“That’s enough, Caroline.” “Oh, I’m sorry. I got carried away because I just saw you again, but you’re right. I’ll shut up now.” Caroline apologized, glancing pointedly at Sally with a look that implied that she had forgotten that Sally was an outsider, and as such, she wasn’t privileged to know th
They walked inside the house, where they met Nora and Jane having what looked like an intense dicsussion that was conducted in whispers. Sally wondered what that was about, but right now, she had something more pressing to attend to, which was the matter of she and Sean. “Let’s go to the room that
“Let’s go, Sean.” ”Uh, I’m sorry, Caroline. Sally and I need to discuss something, but I’ll be with you after a while. We do have a lot of catching up to do.” “Fine, whatever,” Caroline said in a huff and stomped away. “What do you say we get out of here, and go back to my place?” Sean asked Sal
“Jane! You shouldn’t be saying such a thing. Austin and I are just friends. Besides, what if Christina heard you talking like that? You know that that’s going to make her dislike you all the more.” Nora exclaimed, flushing to the roots of her hair. It was embarrassing to realize that Austin’s siste
“Um, I have to go see Dylan and Jimmy and ensure that they are not up to any mischief,” Jane said vaguely, winking at Nora surreptitiously, before getting up and disappearing out of sight. Apparently, all that they had discussed had entered into one of Jane's ears and left through the other one imme
“What the actual fuck?” Christina yelled.Austin and Nora sprang apart as though they had been set on fire, to see Christina standing just inside the room by the door, with tears running down her cheeks. The sight really weakened Nora and made her feel bad and terribly guilty.She and Austin remaine
“It’s because I love you, as you well know. Seeing you kiss another woman so passionately, especially a woman with whom you share a child hurts a lot. What happened to the agreement we had only recently that we would try to make our marriage work?”“Deep down, Christina, you know that this marriage
“I don’t know any Jackson, and neither do I have any idea what you're talking about.” Christina stammered, but it was obvious that she was lying and grasping at straws. Christina stared at the man she called her husband in terror. She could tell that he knew that she was lying, and she was terrifie
“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