~Kurt~It has been two long hours. Two long hours since we heard the news that Laurel had gone missing on her way to church.Her mother, Helen, and Mira were left stranded in the nearby bush where we found them and even till now, there's been no information about Laurel or Lorenzo's whereabouts.I should have known. Hell, Khalil even tried to warn me. But me being a selfish bastard wanted Laurel so badly for myself and now, her life is in danger because of me."Here," Camilla handed a glass of water over to Mira who was still shaking in Lavinia's arms. Helen has been crying nonstop, blaming herself for what happened to her daughter despite the pleads from Mrs Cooper and Mrs Kingston, saying she was not to be blamed.My heart was thumping rapidly in the my chest and I didn't even notice Phil walk in along with Wesley, Liam, Damon, CSI officers, director of the CIA and a few military officers."Boss," it was Phil. "We're still searching."With my fists curled up, I got up and punched hi
~Laurel~I felt numb. Dead inside. My body ached all over. My legs. I couldn't move my legs. I let out a croaked sound when I realized that I couldn't move my legs. "My legs..." I tried sitting up but it felt as if there was no single bone in my body."Sit still ma'am," a woman hovering over me said. "You just woke up.""Where am I?" My voice was barely a whisper. A face sudden flashed in my head.Marco Lorenzo."No!" I tried moving away from him but my legs were stuck. "No! Get away from me! Please! No!""Laurel," he grinned and moved closer to touch me.I cried. "No! Please! Don't touch me!"Someone shook my shoulders repeatedly. "Laurel? Laurel. Laurel!"Marco's face was immediately replaced with Kurt's and I gripped his body, clutching his shirt for protection as my sobs became louder."It's okay, Laurel. He will never hurt you again. I promise you that the bastard would never hurt you again.""Kurt, he..they..did things to my body. They forced me to..he.." My voice faded into a
~Laurel~"So that was how the movie ended," Kurt said as soon as I rounded up telling him the Disney movie, I had watched when I was just six years old, The movie, Snow White and the seven dwarfs. "But that's just plain ridiculous." He said, pouring the batter into small rounds, onto the hot lightly greased skillet."What?" I frowned. "You didn't watch Snow-white?"He shook his head."Cinderella? Sleeping beauty? Mulan? The princess and the frog? Pocahontas? Rapunzel?"He flipped the pancakes over. "I would be lying if I said I've seen the animated movies you just mentioned."I dropped my milkshake on the kitchen counter beside me and lifted my hands in the air in defeat. "I give up. Like seriously, you've never? Or perhaps, you've seen them and maybe, you've forgotten you did?""My mom..." He stopped. Then continued flipping the pancakes over till they were a golden brown. "Told me stories about them before. But I dislike all Disney movie because they only hint at one thing, love. So
~Laurel~That night, I couldn't sleep. I just kept thinking about what Jason said and how much it must have affected Kurt. It wasn't his first time to hear people say such things about him for sure, but it must have really made him upset, knowing the things were being said directly to me, a woman he was supposed to marry.I stared at the moon and stars in the sky when I arrived in the balcony.Absentmindedly, I rubbed the bracelet attached to my arm by Camilla and closed my eyes, feeling cold and hungry all of a sudden. I got up and headed to the kitchen. I hadn't eaten anything all day and if Kurt knew, he definitely would be mad for sure. He hated when I skip meals. I was pulling out a two cans of milk from the fridge when I heard someone shuffling through something. And then the lights flipped on. Dawning on me red-handed."Fuck.'' I cursed when I saw Kurt staring at me unbelievably. I ignored his stares and turned around, then shoved the two cans of milk back into the fridge."You
Laurel~"Laurel! Laurel Hyde!""Laurel Hyde, is that really you? After all these weeks, where have you been?! Laurel! Laurel Hyde!""Kurt Kenton's been in this hospital for almost a week now. And you're only coming to see him now?! Laurel?!""Laurel Hyde, is it true that Bella Daniel is responsible for what happened to your lover?! Is this her way of getting revenge?! Why are you here to see Mr Kenton now?! Where have you been?! Have you been out? Out of the country?!""Laurel Hyde, is it true that you were abducted on your wedding day?"I clutched mom's arm. My heart beating rapidly."Is it true that you were abused on your wedding day? Do you have any idea who the person is?! Are you a rape victim?"I suddenly felt like collapsing. All the air in my body was slowly moving out through my mouth. It felt as if someone was choking me."Well, what do you have to say out there to women who's been through the same problem as you? What is your motivational message to women who's been abuse
"Oh yeah? That's not a very nice thing to say to your over-emotional wife.""You mean when she's pretending to cry and whimper? Just to get my attention?""Eat my ass, you asshole.''He tightened his hold around me and kissed the nape of my neck. "Gladly.""You wouldn't dare.""Shall I prove it to you? I don't know why you put up arguments with me when you know for a fact that I'll win.""You mean the win you win when you're seducing me?""Between the two of us, who's the main athlete of seduction? Who walks around the room every morning wearing nothing but fair skin?''"Are you saying you're tired of seeing me naked?""I would love to see you naked all day, Laurel. It's the best photo I've ever seen."Coming soon.__________~~~~~~~~~~~___________~Laurel~"Is this the place? Is this where they are?" I asked Phil as soon as the car stopped and Clarissa stepped out."Yes.""And what would they be doing here? What are they doing here? Are they putting someone up for manslaughter?" Clari
~Laurel~"Kurt Kenton, I vow to love you, respect you and take you as my husband, friend, partner, lover, and pledge a vow of honesty and fidelity. It is one I give willingly, easily, gracefully, at this moment and for our whole lives. As we join our lives together, let us vow to live in truth, to always communicate fully, to hold each other against the wind, to feel our hearts joined as one. To you I give myself and everything I will ever be. Wherever our journey leads us, I promise to walk with you arm in arm, hand in hand, to hold you as your wife and to learn from you, love you, and surprise you, as long as we both shall live.""Laurel," he slid the ring onto my fourth finger. "With this ring, I solemnly swear to support you, to love you as you love me, through all hardship, darkness, and pain to reach for our joys, our hopes, and always with honesty and faith. All I have in this world I give to you, I promise to hold and keep you, comfort, protect, and shelter you, for all the da
Five years later,______________________Laurel picked up the picture frame on her on desk and stared at it, slowly running her fingers over the solid frame that had her, Kurt and their daughter, Mirabelle in it. They were happy, no doubts but constantly to her, it always felt like something was missing whenever she held this picture. Like someone was missing and that led her back to five years ago. Five years ago when they lost the baby they never knew they were expecting, and the doctors told her that she couldn't give birth again due to some complications as a result of the accident she encountered, five years ago.She certainly could agree that at first, she wasn't prepared to be a mother again because she had never learn how to. But rethinking it, she discovered that everyone has a right to second chance. Everyone has the right to be given a chance at something they're probably not good at. And that was when she lost her. Her second chance. She wondered if that chance would ever c