Scarlett’s POV

My periods were never accurate, but still, I should have known.

Nausea, tiredness, change of taste…You’d think it would be obvious, but you never know until afterward how many signs you missed.

Just like how I have been missing the signs shouting at me that the man I was married to would never love me back no matter how hard I try.

I came to the health screening thinking, what’s the worst that could happen? If it were cancer, I could handle it. But this I couldn’t handle.

A baby.

coming at the

when I’ll feel that powerful motherly love that I’ve heard

might as well just turn out to be cancer. At least that would make one

try to absorb the news. My efforts are in vain. My eyes suddenly water with envy of the happy, loving couples sitting around me. I have a luxury house to live

are the

of it for what they have: a man by my side who

worst time, little one. I touch my flat belly, bitterly. Why come when mama loved the wrong man? What do I do

I stare at his name

put it to my ear, in silence. It took him a minute to realize that

Sebastian’s voice is grumpier than usual,

phone. 9: 07 am. That’s all the patience my dear husband can spare

finding no strength to even think about our schedule, “I…I don’t feel too well

tight. In

I don’t feel too good, but then again, I haven’t been for

laugh. I bite my tongue, swallowing

today.” Sebastian mocks with an icy voice. I could see his look of disgust in my mind. I have seen it on

eyes, but somehow my tears keep

a bigger allowance? That’s fine. But I don’t

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