"What happened...Kyan are you sure you didn't see her?"Monica asked as she paced back and forth by the entrance door glancing at the watch around her wrist occasionally. She was agitated and worried about Vivienne. "Aunt Moni I didn't leave her one bit...the nurse took her to see the doctor while I went to the cafeteria to get some snacks for her"Kyan said for a hundredth time not sure how Vivienne disappeared just like that. He didn't leave her but just gave her some space to see doctor Maverick while he got her something to eat unfortunately when he was done and decided to give her some ice cream. He was told she left a while ago by Justin and Maverick "Then where the heck is she...her phone was left in the car including her purse" Monica yelled mostly directing anger to herself. She was worried because it was getting late and Vivienne was nowhere to be seen. She already called Victor and he went out looking for her to areas she loved going sometimes to relax but so far she has he
Meanwhile, Victor was driving through the familiar streets his Surrogate always came to. First, he started at the fast-food eating place just by the roadside..it was busy like every time he came to get her even when the snow was falling heavily"No sir...today she didn't come...it has been a month now," the old man rolling up a dough said shaking his head when Victor showed him his Surrogate's pic"Are you sure...maybe she came and you did see her?" he asked, still showing the man that unfortunately his attempts were in vain. Vivienne was not here and of what the man said she hasn't been here for a month and he understood that because he forbade her from leaving the house"Damn it...where could she be!"Victor muttered angrily as he kicked the car Tyre so hard that he didn't even feel the pain. His hair had turned white from all the snow landing on him. His coat was wet from the melted snow and his shoes were something else. For four hours he had been looking around for his Surrogate a
By now the rest of the family had gathered in the living room waiting for Victor to return. Leo was pacing around while Justin was called to the hospital for an emergency which was why Leo was forced to come back from his search. Kyan was with Monica while Martha who joined them after she came back from the hospital was giving out coffee which none in the room wanted to takeThis had never happened before, Vivienne was never this careless no matter what she told everyone where she was going and if she would take long however now she had Everyone on the edge of their seats wondering where she could be at such a time. Leo had searched places he knew she would go to unfortunately he didn't find her. He even went as far as going back to the same orphanage she grew up in, just maybe she went there for something but nothing. He called Cassy but she was out of town hence he was helpless and ended up coming back to the mansion"I'm sure Vic will find her...the police are searching too," Marth
"How long huh?"Monica asked after a while of sitting there. The rest just looked at her with blank expressions knowing it had only been five minutes since the entire process started. The family was gathered outside despite the many times they told them to go to the private waiting room but they refused and wanted to be there to hear the baby's first cry"This should be done...what's going on...is Vic leading this"Kyan added, he was more than agitated as he paced back and forth just trying to get it out of his system. Martha and Justin had an emergency hence they left from there while Leo was standing by the door drinking coffee"Kyan do I look okay...I mean the baby needs to see her aunt is the most beautiful"Monica said checking her face but she looked horrible with all the dark circles around her eyes. She had been crying for a long time and barely got any sleep all because of Vivienne. Who knew what happened to her to be here but she prayed Vivienne made it as well as the baby. It
(Vivienne)It felt like a dream, I felt empty and aching everywhere. I tried to move myself hoping to stop the pain I was feeling but everything seemed hard. I wanted so badly to open my eyes and see where I was unfortunately they seemed glued and wouldn't open"Ahh!"I tried to shift a little and when I moved my hand. I felt a sharp pain that made me his and kept my hand still. My head was spinning and when I flickered my eyes opened. I could only see blurry visions and it took blinking multiple times to finally adjust to the Bright Light of the strange room I found myself in"Well you are awake" I heard a small female melodious voice and suddenly a nurse was standing before me. She was smiling at me which made me wonder. I was so lost to find myself in the white-painted room which smelled like medicine and a mixture of certain cleaning agents"W...what happened here?"I managed to voice out the words but hearing myself, I sounded so restrained as if I had lost my voice at some point"
(Vivienne)"Destination please?""United States," I said, handing her my details as well as my password. The lady looked at me for a while and continued her work"Vacation or…""School" I replied without delay and the woman glanced up then shrugged. I didn't know why she did that but I didn't care as I stood there waiting for my ticket. I was lucky the plane to the US hasn't left yet. It has been an hour since I got here. I had everything ready to go but just needed to confirm the tickets and it was taking longer than I expected"Are you okay Ms?" the lady asked, not sure why but I was fine, just a little cold. I didn't know why it was this cold now of all days. I was wearing black leggings with ankle boots as well as a long-sleeved sweater that reached up to my neck and a brown long coat to keep warm but still, I could feel the wind blowing around"I'm fine please, "I remarked distantly, trying, by all means, to keep her off. I came to the airport early. I wanted to leave this place
**2 Weeks later**"S...sir should I…"Julia asked when she accidentally walked into the room Vivienne used to sleep in but stopped when she met Victor along the way. He didn't know why he came here but he couldn't fall asleep no matter how hard he tried"Leave," Victor said coldly and Julia didn't even waste time as she retreated away Victor stood by the door for a while then rested his hand on the doorknob. A long sigh escaped his sealed lips as he pushed the door open and walked inHe turned on the lights revealing a neat well-put-together room. His Surrogate's bedroom. This was her bedroom. It had been two weeks since she left him after giving birth. He didn't blame her at the end of the day, they had a deal. She signed a contract which she honored. It was up to her to leave he had no say in her decision but she should have done what was needed of herVictor shook the thoughts away and walked to the bed. It was the same, the room was the same and empty. Her perfume lingered in the a
******Three months later(New York)**(Vivienne)"Can I help you?""Yes, please...I'm new here...can you show me where the library is?"I asked, looking around the place"Yeah down the road...you can take a taxi from here or just walk but it will take a little while" the lady replied showing me the directions I smiled and thanked her before I walked away leaving the fast-food restaurant I was having my lunch atI glanced at my watch and it was getting late and the goofy girl I was waiting for hadn't shown up"Where are you, Alex?"I said and quickly crossed the road to the other side so I could wait for her. It was early in the afternoon, the day was crisp and sunny. Although it was a little windy which made my hair blow around disturbing my peace I didn't mind as I stood there staring at the brochure in my hand. I looked around the busy streets. The lady I asked at the restaurant told me this was where the public library was. I would have used the one at the University but I decided to