It's been a month since that night and Chloe is getting better day by day. Andrew made it his routine to visit her in the morning and gave her breakfast along with medicines. And Chloe is copping well with the situation. Her behavior with Eli, Ethan and Jess is back to normal. She is trying her best, not to show them her inner sorrows.
Chloe went outside the mansion into the garden it was early dawn time as she woke early and wasn't able to fall asleep
Ethan was busygoing shoppingwith Eli and Chloe, more like carrying there bags, when he got a call, it was Andrew. He excused himself and went out to attend the call."Where is she?"
"Listen Belle! Forgiveness is not about letting someone off the hook for their actions, but it is freeing ourselves from the negative energy."Chloe stared at him with her teary eyes, she knew he's right but how can she forget those tortures and abuse, it was scarred on her mind and soul. It will never leave her instead it will haunt her for life. She's too broken to mend.
She was taken off guard, when she was engulfed in bone crushing hug. She stumbled a bit but stood there immobile.Whenshe realized that it was Andrew. His cologne filled her senses.
Andrew spoke up. "My mom was the most beautiful woman, she was just like an Angel so pure andkind-hearted. She always thought me to be helping and kind. She loved my father so much. My father wasn't a rich man, he was a middle classman, buthe was really handsome. He was the strong pillar of our beautiful family. He thought me what hard work is. My father loved my mom so much, they both fell in love during their college period. They studied in the same college. They both were my life."
Author POV:WhenAndrewwas standing in front of him in his cabin, he didn'tsayanything for the first few minutes, it was deafening silence.
Chloe was crying and sobbing, she couldn't believe how someone can be this cruel. She was hugging Andrew, who was also crying silently on her shoulder. Long forgotten that she was consoling the same person, who gave her only pain.After meeting Andrew, she taught her life was the most miserable one but after knowing his story she can't retaliate. How can someone face thismanyatrocities of life at such a tender age.
"What do you think? Is it a girl or a boy?"Eli asked excitedly. Chloe shrugged, she didn't know, neither she allowed the doctor to tell her what's the gender of her baby.She wanted her child to be a boy, so he would be strong enough to face the world. But deep down she also wanted a girl. She was
Andrew tried to open his eyes but it felt like tons of weight has been thrown over his eyelids, he wasn't able to feel his body. For a moment he thought that he died. But the place he was in, was moving, as if he's in some sort of van and it's moving.When he was fully conscious, he realized that he was blindfolded, his body was aching all over the place. He felt a sharp pain in his left thigh and near his abdomen and rib cage. When he tried to move, the pain increased ten folds, making him hiss in pain.