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(Five dayster)
ire was glowing. Her cheeks were tinted red and a delightful smile danced on her lips. She was sitting in her room with her mother and Penelope, looking at the small sonography image in her hand.
“He’s so tiny, mom? Like a small pea.” She beamed while showing the picture to her mom.
Andrea nodded and took the image from her, “He’s lovely!”
After a while Andrea left to bring something to eat for ire who kept staring at the image.
She had been doubtful about the health of the baby because she found it difficult to not feel depressed in these days. Hunter’s thoughts were always apanied with tears and a seething ache in her chest.
ire couldn’t help but visit the doctor to check on the baby’s condition. Moreover, she wanted to know how it was growing in her womb.
So today, she consulted her mother’s gynaecologist who conducted her sonography. She was ted to see the baby on screen. He was about one month and two weeks old. He was growing well
Though the doctor suggested telling her the baby’s gender, ire denied it. She didn’t want to ruin her excitement already. It was fun in itself while the family members fought over the gender of the baby. It was already happening in her house between Scott and her father.
I want him or her to look just like me. I don’t think I can handlea little face resembling his looking at me.” ire’s voice trembled towards the end.
She couldn’t help but clutch her fingers tight into a fist. It crumpled the sonography image in her <b>hold</b>.
“Oh ire, your mood swings will drive me crazy!” Penelope quickly pulled her in a hug and rubbed her back.
“<b>I’m </b>sorry but I can’t get my <b>mind </b><b>off </b>him. How could he just leave me? It’s been <b>a </b>week, Penny. A week since I left and he didn’t even try to contact me.” Sobs erupted from ire’s mouthText property ? N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org.
She stared with teary eyes out of the window while pressing her check on Penelope’s shoulder. That’s true that she promised herself and her mother that she will not think about Hunter. But the baby in her womb didn’te magically. He <b>was </b>put there by that man.
Even if she wanted to forget him, the baby she was carrying made it difficult.
<b>“</b>You promised that you will be strong, ire.” Tears formed in Penny’s eyes too.
Knowing that her friend was finally showing her true emotions made her chest quiver in pain. For thest five days. <b>ire </b>had <b>been </b><b>smiling</b>, and those smiles really bothered herl. Because she knew they were fake
Trust me, I am trying. But… My mind keeps going back to him am forced to wonder whether it would be different if he knew… She trailed off because she knew the answer already.
Hunter would have rather asked for an abortion. He would have chosen Zara over their baby too.
Because <b>Zara </b>was important. Not the baby ire was carrying.
She was sobbing on Penelope’s shoulder, who let her cry her heart out<b>. </b><b>It </b>was better to take it out and carry this pain within
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I miss him badly, Penelope Even if for formality had he called me, I would have been relieved. I would have been grateful.” <b>ire’s </b>heart twisted in her chest as he said that.
“I’m not saying I need his support. But at least he could have asked about my health like any other human being would do to another. Not as his ex–wife, but at least as someone w–who spent two years with him he could…”
“ire, Shhh! You’re stressing yourself again. Penny shoved her away from her shoulder and made her sit <b>properly </b>against the pillows.
She gave her a ss of water and a pill <b>that </b>she stared like it was poison.
“It’s safe, ire. Your doctor prescribed this Antidepressant pill. It will not affect your pregnancy Penelope exined as she put it in ire’s palm.
Blinking her eyes at the pill, ire wondered, ‘What am I doing Shedding tears for that heartless <b>man </b>again? What for? It’s not going to yield anything good for me. It’s only making things vulnerable.
She shifted her hand away and tossed the pill on the floor as she determinedly sighed, T’m sorry I worried you. But I’m okay. I don’t need antidepressants.”
“<b>But </b>ire,”
“I’m fine. Just do something to distract me.”
“How about Steve Harvey’s funny videos?”
That’ll light up my mood. <b>ire </b>smiled.
Within an hour, she was back to being all smiling and vibrant <b>again</b>. Though the paleness on her cheeks remained, nobodymented on <b>it</b><b>.</b>
Andrea <b>was </b>sitting next to her daughter, Penelope was not there as she had to run <b>some </b><b>errands</b>. So she told everything t Andrea and left ire in her <b>care</b>.
“I like his savage replies, mom. Steve Harvey is amazing, ire hughed, watching the old episodes of Family Feud.
“Yeah,” Andrea faked augh.
She bit back her cries as she could see her daughter was suffering from within. But she couldn’t cry because ire depended <b>on </b>her family for support in <b>this </b><b>frail </b>time.
If she as her mother broke into tears, what would happen to her
She continued to pretend to be happy until Scott came to ire’s room with huge boxes in his hands. He was apanied by Shawn Murphy, his best best friend.
It gave her some time to walk away to a corner where she could shed her tears without getting caught.
“Woah! What do you <b>have </b>there, Scotty? ire asked, crawling to the edge of her bed.
“You’re going to be blown, big sister!” Scott winked at her.
Shawn put the parcel down near her feet and rolled his eyes, “Your brother has gone crazy, ire. The news of your pregnancy has got to his head. I regret being his best friend.”
He massaged his muscles to show <b>how </b>sore they’ve been from carrying the huge parcels.
“Don’t be a dick, Shawn! I told you I’ll treat you to your favorite restaurant tonight if <b>you </b>help me.” Scott narrowed his eyes on him.
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“Yeah, but I didn’t know you’l make me carry these boxes here.” Shawn turned to ire. “ire, thepany said that they will send it over by the evening <b>as </b>soon as a transport truck is free. But no, he had to make me carry it like abourer!”
“I was too impatient to wait till evening! It’s the first ever gift from me for my niece or nephew whoever it is. You <b>think </b>I would have waited that long?” Scott said uncaringly as he began to undo the boxes.
Her eyes shone. She excitedly tapped her feet on the ground as she watched Scott and Shawn open the boxes.
“Is this for my baby? Her voice carmed pure excitement.
“For yo
you both. Shawn said as Scott was invested in pulling tape off the huge and finely packed box.
With each second, as each tape came out, ire’s eyes widened. There were various shapes and sizes of wood pieces. It <b>was </b>some kind of furniture.
It <b>took </b>about two hours to fix the pieces together, and the final product left her mouth agape,
While ire was awestruck, her mother clutched her mouth tightly to hold her <b>sobs </b>in. Her son and his best friend have brought a fancy baby crib and shelf for <b>her</b>,
Though it should make her happy that ire was genuinely enchanted by it, it shook her insides and messed with her. motherly feelings. No daughter should go through this phase… Where she is pregnant but the baby of the father is not with her. What’s more… He’s divorcing her,
“<b>You </b>like it?” Scott scratched his head <b>as </b>his sister was in a shock and mute mode for a while.
She slowly turned to look at him as an infecting grin broke on her lips. She threw her arms around his <b>waist</b>, and hugged him tightly.
“This is the best gift I received in a while. Thank you, uncle.”
“You’re wee. But know that this is not the only gift my niece or nephew is getting from me. There’s more on the way.”
It made her hug him tighter. Then she approached Shawn. She hugged him too and thanked him.
“I’m going to spoil your child rotten, ire. Take it <b>as </b>a pre–warning” Shawn chuckled.
“Warning well taken. But <b>since </b>you both are going to <b>raise </b>my child for me, I don’t mind it.”
“dly! The guys said together.
out.
“One of you will drop him to school and another will <b>pick </b>him up. ire said <b>again</b>, hoping that they’ll back out.
They agreed dly again, making her look at them narrowly.
“We’ll take care of your baby easily. Scott said.
“Well, that’s in the future. <b>Taking </b>care of the baby in the starting phase involves changing his diapers and changing his clothes again and again. I hope <b>you </b>don’t mind doing that.” Andrea finally joined them
Her words caught the boys off <b>guard </b>and they offered sheepish <b>grins</b>.
That we think may require some assistance. I’ll hire help to change diapers on my behalf. Scott said.
“And I for changing clothes,” Shawn smiled hesitantly.
“You will hire people to change diapers and clothes<b>? </b>God! You both are ridiculous.” Andrea <b>said </b>unbelievably.
<b>ire </b>was amazed by their answers. She wasughing uncontrobly. Herughs sparked something inside her mother and
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brother. They both adored her while Shawn captured this moment in his phone.
She fell on bed and pped the mattress. She couldn’t contain herughs. It was too funny. What else would you expect from young men like <b>them</b><b>?</b>
She was stillughing when her phone buzzed. She was too invested inughing to <b>look </b>at her phone.
Scott <b>got</b>
her phone for her. The moment his eyes fell on the screen, his face became taught and eyes hard. His mouth twisted in a line as if he was possessed.
ire noticed it and asked, “Who is it?”
Scott didn’t answer. He kept staring at the phone.
“Scott,” She got up to take the phone from him.
“It’s no one important. He <b>was </b>about to pull the phone away and cut the call when ire seized his wrist.
As her eyes fell on the name of the caller, her body froze.
Hunter.
Tbc<b>..</b>
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