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The Question That Lingers

Author: Laurel Kai
last update publish date: 2026-02-14 02:36:02

Ava crept back into the living room to pick up her phone.

She had left it on the side table earlier, and now there was so little going on about the house that every slightest noise was exaggerated. The lights were low. Everybody had retired to their rooms. Ava was walking slowly so as not to be caught.

At the point of the hallway where the back door was, she heard two people talking.

She froze. It was Elena and Marcus.

Ava’s breath hitched. She had not intended to overhear what was being talke
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  • Too Young To Want Him   Fighting for the Baby

    The following day, the hospital room was different. It was not silent and motionless anymore. Nurses were coming and going, checking machines, writing notes, and talking in low tones. Ava was sitting up on the bed, but resting. She had a small monitor attached to her, which displayed her heartbeat and that of the baby.One of the doctors entered with a file in his hand.“Good morning,” Ava replied in a low tone.In the room, Marcus was already present. He had arrived early and had not quit since the previous evening. He was standing close by the window and taking notice.The doctor examined the two.

  • Too Young To Want Him   An Apology Too Late

    The room remained silent following the breakdown of Marcus. It was the sound of his shrill breathing. As Ava sat on the bed, she took her heart, watching him. She had not seen him in these ways.Marcus wiped his face gradually with his hands, yet the tears streamed in.“I am sorry,” he said again, and it was a low and broken voice.Ava didn't reply.Marcus drew a long breath and endeavoured to calm down. Then he looked at her again.“I will not excuse myself, I will not excuse myself,” he said. "I know what I did."

  • Too Young To Want Him   The Surviving Twin

    The silence in the hospital room had been broken. The machines would beep softly, and the lights were faint. Ava was lying in bed with half-open eyes and a pale but calm face. She believed that she had some time to relax.Then the door opened slowly.Ava turned her head.Her heart went still.Marcus walked in.He swung the door behind him softly, as though he did not wish to be heard.Both of them remained silent for a moment.

  • Too Young To Want Him   The Truth in a Heartbeat

    Marcus was still standing outside the hospital room with a hand still suspended in front of the door handle. The low tones were still present on the inside.Thump... thump... thump...His swallow stopped, and his breath.“That... that is a heartbeat,” he said.The sound echoed again, and tightened his chest, his heart real."No... it can't be..." he grumbled, and shook his head.Daniel moved closer behind him with a dark expression.

  • Too Young To Want Him   The Sound That Changes Everything

    The sirens made themselves heard as the ambulance had to run through the streets. Ava was lying on the stretcher, with a pale face on the inside, wet with sweat. She was squeezing her stomach with her hands, and the pain continued to come."It hurts..." she whispered weakly.Lydia was sitting next to her, and she was holding her hand fast.“You will be fine, Ava,” Lydia said, shaking. "We're almost there. Just hold on."Ava shook her head slightly."It's too much..." she cried softly.

  • Too Young To Want Him   A Visitor and a Warning

    It was late in the afternoon, and the house of Daniel was silent. Curtains were partly shut, and there was soft light in the living room. Ava was sitting on the couch with a cup of tea, yet she was not drinking it. She had tired eyes and a pale face.Her hand was touching her stomach.“Please, please, stay,” she thought to herself.The door suddenly made a soft knock.Ava frowned.Daniel had walked away, and Riley was not anticipated."Who is it?" Ava called.

  • Too Young To Want Him   No Time to Breathe

    The dining room was too quiet.Ava was sitting at a table, her hands clasped in her lap. Patricia was sitting right across from her and set the plates with super accuracy. Ava shuddered with every piece of noise the ceramics made on the wooden table.Patricia cleared her throat.“My mind has been m

  • Too Young To Want Him   Whispers

    The school hall was sort of a noisy place, all the usual.Lockers slammed shut. Students laughed, chatted, and ran to their classes. Ava moved at a slow pace as she went through it, her pack slung carelessly on her shoulder. Everything sounded too loud. The odours were simply dizzying.Her stomach

  • Too Young To Want Him   Bloodlines

    The hospital was cold and smelly. Ava was simply sitting in that long plastic chair in the waiting room with her hands placed in her lap. She looked at the white wall, and it was not where her head was. Every single sound, like the quiet footsteps of the nurses, the low beep of the machines, the

  • Too Young To Want Him   Congratulations

    Marcus stood there in the living room, with his heart beating like a maniac.Patricia stood a couple of steps away, with her phone down and her back straight. The room was very tense, as though he could feel some kind of weight on his chest.“So?” Marcus asked. You were speaking of a wedding.Patric

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