Emily gazed at her miserable reflection in the mirror, with noticeable eye bags and a saddened expression. For the hundredth time, she made to send a call across to Richard, but stopped half way.Everything that had happened was the greatest nightmare she ever encountered, and sharing it with Richard might just worsen it.It was already twenty-four hours since she discovered that Brian had left with her newborn child. All she did was gape at her miserable self, unable to eat or do anything useful.Emily had always lived a quiet life, and thinking of reporting Brian to the police only made her feel worse. She hated noise, and that was all it was going to bring.Brian, on the other hand, was not having a great time since he left with the child. His intentions were to hurt Emily, but his heart was not helping out.He had hired a nanny to take care of the child all through the night, but the cries of the baby indicated that he needed his mother.Finally, he grabbed the child and headed ov
She made to talk, but the words remained stuck in her throat. She couldn’t believe her ears, neither did she ever imagine that Brian would one day send her away.“Brian! You don’t have to send me out of here. I’m yet to get a house, and you know that”, Emily whispered as tears welled up in her eyes.Brian gulped down hard and darted his eyes away from her. That was the only decision he could make presently, at least, for his sanity.“You need to leave. I can’t think of having you around when you don’t value me. That is the best decision for the both of us”, Brian tried to explain, still avoiding meeting with her eyes.Emily quivered silently, but quickly braced up and wore a smile on her face. This was her reality and there wasn’t any need to delay it.“Fine! I would take my leave now. Thank you for taking me in when I had no one else at my side”, she said with a sincere smile, sniffing hard and wiping tears off her eyes.“But the next time you touch my child, I won’t forgive you!” Em
“I want just the baby”, Barbara replied Emily who glared at her as though she just saw a ghost. “What baby?” Emily stuttered as her eyes shifted towards the child who laid on the bed, some foot away from where they stood.Barbara smirked and ignored her, clearly thinking of the next step to take in her utterance.“Here! I got you a drink”, Barbara suddenly smiled excitedly as she lifted a bottle of whiskey towards Emily.“You don’t expect me to drink that!” Emily whispered, wondering why Barbara suddenly switched up her mood in a split second.“We are not enemies, are we? I came to say hi to the baby as good friends that we are!” Barbara noted and pushed Emily aside.Emily’s week was quite frail, and it didn’t come as a surprise when Barbara swiftly shoved her aside.A deep sigh escaped Emily’s lips as she turned to look at Barbara, who was now peering at the baby and giggling in excitement.Her heart was still out of her chest, and Barbara’s presence made the hairs on her skin stand.
Barbara watched Emily closely until she fell down in deep slumber. A wide smirk made way across her face as she shifted her face towards the baby who was now crying softly as though he was aware of the present predicament of his mother.“We would make this swift. You just have to sign these papers and that would be all”, Barbara said calmly as she grabbed some papers out of her bag. She had gotten the document from her lawyer some days ago. It was prepared specially to hand the child over to Barbara and Richard, with the excuse of not being able to take care of him.Barbara had it all sorted out and in Emily’s name. That way, everyone would believe that Emily had intentionally given her child to Barbara.“Emily, would you do me a favour of signing these papers?” Barbara whispered quietly as she glanced over at Emily who was mumbling some inaudible words in her sleep.The drug effect was quite minimal. After a moment of sleeping, Emily’s eyes opened slightly, but everything looked dif
The next morning was not entirely pleasant for Emily. Apart from waking on the bare floor, without an idea of what occurred last night, she was also faced with panic that arose from the burning temperature of her son. At first, she thought that it wasn’t something serious, but around noon, it worsened, and she needed no one to tell her that he needed the hospital.She quickly rushed him to the hospital and once she was certain that he was doing a lot better, she returned to the hotel room. However, minutes later, she was informed of the presence of some visitors who had come to see her.Emily was quite puzzled and blank as she walked down the stairs that led to the reception area. The people she saw made her freeze on the spot for a minute. It was Barbara, together with a lady who was dressed in a smart and beautiful suit. The lady had a smile on her face, but Emily didn’t fail to realize that it was only a cover-up to cover a brewing trouble.“What is the meaning of this? How the h
Emily gaped at the woman as though she were a ghost. Everywhere was dead silent that for a minute, she counted the seconds that ticked on the clock in the reception room. And then, finally, she swirled around to confirm if she was the one being referred to.“What do you mean by that?” Emily inquired with a dazzled look, shifting her gaze from Barbara and back at the young woman, who was clearly awaiting a response.“We would prefer that the mother gives us the most suitable date to come for the child. I mean, you should have a lovely time with your child since it would be a memory to hold unto”, the young woman explained while Barbara nodded her head in approval.“We would be back tomorrow, with the baby’s father”, Barbara informed, and started making her way out of the room.Emily was stunned by the present situation. She scanned through her head for a perfect answer to the raging questions in her soul.“You should never think of running. We would find you and your status would chang
Emily was crying profusely on Richard’s chest, while he struggled between consoling her and unraveling the meaning of everything she had just uttered. “It’s okay. Can we sit down and go through everything you just said?” Richard asked and cupped her cheeks into his palms calmly. He couldn’t recall the last time he saw Emily, looking so pale and disturbed.At this, he concluded that it was definitely something severe and heartbreaking.“Was Barbara here?” He finally asked, hoping that he would be capable of putting the scattered pieces together.Emily nodded her head as more tears trickled out of her eyes. “You don’t have to disturb yourself over that. Barbara would never win in a situation like this”, Richard said reassuringly.He wasn’t sure of what he had uttered, but rather than laying out his fears to her, he resolved to consoling her and dropping soothing words.“Do you understand? She came here with a lawyer, and they showed me a set of papers which they claimed I signed! They
They laid still on the bed, eyes digging into each other’s and their hands wrapped around their warm body. Emily felt a rush of peace and for a moment, she forgot all about her problems with Barbara.“With you in my life, I feel like the happiest man on earth”, Richard confessed, with his eyes closed in ecstasy.He inhaled every bit of Emily and as he did, a wide smile curved on his lips.“Too bad we can’t be together. Perhaps the universe is against you being happy”, Emily scoffed and rolled her eyes, disentangling herself from his arms.She stood up and quickly wore her dress, ignoring Richard’s fierce stares at her. “You should head back home. Barbara would be worried”, Emily advised with a serious look, avoiding his eyes.She couldn’t imagine that they had spent the night together even after she swore to stay away from him. It was unbelievable, but it happened like magic. They feasted on each other’s body, and even, professed their love for each other. However, the new day broug