Fatal Accident

Chapter 003

Esther's POV

I collected the papers with my shivering hand, my sight was blurred with tears, my heart tightened when I saw that Michael had already signed.

I swallowed my saliva and signed as my tears dripped on the sheets.

“Here you go,” I said as I handed over the papers to him.

“Now leave!” Mrs Flora ordered, without an atom of sympathy, her finger pointing at the entrance door.

I couldn't believe my husband, Michael Joel, the man who vowed to love and protect me, didn't want anything that had to do with me again.

I turned and headed outside. I stopped in my tracks when Mrs Flora called my name.

I gasped before turning to face her, her teary eyes locked with mine.

“I don't want to ever set my eyes on you, OK?” she said.

I nodded as a dam of tears cut loose. I wiped my tears as I stood in front of the house and wandered to the mansion which holds a lot of unforgettable memories.

I sniffed, took a deep breath and exhaled before getting into my car and left. I had no idea where to go. All I was hoping for was to get out of the mansion so badly.

My heart shattered into a million pieces when I remembered leaving my whole family and my father's business just to be with him.

I got disowned by my parents because of him, I sacrificed alot because of our love and this is how it ended.

“fuck! No!” I groaned.

Everything happened so quickly that I couldn't find out how and where the problem came from.

Tears streamed down my face like a river when I pictured the image of Maya and Michael in the toilet.

Why would Maya do such a thing?

What have I done wrong to Maya?

She was the last person I expected to do such a thing. I gritted my teeth.

“Oh fuck!” I whispered to myself.

I hit the steering wheel hard, crying out loud. I placed my hands on my stomach as I could feel the baby internally, a crept smile appeared on my face as tears streamed down my face.

I knew the unborn child would be my only source of happiness and I vowed to take good care of him, no matter what it would cost me.

I suddenly lost control and the road became blurry. My hand trembled on the steering wheel as I tried to figure out what was wrong.

I didn't notice a truck was coming towards me until it was too late. The last thing I heard was the sound of tires screeching.

Then it got dark.

*****

I gently opened my eyes and the wincing bright light welcomed me back to life.

I raised my head slowly and wandered around until I realized I was in a hospital. I heard a loud beeping sound, and nurses chatting from far away. My body ached.

“Someone there!” I whispered, my voice a bit loud.

A nurse came and stood beside me with a smile on her face. He handed a glass of water to me. I gently stretched and collected it.

“Thank you,” I whispered as I put a smile on my face.

“Ah, congratulations madam, you are safe. I'm sorry none of your family members are here. We called your husband, and he said he has nothing to do with you anymore,” the nurse explained.

My eyes filled with tears as I blinked repeatedly trying to force it back.

“Ah it's fine,” I swallowed the lump in my throat as a wave of shame ran through me.

“How are you feeling now?” the nurse asked.

“ A bit dizzy, how is my baby please,” I placed a hand on my stomach and asked as I stared at the nurse's lips.

“I… I'm sorry to tell you that your baby is gone,” he said as he placed a hand on my shoulder, trying to console me.

“What!” I shouted as I let go of the glass cup in my hand which dropped on the floor and shattered into millions of pieces.

I almost collapsed from a heart attack. I felt a pain in my chest that I had never experienced since I was born.

A doctor came in and stood in front of me. “Madam, I'm sorry to inform you of that…”

“He told me. The nurse said,” I cut him off with my hoarse voice.

“ Ah, aside from suffering a miscarriage.. I… I want to inform you that the loss of your son leads to an internal problem in your womb. I'm sorry to say, you can't give birth ever again,” the doctor explained with a cold voice.

The nurse gathered me around his arms, consoling me.

Is this a joke?

Why me? Why?

This can't be true.

I was rendered speechless and confused. I never expected this heartbreaking sob that tore me. I couldn't believe what I just heard.

The only hope of my happiness was gone, and now I couldn't bear a ‘child’ again.

I would never forgive Maya and Micheal for running my life in such a short period of time. Their names tasted bitter in my mouth.

Nobody is to blame but Maya, Micheal, and her family.

My heart tightened in pain and anger, sending shivers down my spine.

A thought flashed in my head. “Please can I be alone for a moment,” I managed to say.

They all went out silently, leaving me alone in the ward. I don't know if my decision is right or wrong, I have decided to kill myself. I want to follow my son.

Follow my true love. Leaving the world for Maya and Micheal to have it all.

I couldn't bear staying in this world without my son. I couldn't bear to stay in this world with the evil that led to my miscarriage.

The doctor's bitter words kept echoing in my mind.

I wandered around looking for a sharp object, then my eyes pinned the shattered glass cup. I grabbed a piece and stabbed myself with it in the stomach.