All Chapters of A Mother’s War: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Rose panicked again, “Please if I don’t make it, you're the only one I trust to take care my baby,” “We’d take care of this baby together, Sonia assured her.”“Please, prepare the anesthesia immediately,” the doctor instructed one of the nurses.Sonia texted Frank on the phone.There’s a difficulty. They're going into a caesarean section right now.Frank panicked immediately after he received the message and kept on praying. He knew if Rose lost her child, it would break Sonia a lot.Sonia waited by the door, whispering desperate prayers with her eyes closed. She couldn’t watch them perform the operation.Rose’s eyes went dim and everything went quiet.Within forty-five minutes, Sonia finally heard the soft cry of a baby.“It’s a boy, the doctor said.” “Thank you God,” Sonia felt a sense of relief.Then she noticed the doctor whisper to one of the nurses, and she panicked.“What’s wrong with her?” She moved closer to the doctor.One of the nurses blocked her way, “Ma’am, please giv

“Please! Stop! Give my son back to me!”But the car kept moving faster.Suddenly, everything went dark.She opened her eyes and got out of bed.She was breathing fast and as she looked beside her, Tyler was asleep, covered in his Shawl. She felt a wave of relief when she figured it was a nightmare.“It’s just a nightmare,” she whispered in his ear and kissed his forehead.The nightmare felt like a revelation of the incident with Frank and it made her trust Frank again.Time passed, and Rose and Tyler lived peacefully with Frank and Sonia. They all watched him grow, At seven months, he learned to sit without falling. He had a better grip, using every opportunity to grab his mother’s breasts anytime he was hungry.By eight months, he was crawling around the house, chasing after anything he saw on the floor.Rose watched every milestone with pride, it seemed everything happened in a day.By nine months, Tyler had his first tooth and used it to bite anything he could. Sometimes, Rose scr

Rose waited for him at the secretary's office. “Good morning, Sir! They all greeted him as he walked in. It was so loud that Rose could hear from upstairs where she was waiting.As Rose heard the sounds of his footsteps, her heart pounded.By the time he reached the top, everybody was on their feet.“Get up!” the woman beside Rose signaled sharply.Rose quickly got up, her head bowed, just as he stepped inside. “Good morning, sir,” they all chorused.He scanned the office as he entered, and then his eyes landed on Rose.The smell of his perfume filled the place.He was in shock when he saw Rose. He didn’t know how to react.Rose’s head was down, too scared to see the man who everyone worshiped and feared. She risked a glance from beneath, he was dressed in a sharp black suit. Rose noticed his silence and got anxious, she finally looked at him.Her breath caught.It was Austin. Nothing could’ve prepared her for this moment.Before she could speak, Frank yelled at her.“Why are you

Rose freaked out, for a moment she couldn’t breathe.“I’d go,” she stammered, and looked down, too scared to face the gun.“Move, now,” the officer said, pushing her out of the station.Rose ran, afraid that he might call her back. When she got to an area where she knew she was safe. She stopped by a restaurant and sat down without ordering anything. She needed time alone. She placed her face on the table and sobbed quietly, biting her lip so she wouldn't make any sound. Rose hated injustice. In fact, from childhood, she had dreamed of becoming a lawyer and her parents had wanted the same for her, until she lost them both.She had been hoping for justice, but instead, it had ended with a gun pointed at her head.A waiter at the restaurant walked up to her. “Ma’am, what do you want to order? “No, I’m fine,” she replied without looking, her face still on the table.“Sorry, you can’t sleep here, it isn’t allowed. ”The waiter said, tapping Rose’s shoulder gently.Rose wiped her tears an

“I'm fine. We’re probably not heading in the same direction,” Rose said.“I don’t mind. These days it's risky to move late in California. I'll drive you home.”“Don’t stress yourself, I can get a cab,” Rose replied, forcing a polite smile.“You know a cab isn’t safe at this time. Remember you lost your child when you were attacked at night,” Jasmine said, studying Rose.Rose had lied to her that she lost her child after Austin sent a masked man to attack her. No matter how much she trusted anyone, she always kept Baby T a secret.Rose didn't want to raise suspicions that she was hiding something, so she followed her.When Jasmine led her to where she parked her car, Rose froze. It was a shiny black Mercedes Benz, that's definitely too expensive for a woman who claimed to have just lost her job as a bartender at a club.“Please, put on your seatbelt.”Rose’s hands were shaking as she fastened it. Five minutes into the drive, no one spoke.They were both quiet.“Where’s your location?”