Richard stared in utter disbelief at the screen of the television in his large room in his father’s house, unable to credit what he was seeing and hearing. Apparently, while he had been busy enjoying himself and trying to make up for the unjust suffering that he had undergone for years, his son with
Nora first found out about Dylan's death on television from Christina's mouth and like everyone else, was shocked and sad. She had only met the boy a few times, but in those few times, he had seemed like a good kid, after their first meeting at Austin's wedding. He had seemed to be a bit too mature
"That was a little awkward, wasn’t it?” Brian asked Nora as soon as Austin left the room. “What do you mean?” “I was talking about the way that guy was staring at me. It was kinda annoying and creepy. Didn’t you notice?” “That guy is my son's father you're talking about, and if you’re going to ha
The day of the funeral came soon enough. There were only a handful of people present, which were Austin, Nora, Jimmy, Sally, Sean, Christina, and Mr. Carter, along with a few other people whom Nora had no idea who they were, but whom she guessed were either Christina's friends or those of Austin.Au
After a few more minutes of chitchat, Austin went in the direction that Sean had gone, presumably to tell him that he was leaving. Soon, he came back out, told Sally goodbye, and headed out. Not long after that, Sean came back with a glass of water and a beer for himself. "Here you go. I can get yo
“Alright. So what did you want to talk to me about?” she asked. Sean swallowed, wondering how on earth to bring up the topic. He had given himself a lot of pep talk about how he was going to go about it, but now that he was facing her, he felt tongue-tied, Especially after she had let slip the ‘L’
"Are you absolutely sure about that, Sally? I don't want there to be any misunderstanding between us.""Of course, I'm sure. Don't flatter yourself by thinking that I've fallen in love with you because I've not. It's way too soon for that to happen, and if memory serves me right anyway, you were the
"Are you absolutely sure about that, Sally? I don't want there to be any misunderstanding between us." Sean asked, aware that he was not being as firm as he had resolved to be. What he was supposed to be doing was telling her that they had to part ways for both their good, but apparently, he was suc
“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