“Mr. Jefferson. How have you been?” Sean asked the man, offering his hand for a handshake, which was ignored. He let his hand fall to his side after a while when it was clear that the man wasn't going to shake it.The small party still hadn't noticed Sally where she was standing in the corner and ob
To Sally's not-so-great surprise, Sean didn't make good his promise to come to see her and explain things to her. Her case was very much different from Nora's, in that she did not catch Sean telling another woman that he loved her and that the woman and her son were the people he loved most in the w
To say that Sean was shocked when he spied Mr. And Mrs. Jefferson standing outside his door after Sally informed him that he had visitors was a gross understatement. The couple were the last people that he had been expecting to see, especially with Sally in his house. He knew that they would not be
He somehow managed to get through the funeral, but he wasn’t thinking straight at all. Watching Joan’s coffin being lowered into the ground was an image that would remain with and haunt him for as long as he lived. At one point, his mother-in-law came to place his daughter in his arms, but when he g
"What did you just say?” Sean uttered in total disbelief, sure that his ears were playing tricks on him. The nanny repeated herself, wringing her hands flusteredly. “Thank you,” Sean said tightly. He was a little relieved that his daughter was fine and that nothing bad had happened to her. It wasn
He tried his best to ignore the pity-filled and sympathetic looks that the other parents threw his way, and accepted their condolences gamely. Some of them knew him with Joan and had either heard what had happened, or they asked after Joan, leaving him no choice but to tell them that she had passed.
For weeks after he left, he lived in the woods in a small cabin which he bought on a whim, isolated from the world, and tried to find peace there, but there was no peace to be found. In his mind, he reasoned that he was cursed and that even though death had succeeded in taking those closest to him,
According to Austin, this place was as good as any to start a new branch of a company, plus it was not a bad place to live at all, and he had been right. Sean was enjoying living here a lot, and his company was doing just fine. He talked once in a while with his mother-in-law, and always assured her
“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