“Are you okay? Are you tired?” Maia asked worriedly. I just gave her a smile. “I’m fine,” I said as I took one of my luggage and went to the house. It was already eight in the evening, and we just arrived here in the house that my parents provided us in Nebraska. We were still unloading our things and the driver that brought us here was helping us. The house follows a gothic revival type of architecture. Most houses in this village have the same style. It has a steeply pitched roof with decorated bargeboard and cross gables, arched gothic windows and doors with arched panels, and a first-floor porch.It was actually big for just the two of us. It was spacious and has a lot of rooms in it. It has four rooms in the second room and also has a guest room here on the first floor. I sighed as I carried my big luggage to my room upstairs. I chose the room nearing the window with a view of the front porch. “Thank you!” I heard Maia say as I was hurrying down to get my other things. When I
I cried to sleep and it was Maia who stayed with me the whole night. The next day, I woke up very late already. I think I was still jetlagged. I wasn’t even able to do anything the whole day but sleep. I yawned and got up from the bed already. I pressed my lips together before I went out of bed. Slowly, I walked out of the room and went downstairs. I yawned again and looked around it was dark around already and it was quiet as hell. “Maia?” I called. “Here!” I heard her voice from the kitchen. I scratched my head and went there immediately. “Hey!” she greeted. I saw her cooking our dinner. I looked at the counter. It had a lot of grocery bags there. I pursed my lips and went to it. “Hmm, you went out to the store…” I said. I heard her chuckle. “Yes. Hey, I know I told you that we’ll shop together, but you were so asleep, so I just went out on my own. Let’s just go out tomorrow again so you can buy what you want, okay? I only brought the essentials, though,” she said and gave me a
Panic succumbed the hell out of me as I was staring at my cell phone. I felt like my whole world just shifted course as I was staring at my phone. I felt like the world just fell on me. No, no, no, no! My fingers were shaking already as I fidget with my phone. I opened my calendar again and re-trace the days that I had my period. Fuck. Fuck! This can’t be! This can’t be! My whole body was shaking already and I just found myself sitting down because I was too weak to even stand. I heard some customers asking me if I was okay, but I wasn’t able to answer them. I even heard some of them calling the guard already, but I still couldn’t move. I just stayed there, staring into nothing. “Felice? Felice?” I was just pulled back to reality when I felt someone shaking me. I then heard Maia’s voice. “Is she okay, Ma’am? Does she need something?” We even heard the staff say. Slowly, I looked around and saw that there were already people looking at us. Unknowingly, we were making a scene alre
I was dumbfounded the whole day. I didn’t know what to do. It’s like the scandal all over again, but this time I felt fear. I was so scared that I ended up jailing myself in my room. I didn’t go out and eat. It was just Maia who kept on forcing me to eat because she said it could affect the baby…The baby… this baby inside me. My mouth parted as I slowly caressed my stomach. My eyes watered upon the thought that I was growing a human being inside me. I was in a fetal position and I covered myself with a comforter. The aircon was at the lowest temperature. No lights, even a lamp was on in my room. I could still smell the last food that Maia brought for lunch. It was on a tray on my bedside table. I swallowed the lump in my throat as I continued to caress my stomach. Tears started pouring down my face and I didn’t have the energy to even stop it. They just kept on coming, and I let them. I closed my eyes tight and bit my lip when I felt dizzy again. I waited for some seconds for it g
My pregnancy changed the game big time. All I did that day was cry. Like I didn’t do that the whole time since this scandal started, right? Nothing was new about it already. My parents were just on their phones most of the time. It was Maia who continued to take care of me. I stayed in my room. I didn’t want to go out and listen to how they were planning to take this another scandal with me. Yes. They called the baby another scandal. They said it was another shame for our family, and that hurts me more. I curled into a fetal position again. I took a deep breath and I held onto my stomach. You’re still not born yet, but everyone was so chaotic already. I’m sorry, baby. I-I’m so sorry…“Hey…” I immediately wiped the tears on my face and sat up on the bed. “What? What is it this time?” I said coldly. She didn’t respond immediately. She was just looking at me as if gauging my reaction. I saw her biting her lip as she slowly walked toward me. “They’ll be sending us out again…” she sai
After 5 years…“Mommy!” I immediately looked at the little girl rushing toward me. I couldn’t help but smile as I looked at her cute little outfit. She was wearing a cute floral off-shoulder dress with matching cute little doll shoes. Then she has a big ribbon on her head. I shook my head and bit my lip as I watched her turn around like a princess. I finished putting my shoes on the rack before I walked up to her. “Hey, little one!” I kneeled down and spread my arms. “Give mommy a hug!” I said, and as if on cue she immediately ran into me. I laughed and hugged her tightly and showered her with kisses. “She was doing dress-up all day.” I heard Maia say. I then looked at her who was standing a few meters from us. I smiled and just shook my head again. I heaved a sigh and carried Flannel with me. I looked at her then. “So, you were playing dress-up the whole day, huh? Do you want to be a fashion designer or something?” I narrowed my eyes at her. She just giggled and nodded her head.
“How would I know you’re not bluffing, Attorney?” I asked coldly. I felt my hands trembling and my heart beating so fast already. I saw Maia asking me who is it through hand gestures, but I just couldn’t answer her yet. It seemed that my heart wanted to go out of my chest already as I waited for the lawyer’s answer.“I could give the phone to your mother, Miss Lemuel, but I am afraid that she is at the hospital with your father right now. I could just call you, though if ever you want to talk to her,” he said.I bit my lip hard. I took a deep breath before answering back to him. “I’ll wait for your call then,” I said and ended the call right after. I gasped and leaned on the high chair. “Felice, what happened?” Maia went up to me. My hands were still trembling as I tried to sit on the high chair. I saw Maia rushing to the refrigerator. “Here, drink this.” She handed me a glass of water. I swallowed the lump in my throat as I drank from the glass. My heart was still beating so fast
That whole day, I waited for an update from the lawyer of the company. I couldn’t think straight and even do a thing while waiting for an update. It’s the same with Maia, too. We were just in the living room for that whole day, watching movies to kill time, but my phone was just on the center table in case Mom called. I heaved a sigh and looked at the clock in front of us. I turned to Maia who was still looking at the wall, too. “It’s probably evening there,” she said. I sighed and nodded. “What happens now, Felice?” she asked again. My forehead creased. “What do you mean?” She heaved a sigh and shrugged. “Once your Mom calls, what will happen? Will we go home?” I wasn’t able to answer immediately. I looked away. I swallowed the lump in my throat and took in a deep breath. I don't know what to answer because honestly, I haven’t decided yet. I blew a breath and looked at her slowly. She was still looking at me, waiting for my response. “I still haven’t decided, Maia. Plus, I c