When There Is Nothing Left But Love

“There’s blood! She’s bleeding!” An ear-piercing scream sounded from a side while my head was pounding. My baby…

A man laughed. “How thrilling! I never thought I’ll get to toy with a pregnant woman. This is so exciting!”

The excruciating pain inflicted upon my body made me feel suffocated and I passed out, feeling weak.

Death would always come unannounced. In midst of my coma, I dreamt of a lot of things and met many people. The darkness was endless and I couldn’t find my path. All I could hear were people’s voices around me, but I couldn’t escape from the world I was trapped in.

Finally, I regained my consciousness. Opening my eyes, my vision was blurry as my surroundings were bright. I blinked my eyes and figured out I was in the hospital later on. I tried to glance around, but as soon as I moved, immense pain crept up my body and it felt like my body had fallen apart.

Hiss. I couldn’t hold back my squeals, as it was too painful.

Immediately after, I heard rushed footsteps approaching, while someone was shouting, “She’s awake! Quick! Call the doctor.” The voice was from a stranger.

After getting used to the surroundings, I snapped out of my daze and finally recognized the girl who walked into the room. She was Ann.

saw me, her eyes were red.

pain in my throat. Soon after, a group of people came in. They were Cameron, Zachary, and Joseph. I heaved a sigh

a pain-etched expression looking at me. I reached out to

dawned on me suddenly, and I thought of my baby. I touched my lower abdomen gently and felt pain spiraling from within. Unsure of what happened to my baby, I looked at the people standing

none of them looked at me in the eyes. Cameron started crying with muffled sobs. Zachary sighed. Ann lowered her head and stayed silent while guilt and sorry were written

of a tsunami. My body started trembling as I felt suffocated. I pursed my lips and tried to hold back

in hers. “She heaved a sigh and pleaded, “My dear, don’t be like

body reacted to the sorrow on its own, so I couldn’t control it. I clenched my fists tightly, and my head was throbbing in pain as if it was about

someone screaming, “She’s biting her tongue.

my tongue. I couldn’t even feel

rushed into the room. When they saw

from the entrance and the door was swept open. A figure dashed to me, pushing Cameron and Zachary aside before taking me into his arms. His voice sounded hoarse and low. “Don’t be afraid. I’m here. I’m with

at him in a daze. It seemed he had a lot of work in Moranta, given how he seemed