A Total Mess
Kelly’s POV
“W–What do you want from me?” The little girl asked with a trembling body and fearful eyes. Her tears kept on streaming down her face and she couldn’t
move. It was pitch black around her. She doesn’t know where she is and all she knows is a scary man is 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.
My fear of darkness started when I was 12. Someone kidnapped me and caged me in a room full of darkness. I was kept in that room for 2 days. Nothing to drink. Nothing to eat. I was on the edge of death when my father miraculously came to rescue me. He was my hero. My savior. If it’s not because of him, I wouldn’t find courage to face the world again.
I was scared after the abduction and my rescue. I couldn’t get out of my room. I couldn’t find myself trusting anyone again but my father assured me that everything will be okay and he will always be by my side.
My father became my strength since my mom died when I was 10. My father, who I started hating when I realized he has another family. I was 14 when I learned about it. I was so heart broken. I couldn’t forgive him. He promised to stay with me but he broke his promise and left me for his other family.
“Kels…”
I felt a hand caressing my cheeks and wiping the tears that were rolling down my face. The hands
on my face were so gentle, so warm and comforting. I feel
secure. I feel comforted.
“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’s
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 power interruption in the venue because of an electrical problem. ith 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’m 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 rpy hand from Pierce and wiped my tears. I nodded and smiled at them. “I’m fine. Thank you. 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.
I nodded and sniffed. I calmed myself down although I’m 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‘.
The female doctor averted her gaze and smiled at Mrs. Anderson in beside my bed, “She’s fine, Mrs. Anderson. She fainted because of panic but she’s fine. There’s no complication or anything. She’s…safe.”
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