LOGINALEXAI woke up from my nap, expecting to see Shirley beside me, or no one else, but I was surprised to see Noelle sitting beside me.For a moment, I thought that I was dreaming or seeing a ghost, but she was real as could be.“Noelle,” I called, my breath coming out in a gasp.I was more shocked from seeing her than upset because she was the last person I expected to see. The last time I spoke to Noelle, she was out of the country, but now, here she was, staring at me with gloomy eyes.“Alexa, you are awake,” she said.There was something about Noelle’s voice that expressed nothing but sadness, and she looked very weak and pale.“What are you doing here?” I asked her.Before I took a nap, Shirley and Reyna were here after Reyna gave me the flowers that she had gotten for me.“I had hoped to see you for the first time in the year at your house, but I guess the universe had other plans. Anyway, I am happy that you are fine,” Reyna had said lightly.Then she and Shirley had talked off m
MARKThe doctor didn’t need to say more before I understood everything he meant, and the ones his mouth didn’t speak, his eyes conveyed.He knew that Alexa needed protection.But would she let me protect her?“Mark,” Vector called, distracting me from my thought.I turned to Vector, who was standing close to Reyna.“Are you okay?” Vector asked me worriedly.They were both staring at me with deep worry.“Did the doctor say something about Alexa that we should be worried about?” He asked me further.“No, he didn’t,” I said, shaking my head.“Are you sure?” Vector asked more deeply.“Yes, Vector, I am sure,” I responded.“I texted Shirley, and she told me that it was okay for me to come in and say hi to Miss Alexa...Miss Alexa didn’t mind,” Reyna said carefully.She didn’t want to hurt me, and at the same time, she wanted to let me know before going in with her flowers. I was envious and a little upset, but not at Reyna; it wasn’t her fault that Alexa chose to see her over me.“It’s fine
MARKVector and I waited at the reception area for the doctor to return and tell me that I could see Alexa.“You need to calm down, Mark,” Vector told me, but I lashed out at him.“Don’t freaking ask me to calm down!” I barked at him.He had no idea what was running through my mind.After Reyna’s call, I had been left utterly clueless. She didn’t give me much information to work with.The doctor wasn’t saying much either.At this very moment, I had no idea how Alexa or my baby was doing. I had no clue what happened that led Alexa to be rushed to the hospital.Weren’t we here for our parental classes a while ago?Alexa was hale and hearty for crying out loud!“I am sorry,” Vector said. “I am just worried that you would give yourself a heart attack or fall sick if you continue like that,” he added with deep care.But I wasn’t concerned about all that.“The only person who deserves any form of worrying over is Alexa and my baby,” I snapped and Vector raised his hand in surrender, choosin
ALEXAI opened my eyes and the first person I saw was Shirley.“Oh, thank goodness you are awake, ma’am,” Shirley said, releasing a breath she had been holding.Then I tried to move, but I felt a slight pain in my lower abdomen again, and that made me wince. Shirley became worried.“Should I call the doctor? Are you in pains?” She asked all at once.“I think I am fine now,” I told her.The pain had stopped now that I was no longer trying to move.Then I looked around and realized that I was in a hospital ward. I didn’t even know when I got here, and it was until this realization that it also dawned on me that Shirley had just mentioned calling a doctor a few seconds ago.“How did I get here?” I asked Shirley.“You passed out, Miss Alexa,” she answered.“How?” I asked, confused and surprised at the same time.The last time I remembered was walking down the stairs with Shirley, and then feeling the baby kicking, only for me to realize that it wasn’t the usual kicks because that one had
MARK“What are you going to do now, Mark?” Vector asked me as I paced about in his living room.I was back to his house.There was nowhere else I could think to go and I was too troubled to do anything or even think straight. Thankfully, Vector’s fiancée, Keisha, was kind enough to give us enough privacy. She left to the spa the moment I got in and she saw that I was troubled and needed to speak with Vector alone.“If I knew, trust me, I wouldn’t be here,” I said, almost snapping.Vector sighed in exasperation.“She has refused to leave, Vector. Mona has refused to terminate the pregnancy now that it is still early, and with what she knows now, there is no telling of the next damage that she might do,” I lamented dejectedly.Mona had become something else that I couldn’t control or force.Leaving her in my house was the only thing I could think of since getting her to leave had become impossible.“If Alexa knows about her pregnancy, she will not even want me coming anywhere near the h
ALEXA“Miss Alexa, do you want something to drink?” Lora asked me for the third time that afternoon.“No, I don’t,” I told her.I had been in the baby’s room all morning, wanting to fill my thought and rage with fixing the nursery, but I just couldn’t bring myself to doing it.Nothing was working.“Are you sure?” She asked me.“Yes, I am,” I answered.Lora was only being concerned and caring. I wished she knew that no amount of care could save me from the pain in my chest.It was almost impossible to stop thinking about it.Each time I closed my eyes, I pictured Noelle and Mark kissing, and when I wasn’t closing my eyes, I just couldn’t stop thinking about it, and as long as I did, the pain kept eating deep.I still couldn’t believe that they would do this to me, especially Noelle.Mark Ronaldo had never been a saint.He always had a woman around him, but for Noelle, she knew from the very beginning that I was in love with Mark. I told her the very first time I saw Mark and fell head
ALEXA“Where would you like to begin from?” Noelle asked me as she drove into the compound.“I honestly don’t know yet, Noelle. This is just very devastating and upsetting,” I responded.“I am sorry that you are going through this,” Noelle said.“Planning the funeral and investigating his murder ju
MARKThe rest of the week went by really quickly.Vector showed up at my house so that we could hang out with Brent as planned.“What do you think he wants to talk about?” I asked Vector.Not that I was deeply bothered about Brent’s invitation for a hangout; if it was something professional or pert
ALEXAI went to my dad’s room and locked myself up.I was still pissed off, but after spending some minutes alone, I also began to feel ashamed for acting that way.“I didn’t have to hurt Noelle in return simply because I was jealous,” I said to myself sadly. “It wasn’t Noelle’s fault that Mark nev
ALEXAI wasn’t sure I was pleased with Shirley giving out information to anyone, especially Noelle, without my knowledge and consent.“You have been in touch all this time?” I asked Noelle, trying to pretend that I wasn’t displeased, but she noticed my countenance instantly.“Listen, Alexa, I know







