Fifty days later, inside the city hospital…
Adrianna was trying her best to cope up with the recent incidents that happened with Her. On the one hand, her long time boyfriend and Sister Laura had slept and broke her trust, although she convinced herself that it wasn't done purposely but the damage was done.
One the other hand, the night she spent with a stranger and let him pop the cherry, thinking of him as her boyfriend, Jason. All the events had traumatized her but she was moving on with it. Since everything was in the past now, she assumed that her future won't be affected by those events.
However, for a few days, Adrianna wasn't feeling good. Something wasn't right when she kept throwing up everything she had, and felt exhausted even when she woke up fresh. Afraid of thoughts about any underlying illness, she decided to check upon a doctor.
After a while, she was taken to a gynecologist when her history was noted down.
The assistant asked Adrianna to lay on the bed in the examination room. The doctor arrived and applied gel on her lower abdomen and did an ultrasonography with a portable machine.
Adrianna realised that she had missed her periods and frequently vomited, weakness, drowsiness and frequent urination might be the symptoms of a pregnancy. That she learned in high school. Although the symptoms were clear, she crossed her fingers and hoped for the test to be turned out negative. When the results came positive, she felt the ground beneath her feets slip.
She observed the doctor sweating While performing the ultrasound which made her anxious. During the inspection, the gynecologist called another intern who was in charge of recording and asked her to note down the report, "The uterus is posterior, enlarged, regular in shape, clear in outline, and there are two gestational sacs in the uterine cavity, the size is about 2620mm, 2819mm, the thickness of the sac wall, The punctate germ and yolk sac can be seen in the sac, and the primitive cardiac pulsation can be seen."
Once the ultrasound was done, Adrianna got up but only felt convulsed. The assistant helped her to get down and took her to the bathroom.
She returned to the gynecological clinic and the doctor smiled widely at her.
The doctor greeted Adrianna, "Congratulations, Miss Adrianna, you are pregnant, and the twins are guaranteed."
This news made her eyes pop out from the socket. Alone in the world when she hoped to test come out negative, hearing the news of her getting pregnant with twins was beyond her imagination. Adrianna was utterly shocked.
"What?" Adrianna thought she had heard it wrong and tried to clear the doubt.
"Adrianna, you are pregnant with twins and so far, they are healthy. But you need to take a lot of precautions and rest once your bulge starts to come out. Just stay in contact with me, alright?" The doctor explained it to her in detail.
This conclusion made her unable to face herself at all.
Adrianna was disappointed with the news because of her pregnancy with twins. And those twins whose father she doesn't know. Oh God, twins? How was she going to cope up with this? Most terrifying was to break the news to her family. All this made her more anxious about the pregnancy. She couldn't hide it either, one day, everyone will be going to find out that she got pregnant by a stranger, a shame or disgrace to the Cosgrove family.
The day was tiring to her and Adrianna returned home with a heavy heart in her body and results in her hands. She had been trying to avoid her family's doubts on her relationship with Jason and now this pregnancy came along.
Once she entered, she saw Laura had called designers at home for selection of her wedding gown. There were three other people along with her when she gave a trial. Laura swirled in the wedding dress, looking happy.
Laura heard the door getting opened and when she turned around to see Adrianna coming home, her face turned pale and she started acting guilty.
"Any gown will work, I don't need anything fancy since this wedding is normal…" Laura responded to the designer who scrunched her brows in aww.
In an instant, Laura's face stiffened and she pretended to be a good sister, "Addy, you are back. Is everything okay? You don't look happy. Did something bother you?" She made Adrianna feel that she cared for her sister.
Laura was happy from the inside that she was getting married to Jason but everytime Adrianna came along, she made herself look embarrassed and guilty as if she had committed a crime. She called the designer specifically for the best gown but pretended that any gown will be okay for her when Adrianna returned home.
Adrianna noticed the cashmere fabric of the dress, the white wedding dress from a famous designer product of France on the other side of the ocean, which was unique and expensive too. Tears almost wet her eyes but she pretended that it didn't affect her.
Laura and Jason were getting married after the family discovered what happened in the resort. No one in the family asked Adrianna if she was fine and coping well after the traumatic event, but more concerned about Laura's wedding to Jason. They didn't want any stain on the reputation of the Cosgrove family.
Adrianna felt a sharp pain in her heart after observing the dress and the preparation s of wedding, but she took a deep breath to relax herself, and smiled at Laura, "yes, i am back from the work and i am completely fine. By the way, your wedding dress is beautiful…" it took a lot of strength for her to lie.
Laura froze for a while, her expression was a little stiff to blank as she was confused about what to say, so she pulled her lips and replied, "thank you but… I know that you still think that it was your fault. I never assumed that my little mistake would take such turns in life, otherwise it must be you who was getting married instead of me, Addy. Have you forgiven me?"
"It doesn't matter, sister. I am not angry with you, not with Jason as well. It was an accident after all and sometimes, things are not in our hands." Adrianna shook her head, "once you get married, Jason will be my brother-in-law, or the son-in-law of our Cosgrove family. There would be nothing else."
Only she knew that her heart was on fire when she consoled her own sister and it hurt her so much.
After all, it was her boyfriend who had been in love with her for several years, and now he had turned into a brother-in-law. Apart from that, She was pregnant with twins and she didn't know who the father of the children was. Everything made her feel alone and helpless.
"Addy, you are such a kind person. I wish you will be happy with someone one day" Laura held her hands tightly.
Adrianna shook her head and replied "Sister, it's okay. And i no longer feel anything for Jason so, don't feel burdened."
Laura pressed her lips in a flat line and stayed silent then replying to her sister.
"I guess you are busy, I will go upstairs and freshen up…" Adrianna left and Laura rolled her eyes once her sister went to her room.
Adrianna wanted to find that note she got from the stranger when they spent the night together. She was devastated to find out that there were two lives growing in her womb. And yet she doesn't know who the father was?
As soon as she entered her room, she found everything was tied up and furniture was readjusted. Adrianna baffled and started looking for the note as it contained the address and phone number of the person who was the father of the twins.
The blood-stained note she was looking for was gone.
She quickly went downstairs, and stood at the corner of the stairs, asking Laura about the note, "Sister, did you clean the room?"
"Not me but I asked the cleaners to rearrange the room." She responded.
"Did they find any note? There was some stain of blood on it.." Adrianna gave a brief idea of the note.
"Oh, that dirty note? Yes, the maid brought it to me and I asked her to dispose of it. It was so unhygienic." Said Laura
"Did you throw it away?" Adrianna was stunned.
"Yes. Did I do something wrong?" She asked with guilt.
Adrianna looked at her, she was helpless now. She felt suffocating inside the house so she walked out.
"where are you going?" Laura asked.
"Ten Mile Garden." Adrianna responded coldly.
Laura was stunned, and there was a hint of hesitation flashed across her eyes, "alright…"
In a blink of an eye, Adrianna disappeared from Laura's sight.
The day Adrianna left her home, she never returned and looked for a place to live and a job to fill her stomach during tough courses of life. Now that her only chance of finding the man who was supposedly the father of her twins, was gone, Adrianna was afraid of the pregnancy and news to the family. Laura's mistake was forgiven and she got married to Jason as a substitute. But what about her? If she had told her family about the pregnancy, they would have kicked her out of the house, so she left without uttering any word. It was better for her own mental health as well.It's been two months since then and Adrianna 's life was surrounded by running errands and looking for a job to feed herself and the children growing in her womb. She spend night in shelters as a homeless when nothing worked and she got no money for abortion either. She was afraid that she could handle two babies without a father?After a while, a kind man offered her a job which only gave her a roof over her head and
In the darkest alley, past midnight, a woman was running to catch the last train to her station. The places seemed abandoned as no shops were open and hardly any person seemed to roam that hour. It not only increased her anxiety but built a tension around her. The timing for the train to stop was almost five minutes and the woman sighed that she finally made it in time.Suddenly, she started to feel cold during the summer night and there were no air conditioners at the station either. She looked around to see if someone was there with her but as far as her sight went, she found nothing suspicious. She rubbed her palms together as she shivered. Suddenly, she felt a presence behind her but when she turned around, no one was there. She was confused. Her eyes were fixed on the digital watch, hardly a few more seconds and she will be inside the train.The train arrived and she was about to enter when she felt a tap on her shoulder. The woman flinched and didn't look back and jumped into th
The Penthouse ScandalA few days later, in the knight's penthouse. With the help of Cathy's sister in law, she got information about Alaric Knight being here with a woman, and Adrianna had to catch them red handed. She hid inside the closet and set her camera to record everything she could.After a while, she heard someone coming inside the room. It was dark but when the lights were turned on, she could see them clearly.There was a man and a woman standing close to each other, basically arguing about something near the window. As the woman seemed upset, she peeked through the glass pane and avoided the man's gaze."Sydney, what are you talking about?" Asked the man.The woman stayed silent but closed the proximity with the man, her hands roamed over his chest and she observed him keenly. She bit her lower lips and looked at the man with her eyes filled in lust.Adrianna saw them talking to each other when the woman made her move first and planted kisses on the bare chest of the man.
Inside the conference hall, Knight's mansion. Alaric Knight attended an important meeting with elders of the council.There were five elders from each coven, standing tall and taking their thrones respectively. All of them looked old and pale yet dangerous and powerful. Their gaze was enough to make the ordinary coven members bow to them.When Alaric arrived in the hall, all of the elders started him curiously. He was the true vampire heir of the Knight's. Upon his arrival, the other coven members stood in respect and sat after Alaric passed the alley."Why am I being called here without any prior notice?" He stared into the eyes of the council members and demanded an answer."Such a disregard to receive from an honourable family. Alaric Knight, how dare you disrespect us? If it wasn't for your father, I would have thrown you out of this place." Lady Adna spoke harshly."Adna, don't throw empty bullets at me. If you mean your words, you better turn them into action. I won't get threat
Cathy went to the apartment, looking for Adrianna. She wasn't picking her phone and this startled Cathy very much.Her kids were anxious and worried and this made Cathy more concerned. However, she felt confused as the apartment was not locked but Adrianna found nowhere. She tried calling her again and noticed that Adrianna's phone was on the kitchen counter. What in the world made her leave her phone? She even forgot to lock her apartment? She never did that before.Suddenly, her chest puffed as her thoughts went to the negative side. More, the recent attacks and killings had got her. Without wasting another second, she dialed the emergency number and called the police."Hello 911, what's your emergency?" Asked the operator."My friend is missing… and the house is not locked and her phone is inside… I am worried.." Cathy was concerned."Mam, please calm down and let me know the details. Does your friend have been missing for twenty four hours?" The operator started to point the deta
On her way, returning back to home, Adrianna was depressed from the events happening in her life. She wondered what went wrong? Everything was going good till the day she went camping with her boyfriend. Everything turned upside down for her. It's been five years since she saw her family but what bothered her most was that her family didn't try to find her either. She sighed and took a turn to the building and noticed the police cars in the parking lot. Something stirred in her mind and she ran to get inside."We haven't found anyone yet, yes… the woman is short, almost five foot four inches and brunette with Hazel eyes." The policeman was explaining the features of a person over a phone call."What happened here?" Adrianna asked someone from the crowd."A girl went missing." She replied."Oh.." Adrianna was shocked.Suddenly, she spotted her kids with Cathy and she ran to them."Layla and Asher…" Adrianna called them."Mommy is back…" the kids ran to their mothers, so did Cathy."Ad
The birds around the cafe stop chirping, so does the air drop low. But the tension inside the fully air-conditioned cafe raised the temperature, it seemed odd to feel sweaty.Adrianna perspired as she was surrounded with bulky men in the space. When one of the investors molested her and got her fired without getting a penny for which she worked so hard, she got frustrated and slapped the man out of it. She realised what she had done but it was too late and the man already charged himself on her. However, before he could hurt her by hitting her with his hands, someone barged in time and grabbed the man's arm, pushing him away from her. Adrianna was shocked when the investor was thrown a few meters away, so were others.Her eyes landed on the man in front of her who was well dressed with a suit and tie. His hair was long and fell backward to his shoulder. He had a sharp nose and thin lips but he looked handsome."No matter what, a gentleman was raised not to raise his hand on a hand, a
Adrianna returned back to her apartment and she was excited to break the news to her friend Cathy. After preparing the meal, Adrianna left the apartment to get her kids back from daycare. She was positive and radiating, knowing that most of her problems will get resolved by the money.She picked her babies from the daycare and took them to the park. "Layla and Asher, both of you listen… play in the park and later, i will get you both ice cream." Said Adrianna."Wow, ice cream… thank you, mommy!!!" Layla appreciated the offer and then they both went to play on the swings.Adrianna watched them from the bench she was sitting on. She exhaled and picked her phone. She was going through her phone's gallery and looking at the photos when randomly a picture appeared and her eyes widened in disbelief. It was a picture of her sister, Laura along with Jason and her. The picture was from the camping night, from where everything in her life went down. She looked at her kids playing joyfully in