"Leaving already?" She says in a rather calm voice, and I clear my throat and nervously turn around.My eyes land on her for just a second before they land on the person standing next to her. Rather, the little girl standing next to her. To say I freeze for a moment will be an understatement right n
I'm having a mixture of emotions as I step into my apartment, and even looking at the place makes me feel like I shouldn't have accepted this house in the first place. She did all this to cover up the fact that she ran away to protect her other child and abandoned me with that man she called her hus
I still haven't come to terms with the fact that George is dead; that is the one thing that I'm trying not to accept because if I do, it will mean I cared about him, and losing people I care about drives me insane. I can't afford to do that when my life is just gaining some stability. Now I have to
I still can't believe that Abel is indeed coming to see me at this time of night. I know to him, it's not a bother because he has the security and drivers to drive him wherever at any time, but him actually coming to see me is insane. From his place to mine is approximately twenty minutes, and I don
"No, I would prefer to have the ice cream with you." I nod and smile."But while we wait," he gets off the seat and walks to where I am, and I tense up a little as I feel that funny flutter in my heart. "I came here for three things, to talk, to hug, and to bring you ice cream, so, I think I should
"Millie, what did he do to you?" he asks again, and I take in a deep breath, fighting the tears, but there's not much that I can do at the moment."He hit me... then I accidentally fell down the stairs... it wasn't that bad... he was mad that my mom left, he thought I was the reason she left, beside
"Three... two... one, and cut." The producer says, and I sigh, taking off the earpiece and lapel mic before pushing my seat back, grabbing my stuff, and walking out of the studio.That was the four o'clock news, and I have to admit, every time I have been anchoring the news, it keeps getting easier,
"Sir," I say the moment I pick up the call."Could you come to my office right now?""Yes, sir." I put the phone back down, adjust my outfit, grab my phone, and walk out of the office.I knock on his door, and I hear him say something from inside. The moment I walk into the office, he is seated on t
“Abel, you are proposing…” The words tumble out of my mouth in disbelief, more of a statement than a question. He nods, and then, to my utter shock, he gets down on one knee. I feel the world around us blur and slow down, my pulse pounding in my ears.“Mildred Turina, will you marry me?” His voice w
She scoffs playfully, giving me that familiar look that says she’s still got it all under control. “I know how to take care of children, honey. We will be fine. You two go have fun.”Relief washes over me. Even though we’re leaving them in the best possible hands, the part of me that has grown attac
We’re heading to Abel’s lake house for a weekend getaway—just the two of us. He said he got the place a few years ago but rarely gets to use it. He has only taken the twins there a few times because the only time he gets enough time to spend with them without many distractions from work is during th
Epilogue"Come here,” I call her over, and she reluctantly pulls her fingers off her brother’s chubby cheeks, then walks back to where I am. I crouch down to be at her level, trying to mask the amusement I feel at her little pout.“If you keep harassing your brother, I will have him stay with me at
“Did I?”“You bitch!” I burst out laughing. He has definitely been holding that back.“I was busy dealing with a concussion to see anything, oh, and my mom has way more money than you, you know, and her money combined with the money my dad left me, which I just found out was a lot by the way, then A
“Mom, I…”“I should have taken you with me when he died, but I thought you were already a grown woman and you wouldn’t need me anymore, and I will never forgive myself for that because if I did, then you wouldn’t have ended up with an abusive man. I could have protected you from repeating the cycle.
"Abel, he is good for you," she repeats, this time more firmly. There’s a strange sadness in her eyes, as if she’s remembering all the times she wished someone had said those words to her. I nod, acknowledging her observation, but I don’t want to delve into a discussion about Abel with her. "I feel
"Are you ready to go home?" Abel asks, and I nod eagerly. The sterile scent of antiseptic clings to the air, making me desperate to leave this hospital room and everything it represents. My heart pounds with a need to escape—to feel the cool air outside, untainted by the trauma that haunts these wal
“Oh…”“I love you, and I would want you in my life and the twins too, but you need to accept that fact about me. I don’t even know if I can be a mother to your children or a stepmother. I just don’t know if I have it in me, even though I love them, and I love you,” I say, and I’m nervously waiting f