CLASH WITH EVELYN

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• ISABELLA (The Night that ruined me)   WHO IS SHE?

  ISABELLA POVMy heart raced as I threw the covers aside and ran out of the bedroom.“Eva!” I called again, my voice sharp with panic.The hallway was dark, quiet. Only the soft ticking of the wall clock filled the silence. I rushed down the stairs, my feet cold against the tiles, chest tight with fear.Then I heard it.A small laugh.My head turned toward the sitting room.And there she was.Eva.In Xavier’s arms.He was sitting on the couch, holding her like a baby while she giggled and wriggled. Her bunny lay on the sofa beside them, half falling off.Relief hit me so hard, my knees almost gave way.“Oh, thank God,” I whispered, placing a hand on my chest.Xavier looked up and smiled. “She had a nightmare,” he said gently. “She came to find me. Said the other Mama was looking at her.”My breath caught for a second.He looked down at Eva and brushed her curls. “I calmed her down. We’ve been sitting here for a while.”I walked over slowly, kneeling beside the couch, my fingers reachin

• ISABELLA (The Night that ruined me)   THE NIGHTMARE

  EVA POVThe teacup ride went round and round.I laughed a lot. My tummy tickled. I held Rosie tight…my pink bunny. Angel Xavy sat next to me and smiled a lot. Mama smiled too, but not all the way.I saw it.She looked sad inside her eyes.We got off and walked past the candy place. I wanted cotton candy, but I didn’t ask yet. Mama looked too quiet.Then I saw someone.Far away.She looked like Mama.But not my Mama.Her eyes were not nice. Her smile was too big. She stared at us like we were dolls.“Papa…” I whispered and pointed.He looked, but she was gone.Maybe I was wrong.But I didn’t like her.She was scary.Later, at home, I sat on Mama’s bed. Angel Xavy brushed my hair. Mama got ready in the mirror.“Did you have fun today?” she asked.I nodded.But then I remembered.“Mama… I saw someone at the park. She looked like you.”Mama turned fast. “What do you mean?”“She looked like you but not nice. She smiled too much. Then she hit her face like this…” I slapped my cheek gently.

• ISABELLA (The Night that ruined me)   SHADOW

  ISABELLA POVThe afternoon sun poured gently through the windows, but I barely felt its warmth.I stood in the hallway, arms crossed tightly over my chest, my back pressed to the cool wall. The words I had said to Xavier kept echoing in my head.You left me at the altar.I hadn't meant to throw that in his face..not like that. I was just...tired. Hurt. Confused. But he didn’t deserve the way I snapped.He had been trying. For me. For Eva.And yet, the second I felt cornered, I lashed out like he was the enemy.I sighed, pushing off the wall slowly, debating whether to go to him. Apologize. Or maybe just sit beside him. Be quiet. Let the silence do the work.Before I could decide, there was a knock..then the door creaked open.Xavier stood there.My breath caught a little. He looked calm. Careful. Like he had chosen his words before stepping into this moment.He didn’t speak at first. Just looked at me. Then he ran a hand through his hair, stepped in, and shut the door behind him softl

• ISABELLA (The Night that ruined me)   YOU ONCE LEFT

  ISABELLA POVThe sun filtered through the curtains, casting soft stripes of light across the wooden floor. Everything was quiet. Peaceful, almost. But I felt none of it.I sat at the edge of the bed, still in my robe, hair damp from the shower I didn’t remember taking. My hands rested on my lap, fingers twined together too tightly. The silence in the house was heavy. Smothering.I had won.Eva was mine. Legally, completely. The judge had ruled in my favor. I was granted sole custody, just like Xavier wanted.And yet... I didn’t feel victorious.If anything, I felt... lost.A part of me had been waiting for a sense of relief, a sense of freedom. But it never came. The weight in my chest hadn’t lifted. If anything, it had grown heavier. More unbearable.I closed my eyes, and the memory of Drake's face appeared..his tear-stained eyes, the way his voice cracked when he begged me not to do this. The way Eva screamed after him as he walked out the door.It haunted me.I told myself I did w

• ISABELLA (The Night that ruined me)   YOU ONCE LEFT

  ISABELLA POVThe sun filtered through the curtains, casting soft stripes of light across the wooden floor. Everything was quiet. Peaceful, almost. But I felt none of it.I sat at the edge of the bed, still in my robe, hair damp from the shower I didn’t remember taking. My hands rested on my lap, fingers twined together too tightly. The silence in the house was heavy. Smothering.I had won.Eva was mine. Legally, completely. The judge had ruled in my favor. I was granted sole custody, just like Xavier wanted.And yet... I didn’t feel victorious.If anything, I felt... lost.A part of me had been waiting for a sense of relief, a sense of freedom. But it never came. The weight in my chest hadn’t lifted. If anything, it had grown heavier. More unbearable.I closed my eyes, and the memory of Drake's face appeared..his tear-stained eyes, the way his voice cracked when he begged me not to do this. The way Eva screamed after him as he walked out the door.It haunted me.I told myself I did w

• ISABELLA (The Night that ruined me)   YOU ONCE LEFT

  ISABELLA POVThe sun filtered through the curtains, casting soft stripes of light across the wooden floor. Everything was quiet. Peaceful, almost. But I felt none of it.I sat at the edge of the bed, still in my robe, hair damp from the shower I didn’t remember taking. My hands rested on my lap, fingers twined together too tightly. The silence in the house was heavy. Smothering.I had won.Eva was mine. Legally, completely. The judge had ruled in my favor. I was granted sole custody, just like Xavier wanted.And yet... I didn’t feel victorious.If anything, I felt... lost.A part of me had been waiting for a sense of relief, a sense of freedom. But it never came. The weight in my chest hadn’t lifted. If anything, it had grown heavier. More unbearable.I closed my eyes, and the memory of Drake's face appeared..his tear-stained eyes, the way his voice cracked when he begged me not to do this. The way Eva screamed after him as he walked out the door.It haunted me.I told myself I did w