Frances was torn as to whether to accept this proposal or not. In the end, she decided to accept it after all. Marrying him was not going to change anything as regards her plans. Mr. Gerald didn’t show any surprise when they gave him the news that they were getting married. Frances had the suspicion
“Hello … ” Jimmy began and then trailed off. He was standing in Dylan’s bedroom with his father, and now, he looked to Austin for help. It was clear that he had no idea what to say to Dylan, who was sitting up in his bed and watching him with an unreadable, but not unfriendly expression. Austin stoo
Before long, gossip channels began giving interviews to every Tom, Dick, and Harry. People who did not remotely have a connection to the Carter family started to come forward with ridiculous stories of what had transpired between them and so and so a member of the family at so and so time. It was ex
The sleepover was going surprisingly well. The two boys remained awake for a long while, just talking and trading stories with each other. To Dylan’s surprise, Jimmy was not a dumb kid as Dylan had imagined that he would be at first. In fact, he had to grudgingly admit that the kid was actually very
It had been hours since Frances first sat on the sofa, lost in events of the past. The longer she thought about these events, the more depressed she was and the more certain she was that the truth was going to come out at any moment from now, and then it was all going to be well and truly over for h
It was very clear that the girl wasn’t happy about her unexpected visitor, but she couldn't say so. However, by the time Frances had stayed with her for four days and showed no signs of leaving, but was instead, beginning to arrange her stuff in the apartment, the girl had no choice but to voice out
Before she could panic too much, she got a message from Mr. Carter asking her to see him in his office. This was the very day after she found out that she was pregnant. She was surprised at the fact that he was reaching out to her out of the blue, but she dressed up in her best attire and presented
A very uncomfortable silence followed her confession, but Frances was very certain that Mr. Carter had heard her loud and clear. She shifted a little under his piercing scrutiny and cleared her throat awkwardly as she waited for him to say something. “You are, are you? Why doesn’t that surprise me
“You’re here again.” She states, rolling her eyes without so much as a good morning when she opens the door and sees me standing there. “Good morning to you too. Yes, I’m indeed here again. How are you doing?” I ask her, resolving not to let her hostility get to me. She has every reason to be hosti
I have not been to Nora's apartment for several months since Sally disappeared. In the first month of Sally's disappearance, I used to come here a lot, so much so that I’m sure that I must have begun to look like a desperate creep to Nora. Each time I came here back then, I would plead and plead wi
“No! I want to go with you and Aunt Sally!” He protests angrily when he sees the nanny and realizes that I’m about to leave him with her. “Honey, you must be very tired from running up and down with me these past few days. That is why I want your nanny to take you home so you can rest. Besides, you
SEAN Somehow, Sally allows herself to be convinced to come back home with me, which as even her doctor agrees, is the best decision for her right now because she needs all the help that she can get. We’ve finally been able to reach Nora and Austin, who have arrived at their honeymoon destination a
SALLY I can tell that Sean is surprised at my blunt tone and sharp words, but I couldn’t care less. I vaguely remember how I had pleaded with my boss to get in touch with him after she told me that she could not reach Nora and Austin no matter how many times she tried to reach them. I had been ter
The small bundle feels incredibly light as the nurse places it in my arms. Every single iota of sleep flees from my eyes as I hold and look down at my daughter. The nurse helps me adjust the baby in my arms while smiling at me in approval. Immense love for this tiny human floods my entire being and
I smile unsurely at the doctor, certain that I must have misheard what she just said. She doesn't smile back but instead continues to stare back at me with a measured look that says that she's not messing around. “I'm sorry but I'm not sure what you're talking about. What do you mean by expectant f
SEAN I have to admit that I am not thinking straight, but I'll blame that on the lack of sleep and the thought of seeing sadly again after all these months. Sally is lying on a bed in a very tiny room and she's being placed on oxygen. She looks so small and defenseless in the hospital bed. I appr
“There has been an emergency involving Sally and she's requesting for you.” A female voice had said over the phone mere seconds ago. “Is she OK? What's wrong with her? Where is she?” I ask in quick succession without waiting for an answer to each question. Taking deep breaths, I remind myself to be