Dr Grace rolled up Lisa's blouse, exposing her flat tummy. Lisa stared at Susan as they both shared a smile. She was nervous but also anticipating meeting her baby, she heard it was a nice sensation but, maybe because she had pictured herself together with Trey when she became pregnant, she had thought she would be going to her checkups with him, and he would bring her all her cravings during that time no matter the time, even at midnight he would bring her whatever she yearned for, but here she is, all alone.Dr Grace unraveled some tissue paper and tucked it under the elastic band of Lisa's underwear after pulling down her trouser. Dr Grace reached for the tube of ultrasound gel and shook it. âThis will be a little cold, dear,â she notified her, Lisa nodded her head in understanding. Then Dr. Grace squeezed a bit of gel on Lisa's abdomen, she then pressed the probe tool into the gel on Lisa's skin while her eyes stared intently at the screen of the monitor.âTake a look at this.â s
But the person laughing, she could never forget that voice.âValerieâŠ?ââYes, cousin,â she said in a taunting voice, âHow have you been? It has been a while since I heard from you.ââValerie, where is Trey I need to speak to him, can you please pass him the phone?â Valerie made weird faces, twisting her lips as she listened to Lisa speak. Does Lisa think she is stupid, why would she convey the phone to Trey? She wouldn't do that, even if he was in front of her, not to mention he isn't here.âOhh, I'm sorry Lisa but Trey can't answer the phone right now, he's in the shower,â Valerie said, her voice sounding concerned.âIf he is taking a shower? why are you there?â Lisa asked in a shaking voice if he was showering and Valerie was with him, it only meant one thing, they were together right now and inside the same room, how could Trey do this to her?âDon't be silly Lisa, you know Trey divorced you so he could be with me, what do you think I'm doing! with him right now?â she asked in an at
Back In the restroom inside the city hospital, Lisa was clutching her chest tightly with her hand as tears kept running down her cheeks, her blouse was crumbled due to the excessive squeezing of it by Lisa and was wet from the continuous tears that kept falling down her face. She was in bottomless despair and the pain was unbearable, she was regretting leaving Trey, she should have fought a little more, if she had thought the pain she felt back at the hotel when she saw Trey together with Valerie was unbearable, then she was wrong what she was feeling now was the worst, knowing that trey married Valerie was killing her. She kept sodding loudly, oblivious to the fact that others may be present in the restroom and may hear her.Outside the restroom, Susan had been standing outside the restroom for some time now, but Lisa still hadn't walked out yet and she was starting to worry as to why she had watched many people get in and out of the restroom but Lisa hadn't come out. Precisely th
âDad? Mum?â She uttered in surprise. As she stared at the photo in her hand, she began to recall the memory from 15 years ago, she was very little at that time, but since her father had taught her to understand the world, so as little as she was she understood what was happening at that time. ~~~âMy beautiful Martina, you know Daddy loves you very much right?â Don Luis asked as he tickled Martina who was seated on his lap, she could not answer her dad because she was so immersed in the sensation of being tickled, she laughed uncontrollably. She managed to speak to her dad with some difficulties.âI love you too Daddy,â she said. Just then, her mom strolled into the living room and said,âLa miel (honey), sheâs going to pee herself if you donât stop,â Martina called out to her mom to come to her rescue.âMom help meeee,â she said through giggles. Her mom walked over to them and then helped to release her daughter from her husbandâs clutches.âLa Miel, I want to speak to you about so
Three weeks later at Pearl City Hospital.BeepBeepBeepThe beeping sounds from the multiple cardiac monitors in the emergency ward could be heard from outside the ward. At the far end of the general emergency ward, the frail body of a child could be seen lying in a hospital bed. Her small face was swollen, while her forehead and neck had been bandaged, an IV drip was inserted into the back of her hand, an infusion her body relied on to keep it hydrated and a pulse oximeter was attached to her thumb, to measure her heartbeat and respiratory conditions.âNo! itâs been 3 weeks now, but youâre still informing me of the exact excuse,â the man said angrily, his patience was running out, he lost his beloved sister together with her husband, he was grateful their daughter survived, but since he read on the news three weeks ago about the accident and arrived at the hospital, he had been told the same old story, but now he's out of patience and won't take âeverything is fineâ for an answer. â
The instant Lisa's question registered in Susan's mind, her heart skipped a beat, making her buckle, âWhat!ââNo, what I meant to say is, Antonio and I got engaged when we were little,â Lisa explained, giving her the benefit of the doubt.âYes, Susan, Lisa is the surviving daughter of Don Luis,â Don Antonio said.âWow, Lisa,â Susan exclaimed excitedly, â it turns out I was right about you.ââWhat do you mean?â Lisa asked, puzzled.âWhen I first saw you, I thought you looked familiar but I didn't know why, now I know why,â she grinned. âMartina, it's me, Susannah, your friend, we both attended grade school, we ate and shared our lunch, we were always together in school.â Lisa smiled and said,âI'm sorry Susan, I do not remember that, but donât worry Iâll try to remember,â Lisa said and they embraced each other.âDon Antonio, earlier, you said you wanted to talk about something?â Lisa asked.âYeah, about that,â Antonio sighed and made a gesture with his hand, implying that they sit down
âIâm so exhausted,â Martina said yawning, as she slumped onto the couch, âI did not! Sign up for this,â she scolded, settling deeper into the couch and inhaling a long breath.âI'm sorry bestie, Antonio and I thought it would be best if you became more acquainted with the employees, it has been two years since you were introduced to them, yet, they know little about you, we thought it was a good idea,â Susan explained to justify their actions, taking her seat next to Martina. Martina sighed and turned her head to face Susan.âI understand, but you're aware of the situation I'm currently in, I need to be there for Clara, she needs me here,â Martina explained worriedly, she couldn't abandon the well-being of her child for the company. She ought to be there for her child. She didn't want to imagine what would ensue, should she leave her daughter alone. She would be traumatized to know her ignorance caused her daughter to be in a dire predicament.âNo, Martina, you got it all wrong, Clara
Hello, my dearest reader, Iâm sorry đą đ for not updating in the previous days, something came up, thank you all for bearing with me.Please be rest assured that I will be updating tomorrow. Iâm also trying to come up with a constant timetable that I would be updating on a daily basis and decided to update at 2 PM GMT every day. I will be updating two chapters at the stated time tomorrow as compensation for not updating for two days. Please while you wait, leave a comment, and let me know your thoughts on the book so far.Thank you all for your understanding. â€ïž Fireworksđ„