Noah saw them walk away and finally disappear from his sight.
Feeling rather sad, he knitted his eyebrows deeply and closed his eyes, not wanting anybody to see all the emotions he was keeping.
Everything was washing over him as he remained silent, standing there. He remembered how he had been with Carla after he met her for the first time and all those days they had shared.
He could still recall how cautious she was the very first time they met. It took some time for her to change her attitude towards him and become nicer. That only happened after he had shown her great kindness. When did everything go from good to as bad as it was now? They never stopped arguing since they got engaged. It was like they were in a constant cycle of arguing and making up. However, they still ended up breaking up completely and he was sure that there wouldn't be any way for him to patch things up with her again.
Their journey might have been short but it was still the happiest days of his life.
He had never been so positive with everything in the world until Carla appeared in his life. She had changed him, and he always wanted to spend more time with her because of that.
It was only Carla who had made him feel every emotion there was; happy, angry, or even sad. She made him feel truly alive.
Just as Noah was deeply immersed in his own recollection, life kept going on in another place he couldn't see.
Terence took Carla to his car.
She had been trembling in his arms ever since he picked her up from the hospital. It was breaking his heart, little by little, to see her like this. He loved her very much.
Terence regretted the fact that he was late. He should have been there earlier, so Carla wouldn't have been so terrified.
"Hush. Look at me, Carla. Don't be afraid now. It's over, okay? Nobody will dare to hurt you now. I'm here." Rubbing her hair gently, Terence couldn't stop his guilt from creeping all over his face. His mind was blaming himself for what had happened.
It was only then that Carla finally woke up from her trance and hugged him tightly. She sobbed, "I was so afraid, Terence. I was so afraid that they were going to kill my baby. I don't want them to hurt our baby. Why must they do this?"
"Calm down. I understand you. It's all my fault. If I had arrived earlier, then neither you nor our child would have suffered this. However, God blessed us. Our baby's safe. Stop crying, all right? You must be really tired right now. This has been a long day. You need to stop being sad or else you'll hurt our baby. Do you understand me?"
Terence held her tightly in his arms and patted on her back gently to comfort her.
"I don't want to go back anymore! Terence. I don't want to see him anymore! I will never see him!" Gradually, Carla started to shout hysterically, shedding tears in Terence's arms.
Gnashing her teeth tightly, she pondered in great hatred. 'I will never see Noah again! I hate him. He almost succeeded in killing my baby. He is nothing but a cruel murderer.'
"Of course, I won't let you go back to him. Just take it easy. I will handle everything." Terence lifted her tearful face while speaking in a gentle tone. His heart was aching just by seeing her cry.
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