I remain on the floor, leaning at the door of the apartment, which has already been locked. I have nowhere to go but to lie on this floor.I have no friends, and I can’t go back to my home. My life is no longer safe in my home. I can’t believe I suddenly became an outcast in less than forty-eight hours. “Ma'am, you have to leave; it’s cold out here, and beside, someone who wants to rent the apartment is coming to check it out soon. It won’t be nice if he sees someone sleeping in front of the room that he is about to rent.” The owner of the building advises me to leave since I’m no longer a tenant in the building. “Can I stay a little while, please? I have no where to go; I’m pregnant, and I’ve been abandoned by my husband.” I hated that I started sounding like a beggar. It hollows out a pit in my stomach as I squeal. “Sorry to hear that.” He calmly says, turning his heels to leave me be for a little while. I have stopped crying, and I'm now so numb that I can barely feel myself. I
“You need to stop beating yourself over that guilt, Lily.” Diana smiles enthusiastically as she stops the car in front of a building. It’s about a two-story building. I get out of the car as I stare at the building with hope in my eyes. I think my suspicions are right; Diana no longer lives in Yonger.“That’s more like it, Lily. I want you to smile and be happy because no man is worth your tears.” She walks around the car from the driver's seat to meet me as she holds my hand.“Are you stunned that I now live in New York?" She blushes, tucking her long black hair behind her ears as she leads me through the building.“I am, Diana.” I say, quietly.“Well, I moved out just to start over somewhere new; it had to be in New York because I found a very good job here.” She stares happily at me as we walk through the stairs leading to the second floor.“I wish I didn’t leave you.” The sadness in my tone is something I cannot easily get rid of. I’m guilty as fuck, and I have to go through it.“
The room is spacious and really girlish, with colorful art and flowers around every corner of the walls.Diana leads me into an empty room. It’s comfy, with soft blue blankets on the bed and a window with beautiful views from the outside. “This is your room; I hope you like it.” Her face radiates as she turns on the colorful light from the TV side.“Like is an understatement. I love it.” I stare happily at her as she comes to sit on the soft bed with me.“I want you to take a quick bath and come out for dinner.” She caresses my face, then pats my hair before she gets off the bed.She is about to walk away when I grab her wrist , "Thank you so much, Diana.” She meets the intensity of love and sincerity in my eyes.“Don’t sweat it. I told you I would always have your back from now on.” She rubs the back of my hand calmly until she drops it slowly on the bed and makes her way out of the room.“I will be waiting for you. You need to eat something for the sake of your babies.” she hollers
I'm not aware that pregnancy comes with so many emotions because I can feel my mood changing every now and then.And the fact that I actually always lock myself up in my room to cry. I know I’m hurt that Charlie left me with these loads of kids in me, but the tears were beyond that because I can literally cry for no reason.The doctor explained that it was part of the pregnancy and nothing was wrong with me, and honestly, I can't wait to be done with this period of my life.I can't wait to give birth because my stomach got bigger as the months went by, and I'm apparently in the ninth month now.Lately, I have been trying to keep myself busy by reading two books every day, trying to distract myself from so many thoughts and forget this hurt so I can move on with my life. Reality has finally dawned on me that Charlie truly left, and there is no way I can find him. He has absolutely forgotten about me and has no clue that I have his babies growing in my womb. I have to finally decide in
Charlie POVThe door slams hard as she follows me into the bedroom. I take off the brown suit sluggishly as I arch my shoulder with a tiny growl escaping my chest. She walks in with her brow climbing up her face. I haven’t been paying much attention to the worries on her face because lately my mind has been too occupied with work and something else. We're just returning from work and I'm worn out.“Is something bothering you, Charlie? You have been looking so weird lately.” She saunters towards me as she blocks me from moving forward, standing in front of me. I smile at her as I study her expression on her face.“Nothing is wrong; maybe I’m just stressed." I hastily kissed her to clear her doubt. She wraps her arms around my neck as she kisses me back.I have been in charge of the company that was transferred to my name ever since I signed the marriage papers and had a court wedding with her.We have been legally married for five years now, and something still feels off about me. I
I come out of the car as I park in front of the newest and most popular florist shop in town. The only florist shop that excludes sophistication and elegance. It’s mine, in case you are curious about that. I press the remote of the car, making sure the car is properly locked. I walk patiently, with my red silhouette heels, towards my shop. Since I gave birth to my kids, I have been able to pick myself up again and make use of the money Zac sent me through Diana. I knew I wasn’t going to get another favor like I did; I meant getting that kind of huge amount again. Opportunity comes once in a lifetime, they say, so I grabbed the opportunity and used the money to fulfill one of my biggest dreams. Which was being a florist and a brand where I could stock all the most beautiful flowers in the universe and be the first to set my eyes on the beauties. “Good morning, ma’am Lily.” Flora beams as I step in through the thick glass door. She is early as always and has already arranged most of
“Whoa, Lily is back, baby!” Pelars screams at Pearl, who is sitting on her legs. I walk into the sitting room, paying less attention to them as I slam the door behind me, hastily running towards my room, fuming in anger.“ Huh? Lily?” I hear her whispers as she puts Pearl down and runs after me. I don’t look back as I run into the room, slamming the door with ease, when I notice that the rest of my kids are sleeping on the bed apart from Pearl, who is in the sitting room.“Lily, open up!” I lean on the door with extreme pain in the back of my neck. I'm fighting it back not to let out the tears. My kids are sleeping, and I can’t wake them up with the ugly sound from my throat.She continues to knock, and it suddenly gets louder when a loud cry escapes my lips. I thought I had it under control, but I was wrong.My throat is hurting badly, and I can no longer force the tears back. I block the sound with my hand glued to my mouth, but I can tell that Pelars can hear them.“Lily, you need
Pelars steps away from the door so I can see whoever it is that is at the door.She raises her brow, using eye contact, to say, ‘Who is he?’ My hand goes cold as I see who it is.It’s the man from earlier, the one who asked if I was okay and needed to talk after I did wipe my tears with the handkerchief he offered me.“ What? Did you follow me here?” I yell at him, as the first thing that emits from my chest is anger.I stare at his coffee brown eyes as he looks innocent, like someone who means no harm, but hell no, you can never trust their looks.They can be heartless if they want to, and their looks are just a form of disguise.“I’m sorry I had to. With the way you lashed out at me earlier, it got me so curious about what my gender has done to you.” He gulps calmly as he speaks; his voice isn’t hoarse or deep like Charlie's, but it has the calmness in it that makes you want to hear more of it.My stomach flips as I take him in; he has brown, short, curly hair; he is about 6’5 feet