A Cry In The Night

Chapter 2: A Cry In The Night 

Nine months later 

The delivery room was filled with chaos . Avery screamed out loudly, her body drenched in sweat as another contraction tore through her. 

“Almost there!” The doctor called. “One more push! I need you to push!!” 

Avery clenched her teeth so hard, using every last ounce of strength she had, but it wasn't enough. The doctor kept telling her to push harder and harder. 

If she had known labour pain was this painful,she wouldn't have made this Wrong mistake. This is literally one of the worst pain she had ever passed through. 

She could feel every part of her body being torn, it was as if her waist was damaged. 

If she could survive this labour then it's a miracle because she felt like going crazy right now. 

After a while of screaming and pushing, a sharp cry pierced the air. 

Then another. 

And another. 

“Triplets,” the nurse whispered in shock. Avery's entire body sagged in relief as she gazed at the three tiny babies being placed in the nurse’s arms. 

She did it. She had done it. And it turns out to be a triplets, Avery hope she would be rewarded for that. For the double babies she birthed. 

Avery countenance changed immediately, the moment she saw the doctor murmuring some words into the nurse's ears. She read their facial expressions and it was disappointing. It's as if something bad had happened, like she had done something bad. 

They were just talking and looking at her with a shameful gaze. 

“Avery, we need to talk.” 

She swallowed hard, her breath laboured with anxiousness. “What is it?” The doctor hesitated for a while before proceeding with the unpleasant words he had for her. 

“The genetic results came in.” He paused. “The babies… they don't match Landon's genetic markers.” 

Silent flooded the air as Avery breath caught. She couldn't believe her eyes, neither did she seem to understand what the doctor was trying to pull. 

Avery gave him a questionable gaze to explain himself. She didn't even know how to respond to him at this point. 

“It looks like Landon isn't their biological father,” the doctor rasped in at her. 

Before Avery could react to the shocking news, the door burst open. It was Gianna, she had been outside the door, hearing everything they've been discussing. 

“You lying little whore!” She stormed inside. Avery barely had time to process before Gianna was in her face. Her nails, digging into her arms. 

“You scammed us!” Gianna spat. “You tricked us into raising your bastard for the whole nine months and compensating you with money!!” 

She half yelled at her, waves of angers surging through her. 

Avery was too weak to fight back. 

“I didn't know….” She said softly, trying to explain herself but Gianna wasn't listening. She had already been swallowed with rage. 

She turned to the doctor. “Get rid of her now.” 

“But the babies_” Avery screamed at her, hoping she knew what she was doing. 

“They're not my husband!” Gianna snapped. “And unfortunately, that makes them worthless!” 

Avery's heart shattered into pieces. She was pained that this barren woman called her babies worthless. 

With one last cold glare, Gianna sneered, “Landon Will never know they exist and I'll make sure of it.” 

Then she was gone. 

Avery lay there, her body shaking as the realization set in. 

She had lost everything. Including her mother. She was unable to make it, even after the surgery. Her body died when she was three months pregnant. She died of a heart stroke. 

Avery had thought with her body by her side, she would be able to push through everything,but now that she's gone, she's left alone to care for a child she never asked for. 

Assuming her mother was alive, she had no reason to worry or cry right now. 

But all hope was lost on her, she had nothing in her account. She had thought she would be compensated with the remaining money once she birthed the child but it seems like things don't seem to go in her way. 

She had lost everything in life, everything except for them.

She looked down at the tiny babies in her arms, her eyes filling with tears. 

They were hers. 

And no matter what happened next…

She would never let them go. 

********

In a small, run_down apartment on the outskirts of the city, the cries of newborn babies echoed through the room. 

Avery sat on the old worn out couch in her apartment. Staring blankly at the ceiling, the apartment smelled of baby powder and formula. A scent that had become too familiar over the past week. 

She was exhausted, not just from the sleepless nights, but from everything life had thrown at her. 

She had given birth to triplets, three tiny beautiful babies. But instead of being welcome with open arms and being celebrated for punching in three adorable babies at once, she was rejected. Thrown away like garbage. 

Landon and Gianna had abandoned her and the baby. 

The doctor had made a mistake. Avery was sure of it. The report that led them to reject her. Avery was sure it was all part of the doctor's work, to get her rejected by them which was the reason why he made that wrong statement that day. 

No matter how many times she tried to reach Landon, no matter how many times she pleaded, she was ignored .

And just like that, they breach the contract which she signed with them and if only she had money to sue them, everything would have been easy. 

But she had no money. No help. No future. And now, she had three mouths to feed. 

She looked down at the small cribs beside her. The babies slept peacefully. Their little chests rising and falling in . 

They had no idea of the world's cruelty. No Idea that their father didn't even know they existed. 

Tears filled Avery’s eyes. She wasn't ready for this. 

She never wanted to be a mother in the first place. She had agreed to be a surrogate because she needed the money for her mother's surgery. But her mother had died anyway, and now she was stuck with three babies who weren't even supposed to be hers in the first place. 

She covered her face with her hands and sobbed. What was she going to do? She was tired of everything and wished she had never made this decision in the first place. 

*******

A week gone since she gave birth and everyday, Avery fell into depression. She wasn't herself. How would she survive? She hasn't even eaten something for the past two days. 

And she fears she might collapse one day, leaving the tiny little babies behind, but before that could happen, she has to make a choice. 

It was in the dead of night when the thought first crossed her mind. 

A way out. 

Not for herself but for them. A way for them to survive 

A way to give them a better chance. One she could never provide. 

Her hands shook as she wrapped them in the softest blanket she owned, tucking them in gently. 

“I'm sorry babies,” she apologised to them, knowing they might hate her later for the decision she was about to make. 

She wouldn't abandon them, no. Never. But she would take them to where they belonged. 

To their real father. 

She knew Landon had been deceived, misled by a cruel woman who only cared about control. But if he saw them, truly saw them, he wouldn't turn them away. 

He couldn't. 

With her heart pounding like a drum against her ribs, she slipped out of the apartment and into the night, the triplets bundled safely in her arms. 

Avery walked through the empty lonely street which took her about twenty minutes to get to landon mansion. By the time she reached there, her legs ached, and exhaustion threatened to consume her. 

She was at the gate, where she intended to drop the kids by the corner because she knows there's no possible way they would allow her in. 

Tears streamed out of her eyes, as she gazed down at the three tiny faces. They were so innocent. 

So perfect. 

So undeserving of the cruel fate that had been forced upon them. 

A whimpering sounds escaped her mouth as she knelt near the entrance, pressing soft kisses to each of their forehead n

“I love you!” She whispered. “I love you so much.” She reached to place them down. 

“A young mother shouldn't be out here alone.” 

An eccentric voice echoes from behind. The voice startled her. 

Avery turned sharply, eyes widening as she took in the older woman standing a few feet away. 

Avery tightened her grip on the babies. And the woman took a slow step closer. “You're not planning to leave them here, are you?” 

Avery's lips trembled, “they deserve better.” She never thought she would be caught. She never wishes to be caught. 

The woman studied her for a while then glanced at the sleeping infants. “And you think abandoning them in the cold is better?” 

The woman's words made Avery sob. She was disappointed in herself. For wanting to abandon her babies which she carried for a whole nine months. 

“I have nothing to give them.” The woman nodded her head in sympathy. She knew this was definitely the reason why she had intended to abandon them. 

The woman dipped her hands inside her bag and brought out a bundle of cash of about three thousand dollars and handed it to her. 

“ This is little, but I'm sure it will make you change your mind.” 

The woman predicted and it sure did made her have a change of heart. 

“ Trust me, the journey might seem a little rough now, but with time you will overcome it. These kids are your blessing, protect them and keep them saved.” 

With that being said, the woman walked away. 

The woman's voice was steady, filled with something Avery hadn't felt in a long time. Hope. 

She didn't understand why, but she believed her. 

For the first time in months, she believed that maybe, just maybe, she wasn't completely lost. 

Maybe these babies weren't her downfall n

Maybe they were her salvation. 

And just like that, she made her choice. 

She wouldn't leave them. 

She would fight. 

For them. 

For herself. 

For a future she never thought she deserved. 

And as she turned away from the mansion, holding her children close, she whispered a silent promise to them. 

I will never let anyone take you away from me again