“How did you know I’m awake?” asked Joshua, looking at his mother.“I’m your mother. This little trick of yours, I should at least know,” said Vicky, with tears in her eyes. When Joshua was young that’s what he would do to pretend that he was sleeping so his mother would leave him alone in his room. It was a coy that he often used so he could stay up to read his books or play games.Vicky smiled and grabbed a hold of Joshua’s hands and said, “Oh, son, I’m going to be a grandmother and you’re going to be a father.”Joshua smiled. “I’m not too confident.”“What?” asked Vicky, looking nearly pale.“I don’t think that the child is really mine. She’s probably just saying it to get me to recover faster. Or that she feels pity for me that’s all. Maybe even guilt.”Vicky pouted at his words. She have worked so hard on her plan, and she even thought it through before acting it out. She was a bit upset that all of her hard work is for nothing as he is refusing to believe in Emily’s confession.
Joshua nearly smirked with annoyance at himself. Here she is pretending to care. After all she have done to him and put him through, she really is trying too hard to make him fall for her all over again. The same innocent look that he would die for over and over again. If it’s just guilt trip, then she didn’t have to go this far for he have forgiven her already. He was going to let her go. While he watches her happiness from the sideline, he will be dying on the inside. But he won’t let her know that. He will pretend to gladly cheer her on as if he didn't care at all. And by doing all that, he will now step back and let her know there is nothing to worry about him. Everything is in the past now.Emily thought it was strange how Joshua was acting so distances from her. It was as if he was pulling arm’s length with her again. This back and forth game they kept playing with each other was becoming exhausting. How she wishes he would stop. How she wishes they would just talk peacefully t
NEXT DAY“What? What do you mean?” asked Emily, as she was trying to figure out what happened to her husband that early Friday morning. When she enter the hospital ward, she happens to find that the man sitting in the room was not Joshua. It was an elderly man who was confused combative. “Listen ma’am, for the fifth time,” said the charge nurse, who was getting quite annoyed at Emily’s same question. “Yes. Yes, I’m listening now,” said Emily, folding her hands together and trying to look calm at the charge nurse. “He’s not here anymore,” said the charge nurse.“Then where is he?” asked Emily.“He’s been discharged.”“When” she asked.“He left early this morning.”“What?” she asked again, as if she didn’t understand what she was saying. The charge nurse nearly rolled her eyes at Emily and said, “I told you what I see, he got in the car and left the hospital wing early this morning.” Emily frowned as to why he didn’t say anything to her. This whole entire time she was trying to mee
Joshua was in his office when Emily pop opened his door. “Joshua!” exclaimed Emily, she ran over to him.The security guard was running in after her, he grabbed her by the arm. “Ma’am I already told you that you cannot come in here.”Emily, refusing to leave said, “We need to talk,” looking desperately at Joshua. Joshua looked at Emily with a nonchalant expression. “Please, just give me ten minutes,” said Emily. Joshua sighed as he knew she wouldn’t leave. She was probably going to make a scene if he didn’t listen to her. He waved the security guard away.The security guard nodded his head and left the room, closing the door behind him. He was waiting on this day since he got discharged. She was constantly following him, but like before he was avoiding her. He have his own reasoning. And his personal feelings is to make sure he doesn’t get close to her. Afraid that if he saw her, he would chain her up and lock her away from Jack. Keeping her prisoner in his own world. Hiding her
Joshua couldn’t believe a word she was saying. She went through so much to make him believe that it wasn’t his. She even went as far announcing her engagement to Jack, breaking his heart. She even pushed him to the brink of his death telling him that he wasn’t worth anything to her anymore. Out of all of that she’s here trying to soothe him with the dearest thing to his heart. Having a child of his own. Trying to make a mend over an unborn child that could or could not be his. Trying to make up for her wrongdoings after finding out the truth that he never once cheated on her. He pushed her gently away from him. “Joshua, please… I’m pregnant with your-” Emily was muffling up her cry. Joshua remained silent as his eyes gazed at her. Emily looked at him, tears dribbling down her eyes. She was already three months along. Sixteen weeks to be exact. She grabbed a hold of his waist and held him. After a long while she mumbled, “What- What do you want to do now?” “What do you want me to d
“Huh? Done what?” questioned Joshua. “She text all of us about leaving,” said John, walking behind Jack. “What?” asked Joshua. Then suddenly his phone ding. He also got a message from Emily. On the message says, “I am leaving. Don’t look for me. Don’t search for me. I will be with my baby now. Love Emily. Joshua shook his head in confusion. This morning, they were just talking. She didn’t say anything about going anywhere. And if she did, she couldn’t have gone far. She wouldn’t do anything to harm herself or her baby. She love that little growth inside of her as much as she loves him. She wouldn’t do anything to make the both of them regret. That is especially him. Then he thought back to what Emily said to him before he left. “Oh no, is she really going to make me live a life of regret?” he thought. “What happened?” asked Jack. “What do you mean what happened?” questioned Joshua, wanting to punch the shit out of this man. “Emily was so happy this morning that she was going t
Emily stepped into the water. She felt her baby kicking as her feet touched the cold water. She started to tremble in the freezing water. Last year during this time Joshua saved her from drowning. How she wished he didn’t. Maybe if he didn’t, she wouldn’t have hurt so much as she is today. Her legs edge her into the deeper end of the water. Joshua, seeing Emily going into the water, panicked. She can’t swim. “Oh, what if she is trying to commit suicide. Is she trying to take herself out by drowning?” he questioned. His heart races as he thought of seeing her lifeless body floating in the water. Fear gripped his heart. He ran to her with every ounce of breath he had. Taking off as fast as he could like a shooting star. He was screaming out her name, “EMILY!”Emily froze as she thought she heard Joshua’s voice. But then a faint smile came upon her face as she thought it wasn’t him. It was just her imagination. He couldn’t be there. Not in a million chances. After what he said to her th
There was a loud knock on the door and Joshua woke to the sound.“Who’s that?” asked Emily. She pulled the blanket over her naked body.“I don’t know,” said Joshua. He got up and said, “Stay here.” He went to peek out the window. It was her uncles and her grandfather.Emily was looking around for her clothes, but they were scattered all over the floors and she was picking them up one piece at a time to put them on.“Your family is here,” said Joshua, kissing her on the forehead.“What? Really?”“Yes. Put on your clothes. I will go talk to them.”“Alright,” said Emily, putting on her bra and slipping on her thong.“Joshua, you won’t- You won’t argue with them, right?”“No, but I do need to let them know that I intend to make my vows in front of them.”Emily smiled sweetly at him.“I intend to keep you. No more separation.”“Okay, I will follow once I’m done.”Joshua nodded his head. He put on his sweats and didn’t even bother to put on his boxer. He slipped his jacket over him and walk