Christina reclined on the bed of her room in the luxurious hotel that she had checked into a few hours ago. She was dead tired from running around the whole day and even the day before, first from trying to see that annoying bitch, Gina, and then leaving alibis in various locations to cover her tra
Christina used to be very familiar with the path that she followed after she parked her car, although to be frank, there was nothing even remotely resembling a path around there anymore. Everything was now covered in bushes … thick ones for that matter. As she tried to navigate her way through thes
Finally, after walking for another thirty-something minutes, she stumbled upon familiar ground. She was on the ranch finally, but not where the shortcut would have taken her. She was on another part of the large ranch entirely, and it would take up to another forty minutes for her to get to the mai
The time passed very slowly as Christina alternated sitting and laying in the bushes on the ranch, so that merely an hour into her long wait, she began to curse herself for even being in this position in the first place. What she should have done instead of allowing herself to suffer this much, was
Christina was by no means the best cook in the world, but she was extremely hungry, having eaten only a toast alongside a small cup of coffee in the morning when she was heading over here. She quickly grabbed some items that looked like they would fit together and threw together a meal that surpri
Sean drove home in a pensive state after his long talk with Austin. Everything Austin had said to him made sense, and if he was being very truthful to himself, he realized now that he was more than ready to move on. It had been quite a while since something hurt him as much as seeing Sally cry afte
“Hey, Sean. How are you doing? Listen, before you say anything, I can see by the expression on your face that you’re not glad I’m here, and I understand. I simply came to return your house keys, and to apologize for causing a rift between you and your girlfriend.” Caroline said before Sean could eve
Sally stared at the repulsive and disgusting scene in front of her, while body shaking with rage and the very strong need to throw up. Of course, she had to go and fall in love with a man who was content to chase and sleep with everything in pants, while feeding her a sob story about a dead wife, ki
“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