183 — “A ghost forever.”

“Hah, honestly… I tried to be nice to you, Angelee. But you…” She laughs crazy, shaking her head and looking at me with pleasure. “You really are something else, aren’t you?”

I look down, clutching the fabric of my shirt, too scared to look beyond my belly. My eyes are wet, and I fight the pain that grows in my belly, contractions that increase by the second.

“We could have gone through all this, but of course, you have to be stubborn… Yes, you always do what I hate most. It’s always like this... You keep pushing my patience, my urge to hurt you. But you know, if you had just taken me back quietly, I could try a little harder. We could be friends again, Angelee... so why do you always have to ruin everything?”

I caress my belly, my heart beating very, very fast. I’m in shock, completely lost. Even though Laura’s words pass by my ears, I can’t really understand them. All I can think