TheaThe shock I experienced when Florentine dropped the bomb of a news to me still lingered into the night. I couldn't yet believe it, I had a human growing inside of me. I touched my belly from time to time trying to feel it but I couldn't, instead I just felt a connection to my child with every heartbeat. As promised, Irene didn't request for me the entire day but I was to resume work the next day. Florentine had expressed her worry over it, that it could be harmful to the child if I stressed myself out. I was new at this and even though I could bear to have my baby hurt I still couldn't stop working otherwise the truth would be known to Angel and I feared him for what he would do to our child.It wasn't likely that he'd believe it belonged to him, I couldn't risk it. Maybe, when it became difficult to contain the truth I'd have the courage to plead with him to spare it and have a parternity test once it was born. "I need to be strong for us, and I need you to be strong for me."
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