Madison's POV I went into the guest room so I could talk to Rose freely without any restrictions. I dialed the number and it rang once before she picked up the all. I began to sobe as she took the call. “Hello?” Rose’s voice was soft and comforting, and I could feel myself starting to relax. “Hi Rose,” I said, taking a deep breath. “It’s Maddy. I need to talk to you.” “Of course,” she said, her voice full of concern. “Is everything okay?” “No,” I said, my voice shaking. “I’ve been diagnosed with a condition called hyperemesis gravidarum.” There was a pause on the other end of the line, and I could hear Rose taking a deep breath. “What !!! Are you okay?” she asked, her voice full of worry. “I’m not sure,” I said, my voice cracking. “I’m scared, Rose. I don’t know what to do.” “It’s okay to be scared,” she said, her voice soothing. “You’re going through something really difficult. But you’re strong, and you’re going to get through this.” I felt myself start to cry, the tears stream
Madison’s POV I went back to the living room and I saw Tyler doing some paper work. He was busy with work; I wonder if he ever had time to rest; he was always working. “How’s it going?” I asked, sitting down next to him. “Good, just catching up on some work,” he said, not looking up from his computer. “I feel bad that I haven’t been able to help with the move,” I said, feeling a sense of guilt. “Don’t worry about it,” he said, finally looking up at me. “You need to focus on your health right now; that’s the most important thing.” I nodded, knowing that he was right. But I still felt bad about not being able to help. “How about you get some rest while I finish up here?” he said, putting his hand on my shoulder. “That sounds nice,” I said, feeling a wave of exhaustion wash over me. I laid down on the couch, letting my body relax into the cushions. I closed my eyes, trying to clear my mind. But my thoughts kept racing, and I couldn’t seem to quiet them. I was still scared for my bab
Madison's POV I booked an Uber and it took me to the restaurant. I saw her sitting at the far end with Brenda; I already knew they were up to no good. I approached the table, feeling a knot of anxiety in my stomach. “Hi, Maddy!” Brenda said, giving me a fake smile. “Hi, Brenda,” I said, not returning the smile. I turned to Tyler’s ,mother. “Hello, Ma,” I said, forcing a smile. “Hi, Madison, have a seat” she said, then went straight to the point. “I will pay you 5 million dollars to abort that child." I felt a wave of pain when I heard those words from Tyler’s mother. My stomach twisted. I felt like I had been punched in the gut. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. “What?” I said, my voice barely above a whisper. “You can’t be serious!” “I’m very serious,” she said, her voice cold and clinical. “I’ll wire the money to your account as soon as you terminate the pregnancy.” I was speechless. I couldn’t believe that she would say something like that, and I couldn’t believe that
Madison’s POV. I was talking and discussing with Rose, who had lost track of time. By the time I realized it, it was already dark; I didn’t know it was past 7 p.m. “Oh my God, Rose. You didn’t even tell me anything; already, Tyler will be so worried. Where is my phone?“Well, your phone is in the living room.“Can you help me get it? I need to call Tyler back.”“See the way you are so worried; I think you like this guy a lot, Maddy. You blush at the mention of his name.”“That is not true; quit saying rubbish. “Look at your face; you are blushing already.“No, I’m not.”“Yes, you are. Look at your face; your cheek is red.”“You better stop saying nonsense; get me my phone.Rose went to the sitting room to get my phone and I caught myself smiling. I didn’t know what I felt for Tyler but I knew this baby was going to make us really close.Rose brought my phone and when I touched my power button and opened my phone, I saw that Tyler had called over twenty times and dropped three messa
Madison's POV Tyler looked at me, mouth parted in shock. “What?” He breathed, eyes flickering to my stomach then found my eyes again. I choked back a sob, feeling my lips tremble at the mere thought of it. I tore my eyes away from Tyler’s concerned ones, letting them fix on the picture frame behind him. His warm hands cupped my cheeks, using his thumb to wipe the tear that escaped my eyes. “Don’t cry. What do you mean? What exactly did she tell you? Tell me everything,” His voice was a lot softer and calmer, a huge contrast to his tone from earlier. His eyes seemed to search my face, eyebrows knitted in sheer worry and genuine concern. I looked at him again and clasped my fingers around his larger ones, drawing them away from my face. “Brenda was there,” I told him. I sucked in a harsh breath, then continued, “Your ex-girlfriend has your mother’s support and they’re both dead set on bringing me and my baby─” I placed a protective hand on my stomach, “─down. Dead or Alive. How am
Madison's POV Minutes later, I heard Tyler talking with his mother. When he dropped the call, I saw the anger in his eyes. He folded his arm like he was about to punch someone; he was so upset. He picked up his car keys and made his way towards the door. I walked up to him. “Where are you doing, Tyler?" I said in confusion. “I’m going over to my parent’s place; I need to put my mom in her place; she had no right to speak to you like that. How inhuman can she be? How dare she ask you to abort our baby? What has come over her? “Tyler, I thought we already went through this yesterday. You do not have to confront her; it will only make matters worse. She told me not to tell you; I don’t want you to get into an argument with your family over this issue.” “I’m going there now and you cannot stop me.” Tyler walked out of the door. I wasn’t going to let him do anything crazy so I followed him and entered the car before he could say another word to me. “You know you do not have to come
Madison’s POVWe got home and Tyler went straight into the room. Mrs. Sophie turned to me immediately Tyler left, with a worried look.I smiled nervously at her, hoping it’d convince her that everything was perfectly fine.“Should I bring you some salad?” She offered it to me and I shook my head lightly.“I need an actual meal,” I told her, rubbing my stomach then I grinned, “Eating for two, remember?”Her laugh was melodious, the soft sound filling the air before she turned back to the stove.“I’ll prepare something nice and filling for you and your baby, don’t worry. You can go ahead and watch Television,” She waved me off, gesturing towards the living room.I piped a grin and skipped childishly out of the kitchen. I plopped on the couch in the sitting room, grabbing the remote from the coffee table.I felt the chair vibrate when I was about to turn the TV on and looked at my home in confusion.“Rose? What could be wrong?” I muttered to myself and picked up the phone, swiping to ans
Madison's POV"There is absolutely no possible way," I sputtered, letting my eyes run through the words again and again."I thought so too. That's from the College Registrar's desk though. It's legit. It has their house style, and Devon Greenwood's official stamp. Legit through and through," Rose leaned on the desk, pointing at the letter. She wasn't wrong. Devon Greenwood was really the college Registrar."You need to contact the school as soon as possible," I looked up at her as I put the papers back in the envelope, "There must be a mix-up, a mistake or something from their end.""I'll send out an email today," Rose nodded, placing a comforting hand on my shoulder. I smiled up at her, giving her a reassuring smile. Rose always worked with so much tenacity, sometimes I feared I didn't give her enough credit.I ran my hands through my hair and let out a frustrating sigh. My mind was racing, this situation made absolutely no sense. To keep a position at the company, you had to have al