The next morning Ember woke up ready to leave the house. She didn't know where she was going to go, her apartment was not an option at the moment. Maybe she was going to go to her parents' house, but her mother would probably not let her in. She would just tell her to go back because she finally had something to grab about after Ember got married.So it would not look good if her friends saw Ember there, so her parents' house was not an option either. She didn't know where to go but she was probably not going to stay there. Axle had frozen her bank card and the one that she had before she met him was taken by her mother because to her she didn't need that money anymore, so she had no money on her.She would go to Sophie's place but she did not want to burden her friend and get her involved in all of this. She looked at her suitcase and then she sighed. She thought of asking Axle to give her some money or unfreezing her bank card but she did not want to do that. He did not want her to
Ember stood there waiting for Axle to give her the answer that she wanted to hear,but he just looked down on the ground. He wanted to tell her the truth but it felt like the words were stuck in his throat. His heart was pounding so hard that it felt like it was going to come out of his chest. He took a deep breath and he looked up.at the ceiling. "What do you want me to tell you? I told you why last night. Didn't I?"He asked."Then that's not a good enough reason to convince me to stay."She said, wiping her tears."I don't have any other reason."He said."Then why are you avoiding eye contact with me?"She asked."It's just that I…"He couldn't finish his sentence because he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his chest. He put his hand over his chest and he knelt down on the floor. "Dammit!"He said, breathing heavily."What's wrong?"Ember asked, kneeling down in front of him. She put her hands on his cheeks. "J-just call for help."He said. The pain seemed to be getting worse by the second.
Ember took her suitcase and she walked back upstairs. She didn't know whether she should go to her room or go back to Axle's room now that he was not feeling well. She was angry at him but she was worried about him at the same time. She figured that it was not a hard decision to make so she decided to go back to his room. She walked on the hallway towards his room, but as she was about to put her hand on the door handle Payton slapped her hand away."What are you doing here?"She asked."I want to unpack my stuff."She said."Did you forget where your room is?"She asked."I want to sleep in this room again."She said."No, this is my son's room not yours. You were given your own room, so go to that room."She said."I want to sleep here so that I can look after my husband."She said. Payton rolled her eyes, if it were up to her then she would have kicked Ember out of the mansion, but she knew that she was the only one that could save her son so she couldn't. "He's my son so you are not al
Ember sat outside on a bench. She took out her phone and she called Sophie's number. "Hello"Ember said."Hey Ember, how are you doing?" Sophie asked. The last time they spoke was when Ember went to meet with her, they hadn't yanked since then so Sophie did not know about what was happening now."I don't know, Sophie."She said."What do you mean?"She asked. She was starting to get worried now, maybe that's because she thought of the worst happening to her."Well, you see I had made my decision that I was leaving today but I couldn't. Axle broke the bank card that his mother gave me, because she was very happy that I had finally taken the decision to leave her son. He begged me to stay but he still did not give me a reason that I wanted to hear because he suddenly fell to the ground."She said."Alright first of all you are not good at explaining a certain situation, second, what the fuck do you mean, by him falling on the ground?"She asked. She was starting to panic now, she just hoped
It was noon the next day, Ember and Payton sat in the living room waiting for Dr Lee to arrive. Axel's father left early in the morning because he had something that needed his attention at his company, but he promised that he was going to be back a little earlier than usual.Ember was shaking in fear, the fear of knowing now that Dr Lee was the same doctor that tried to take advantage of her three years ago. This has been on her mind since the previous day. She only slept for two hours last night. She kept on thinking about everything, her heart was racing for almost the entire night. She was sweating, even though the air conditioner was on. She tried telling herself that it was a different Dr Lee but she was not going to know until she looked at him properly, but even if he was that Dr Lee, who was she going to tell? Because it's not like they were going to believe her without solid proof. The police did not believe her either, so nobody was going to believe her now.A few minutes
Ember woke up with her body feeling heavy. She had a killer headache too. She had been feeling like this ever since Dr Lee injected those herbs into her. She had told him that she was sick but he just said that it was nothing to worry about and that it would go away in no time, but it has already been three days now. He had given her some pills for the headache but they only worked for a day and then the next morning she would wake up with the headache and her body would be heavy and exhausted too.Ember looked at the right side of the bed and she noticed that Axle was still sleeping. Axle had to stay in bed until Dr Lee said so. Ember did not like it though, but she had no choice. Axle was unable to walk properly now so he had to use a wheelchair if he wanted to go somewhere, which was something that made Ember worry even more about him. It just made her question if Axle was going to be normal again after the treatment.He looked so peaceful when sleeping. His skin wasn't pale anymor
Ember walked into the room with a tray that has plates that were filled with of food in her hands. She put the tray on the small table in front of the couches. She then went into the bathroom, where she found Axle tying his robe while leaning on the kitchen sink. He looked like he was struggling but not much. "Do you need a hand?"Ember asked, walking closer to him."Well I could need help walking back into the room."Axle said, smiling weakly. Ember walked closer to him and she helped him to walk back into the room and she helped him to sit on the couch."I'll go and get your body lotion and your clothes."Ember said and she stood up from the couch. She made her way into the closet and she took a white t-shirt, grey shorts and the body lotion. She walked back into the room and she put the clothes on the bed. "You forgot my underwear again."He said."Sorry, I'll go and get it."She said and then she ran back into the closet, she opened the drawer where he kept his underwear and she took
THREE WEEKS LATER"OH look who's back."Payton said rolling her eyes as soon as she saw Ember entering the house. "Hood evening mother-in-law. It'ssuch a beautifulevening isn't it?"Ember said with a smile on her face, probably doing it to annoy Payton. Payton just shook her head."Of course you would say that."Payton said."And what is that supposed to mean?"She asked."You know I remember that you told me that I was a horrible mother a few weeks ago, but now I don't know who's horrible between the two of us."She said. Ember looked confused."I still don't understand what you are trying to say."Ember said."Today was the day that Dr Lee was supposed to start with the treatment but you decided to wake up in the morning and just go out with your friends. You are lucky that Dr Lee was able to keep Axle alive for the time that you were gone."Payton said. Ember had completely forgotten that it was the day. If she had remembered then she wouldn't have gone out with Sophie for the high schoo