It was after she finished talking that Sally realized that she was breathing quite heavily, and even shaking from the force of her anger. What made her even more angry was the look on Sean's face. He wore a patronizing look that she itched to wipe off his face. “Are you done yelling?” He asked her
“Joan and I had known ourselves right from when we were children. I was older than her by a little over a year, and she was my younger brother’s friend. When we were much younger, we all played together, since I was close in age to her and my younger brother. However, when we began to grow older, I
“Thank you, Joan. It’s good to see you as well. How have you been?” He asked, trying to strike up a conversation with her. “Good, good. Listen, Scott. I need you to quickly drive me somewhere before you go on your date. My car refused to start, and I need to get something urgently, so I rushed here
The guy with whom she was dancing glared at Sean and did not seem to want to budge, but when Joan bestowed a surprised, but pleased smile on Sean and smiled apologetically at the guy with whom she was dancing, the guy had no choice but to release her. “Wow. This is a surprise. The high and mighty S
He got a call from his mother one afternoon while he was still at work. During the call, his mother called him out on how he was supposedly neglecting his wife who had just given birth. The fact that his mother immediately took Joan’s side without even bothering to hear from him at first got him so
Exactly two weeks later, it was almost time for Sean and his family to travel back to their hometown. Sean was glad that he had agreed to go, because of how happy Joan was with the whole thing. On the day that they were to leave, he and Joan nearly got into another fight again. He rushed to work to
It took only a few minutes for Christina's so-called birth father to reply to the text that she sent him for them to schedule a meeting. He replied saying that he was ready to meet whenever and wherever she chose. Christina stared at the message bitterly. Of course, he was ready to meet immediately
It was now quite dark, but Sean was not yet finished with his story. As Sally listened to him speak, she understood why he was the way he was and why he carried the fear of commitment around with him. The story that he was telling her was really heartbreaking and her heart went out to him. Now that
“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