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“I’m pregnant!” “What?” they all asked in unison.What did you just say, Aurora? You informed them about your pregnancy?! Seriously? I closed my eyes in dismay.“That’s good news!” Anna, Mico’s mother, exclaimed in excitementAnna, Mico’s mom, shouted with excitement, and I immediately turned to look at her. I also looked at Mico’s father's reaction. What was once a ferocious tiger gradually softened his features. Mr. Mendez’s face suddenly lit up. “Y-you’re p-pregnant?” Mico stuttered.He suddenly held my wrist tightly, pulled me away from his parents, and talked with me privately.“What is it now?!” I asked, annoyingly.Why did he have to drag me out? Didn’t he hear me earlier? He said I was pregnant, but he dragged me harshly as if he didn’t care. I massaged my wrist as I glared at him.“I-I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to.”I hissed as I rolled my eyes at him. His annoying!“But about what you had just said… Who-” Our conversation was being interrupted by his mother when she suddenly
“How is she, doc? How’s the baby? Please take good care of my friend,” said a woman’s voice.“The baby is fine. Your friend is fine, too. She just needs some rest,” replied a woman's voice, who seemed to be a doctor.“Thank you, doc,” the man said. I kept my eyes closed, trying to sense the number of people around me. I was worried about the man who might have heard my conversation with Belle in the restaurant. And I was also curious about why Belle was here and how she found out.“Miss Belle, I’ll just buy some food for her. Is it okay if -”“No… no… It’s fine. He-he. You can go on now, Mr. Reed,” Belle interrupted the man.I heard footsteps fading away.“You can open your eyes now, Aurora. I know you’re awake,” said Belle.I opened my eyes and saw her standing there, with her hands across her chest and brows raised. She helped me sit on the bed and put pillows on my back to make me comfortable.“Care to explain what is happening right now? How come you’re pregnant? Who’s the father
What am I even doing here? Why did I agree to this? It's like I'm digging a hole for myself. I look at myself in the mirror, wearing a white off-shoulder wedding gown, with my hair tied up in a high ponytail and lipstick on my lips for the final touch.But did I need to wear this to go to the civil registration office to get our marriage certificate? Yvan presented me with a contract a week ago that made me frown. After a year, we'll file for divorce, and he'll have custody of our baby. I'll get a ton of cash, a house, a car, and a small business, but I can't claim to be the baby's mother.No way am I letting anyone separate me from my child. Even though the baby was unexpected, it's mine, and I'll do whatever it takes to protect it.“I don’t need any material things. I only need this child in my belly.” I answered.I noticed Yvan heaved a sigh before crumpling the paper. “What do you want then?” he asked. I could sense he was a bit annoyed with his brows creased and by the tone of h
Three months have passed and here I am in the bathroom, vomiting. Why is it so hard to be a woman? You will carry the baby for nine months, you will also suffer from morning sickness. Then the men will enjoy their lives.Besides being pregnant, I’m still the one who takes care of the house. However, he hired an additional staff in the house to help me and lessen my workload. I still wake up early to prepare breakfast because he doesn't want someone else to cook his food besides me. He says I cook better than the other staff here. I also clean his room, as he doesn’t want anyone to enter his personal space.I only work with him to pay what I owe him. We had our signed agreement. One of our agreements was I still needed to pay my debts. Second, we will get divorced when the child turns one. Yvan will give our child a house where our baby and I will live. Third, we were not allowed to meddle in each other’s matters. And even though we are married, we still have separate bedrooms.Within
It was Saturday morning, and today was the day of my prenatal checkup. Yvan cannot join because he has something out of the country and the schedule for his return home is still open. But I’m used to not being able to have him during my checkups because he’s busy with his company. But that doesn’t mean he’s not responsible enough. He doesn’t neglect my needs. If before he forbade me to eat unhealthy foods, now, he allows me as long as I limit myself to food because I might get bloated and have trouble giving birth. He can’t do anything about it because my cravings are weird. Sometimes he canceled his meetings just to buy the food I was craving.The other day he called me to check how I was doing at home, but he got confused when he heard me crying.“Why are you crying? What’s the matter?” he asked. His voice was panicking on the other line. But it felt so strange that I found it cute to hear his voice. I don’t know if this is just because of my pregnancy, but I suddenly feel giddy whe
“Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’ll head out first. Have a nice day, Mrs. Mendez” I smiled before I turned my back to them, ready to walk away, but before I could escape, I was shocked that someone suddenly pulled my hair. “You bitch!” she swore at me while pulling my hair hard.“Mrs. Mendez, let go of me!”“Mom!”“Mom, please let her go!” Mico pleaded while helping me remove his mother’s hands from my hair. Mico tried to protect me as he hugged and pulled me away from his mom.Every time her mother attacks me, Mico takes the hit and not me. And I appreciated what he did to protect me. Suddenly, a frightening voice echoed in the hallway and stopped us all.“What the hell are you doing?!” “Yvan,” I muttered as I breathed a sigh of relief.He took me away from Mico and checked every part of my body to see if I had scratches. He looked at my messy hair and brushed it carefully.“Are you alright?” He asked me with his eyes showing concern, but deep inside, I could feel he was mad.I don't k
It was early morning, and I had to prepare for work despite my body not being in good shape. I have a slight fever and I couldn’t do anything but drink medicine and go to work.I have been working as a janitor in a company for a year now. I did not go to college and started working when I was eighteen. I need to help my mother sell vegetables in the market, as I have an irresponsible father who does nothing but gamble. They’re still my parents, so all I could do was understand our situation and strive for our future. As I opened the door of my apartment, a group of five men came to approach me. I rolled my eyes in annoyance, as they visited me almost every day.“Good morning, Aurora,” one man greeted me.He has this long scar on his right eye. He looks scary, but I don’t mind as I’ve known them for a month since the day my father died.“What was good in the morning when I first saw your faces right in front of my apartment?” she murmured.“What are you saying?” Their leader looked li
“Aurora!” I can see the shock on their faces as our eyes met.Mico immediately stood up on his bed and covered his naked body with a white pillow, while Lucas made a poker face. I clenched as Lucas looked at me unbothered, with his brows raised. He even smirked. Hah! The nerve of this snake!Lucas and I made eye contact as I gave him a deathly glare. We looked like were in a staring contest. Who blinks, loses.“Aurora, let me explain.” My attention turned to Mico, who already had his pants and was still shirtless.I shook my head disappointedly. What else should we talk about? I already saw what I needed to see. It’s all been clear to me that he just used me. He lost our two years of being together. When did he start cheating on me?“When did it start?” I asked, trying to calm my insides, as I was shaking in madness.Lucas looked at me ridiculously, as if I had said something funny. While Mico approached me and tried to reach out my hand, but I shoved him.“Don’t hold me. You are disg