PROLOGUE
It’s been two weeks since I found I am pregnant. Nobody knows except for my best friend jazmyn. will I be able to inform him at least today? ‘I have to’ I assured myself.
How will he react?
What if he doesn’t want this baby?
Suddenly an unwelcomed thought came to my mind...will he ask me to abort?...No, no he won’t. I reassured myself. He may be upset but he will accept it...
What if I just become his responsibility?? What if he fell out of love??
With so many what if’s in my mind I reached home.
I switched on the light and dropped my bag in the couch. My eyes landed on a nameless envelope laid on the table.
hmm... is it for Erick? He’s the one receiving envelopes lately.
Without much thinking, I placed it again on the table and went to prepare dinner for us. I was thinking of ways to inform him. Unwanted thoughts started popping up in my mind, but I ignored it.
I sighed and switched on the TV. After watching two episodes, I looked at the clock and it’s already eleven. I was so involved in the series that I didn’t notice the time. I called him, but no response. Though he often works late he will always inform priorly. I tried calling him several times, but no answer.
what the hell!!
I still can’t forget the day I found him almost dead...my fingers started to tremble. I tried again, it went straight to voice mail...
“Erick, where are you? I’m worried. please at least send me a text, are you okay? ”
Every time I called it went to voice mail...I broke out in a cold sweat at the thought of something happened to him.something is wrong. This is so unlike him. It was two o’clock in the morning when I decided to call jazmyn. After a long ring, I heard her sleepy voice on the other end.
“hello jazz,” I said shakily
“what’s wrong?” she panicked. All traces of sleepiness gone as she heard my voice.
“It’s Erick, he’s not home yet. I could not reach him” I cried on the phone.
“what? okay, okay don’t panic. He might be busy... wait I’ll ask Henry to check on him in his workplace”
“Okay, I will also go there.”
“Hey wait, at this ungodly hour?”
“but wh...
“No please...you’re preggy, don’t stress yourself. Henry’ll call you after finding him”
“Okay, thank you”
I lied on the couch and started crying my eyes out.
After what seems to be years, Henry called and informed me that he’s not there and he’s checking in the nearby places...My eyes fell on the envelope on the table. I swiftly opened it with trembling fingers and there was a big stack of money stuffed in it with a card.
Thanks for the help.you’re a beautiful dream I ever had!!
Move on...
Have a happy life melody.
It feels like the world stopped spinning and something crushing my heart hardly...
A dream!!!
Is that what I’m to him? No, no this can’t be true ...how can he do this to me??
I am too numb to feel anything, there’s only one thing running in my mind. ERICK...HE’S GONE? Suddenly, I felt dizzy and everything blacked out.
