pushed him away and hastened her footsteps towards her quarters.“Emily, listen to me!” Richard was saying when she swirled around and gaped at him.“No! You listen to me. I need you to leave me alone, just leave me alone!” Emily yelled on the top of her lungs and ignored Barbara, who was standing at the balcony and paying attention to the details of their conversation.“I’m sorry”, Richard said, but Emily kept walking away.She made to close the door on his face, but his feet held up the door.“Let me in”, Richa
They leaned closer to each other and got involved in a passionate kiss. Richard inhaled deeply as he took in her sweet scent and the taste of mint in her lips.“I missed this”, Richard muttered as he leaned in to savor her lips again.It got intense and in a split second, they were on the bed, exploring each other’s body and mumbling various promises to each other.They reached climax at the same time and fell back to the bed.Emily was hunted by Barbara’s words that kept popping into her mind and reminding her how she would be hidden forever. Emily thought of the guilt she would face all her life if she remains with Richard with the hope that he would change, and he doesn’t.“Can I ask you for a favor?” Emily asked calmly as she peered into his eyes, caressing his cheeks and giggling as she did so.Recently, she got involved with stories of how to gain a man’s attention, as well as the tactic used in taking things from men or making request.“Go on! I would do anything as long as
Emily waited patiently for the month to come to an end while she tried to assure Richard that everything was great with their relationship.She still loved him, but she was learning to put her emotions at bay.She did it well and with each day that passed, the little live growing inside her stomach became the source through which she gained strength.Richard, on the other hand, was doing everything possible to grant Emily her request of getting a house.He called all the realtors he knew and in a couple of days, the house was ready.“We are going to see your house today”, he said to Emily the moment she picked up the call.Emily shrieked in excitement from her quarters as he rubbed her hands on her stomach and took in a deep breath.“It would be a new life, away from Richard soon”, Emily said quietly as she laughed aloud in excitement.Richard felt elated, hearing how joyful Emily sounded. He wanted her to be happy, and that was all he desired.“Whose house is that?” Barbara’s voice i
Richard took off the blindfold on Emily’s eyes while she struggled to take in the light that hit her eyes.“We are here!” Richard announced with a wide grin on his face.The first thing that hit Emily was how modern the house looked. The taste of the furniture and how large it was.“No way!” She muttered under her breath as she tried to stop her legs from giving her away.Tears welled up in her eyes as she walked over to the balcony, from where she had a full view of the city.“This is beautiful”, she gasped out in delight as she pulled Richard into a warm hug.Truly, she never expected getting a house this large from him. She had thought that he would get her something minimal since she was going to be living just by herself.She walked over to the first room and without thinking, she said, “this room would be perfect for the baby”.Richard stayed rooted to the spot as he glared at intently.“The baby” he questioned calmly.Emily swallowed hard, and she let out a nervous chuckle.“I’
Richard and Emily got back to the house some minutes past 5pm. Everywhere was dead silent, and it was clear that Barbara was away.“Thank you so much again, Richard”, Emily said thankfully as she pulled him into one last hug.“I should head over to my room. I need to rest”, she said with a calm smile on her face.Richard nodded his head and said his final goodbye to her.Emily walked back to her room, feeling extremely elated to have achieved what she wanted.She entered her room and was marveled to meet Barbara sitting comfortably on her bed and looking around as though she were in her room.“Ma’am?” Emily called out with her jaws dropping in surprise.“Just cut that courtesy”, Barbara said to Emily, who smiled and nodded in understanding.“What are you doing in my room, Barbara?” Emily asked with a massive scowl on her face.Barbara smiled and lifted her eyes to meet hers.“I thought I should come give my greetings to the newest owner of a house”, Barbara said sarcastically, after w
“What do you mean?” Emily asked with a panicked gaze as she scanned the room, searching for something Barbara might be hiding.She didn’t seem to understand what Barbara was uttering, and the smiles on her lips only frightened her more.Almost immediately, Barbara brought out a knife from her pocket and pointed it to Emily.“Do you want to kill me?” Emily questioned as her heart flew out of her chest.Barbara laughed aloud and shook her head negatively.“It won’t be fun for me to kill you. You would be the one to kill me instead”, Barbara informed Emily, who was in a desert of confusion.Barbara turned the knife to her neck and smiled wickedly.That was when it dawned on Emily; Barbara wanted to kill harm herself and place the blame on Emily.“Don’t do it, please”, Emily pleaded as her heart started racing.Definitely, if Barbara killed herself, the major suspect would be Emily. Barbara planned all of this and that was what got Emily bewildered.“What kind of wild thought do you have
The ride to the hospital was silent.Emily was still in shock that for a moment, she was unable to speak to Richard.She never thought or imagined that Barbara would do something that extreme because of how much she needed to punish her.“Is that how cruel people can be?” Emily asked herself as tears started dripping down her eyes.“You haven’t told me what happened between the both of you”, Richard questioned, as he shot her a questioning glare.Emily kept mute and wondered if Barbara was still going to be alive currently. “Would she still be alive?” Emily asked in a voice that sounded like a whisper, while Richard sighed deeply. “Are you ready to tell me what happened?” He asked calmly.“She tried to kill herself”, Emily divulged and for a minute, silence descended the atmosphere.Richard did not utter a word, neither did Emily. Richard shifted his gaze back to Emily and asked, “why would she want to do that?”Emily took in a deep breath as she prepared for the next thing to say.