Kelly’s POV
“W-What do you want from me?” The little girl asked with a trembling body and fearful eyes. Her tears kept streaming down her face and she couldn’t move.
It was pitch black around her. She didn’t know where she was and all she knew was a scary man standing in front of her.
At the age of 12, she developed a trauma that she will be carrying for the rest of her life and yes, that little girl is me.
The sudden darkness brought that horrible memory back to me and I couldn’t help shivering, "P...Please, le...let me go."
I struggled trying to escape but felt a hand caressing my cheeks and wiping the tears that were rolling down my face.
“Kels...Kels, look at me. I’m here. I’m here for you.”
I felt the voice was kind of familiar but my eyes couldn’t focus. The cruel laughter still lingered in my mind. I felt the air getting thinner and I couldn’t catch my breath. The next moment, I felt one’s soft lips on mine. So gentle, so warm, and comforting.
I felt secure. I felt comforted. I smelled the familiar scent of a man before I completely lost consciousness.
“Kels, open your eyes, please...”
Slowly, I opened my eyes. A white ceiling welcomed me and from the corner of my vision, I saw Pierce’s worried face.
“Kelly?” Another person popped up behind him. It was his mother who was looking at me with a very worried face. “Are you okay, sweetheart? We brought you to the hospital. You collapsed.”
Hospital? I panicked! No! They can’t find out about my pregnancy!
“There was a power interruption in the venue because of an electrical problem. It’s alright, sweetie. No one’s gonna hurt you,” Mrs. Anderson held my hands, caressing them.
She knows that I was kidnapped before and she thought I was panicking because of it. They didn’t know about the baby?
“Are you okay, Kelly? Are you hurt?” Mr. Anderson asked and even when his eyes were cold, he looked genuinely worried.
I felt tears in the corner of my eyes. I pulled my hand from Pierce and wiped my tears. I nodded and smiled at them. “I’m fine. Thank you. I-I just...I just had a bad dream.”
Mrs. Anderson sat on the bed and caressed my cheek. She shook her head, “It’s okay, sweetie. It was all just a bad dream. No one’s gonna hurt you again.” freewebnσvel.cøm
I nodded and sniffed. I calmed myself down although I was thinking about my pregnancy. They seemed clueless. I wonder if they already talked to the doctor.
I saw Phoebe sitting on the couch playing on her mobile phone. I bit my bottom lip. I haven’t talked to her about what she heard and I don’t think she has plans on telling her parents about what she learned.
Pierce’s eyes were on me, watching me but I couldn’t bring myself to look at him. I want to avoid him. Especially now that he might learn about my pregnancy. I couldn’t let him know. I don’t wanna let them know.
Someone knocked on the door and opened it. My heart skipped a beat when a female doctor entered wearing a beautiful smile. She looked at everyone before boring her eyes on me and her smile slowly faded as if she saw the desperation in my eyes.
“Doctor, how is she?”
I swallowed hard as I stared at the female doctor. She started walking towards my bed, not taking her eyes off of me as I continuously chanted in my mind the word ‘please don’t’.
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