The Secret Babies

t, reached for her old leather suitcase that was by her seat and

her eyes and inhaled the fresh warm breeze. S

faces and also stopped for a few seconds to say Hi to some little children who couldn't stop staring and smiling at her. Even though her heart was heavy

e and entered. Scanning through everywhere, she noticed the

er home from that of their neighbours. Short grasses in the front yard with a pathway in t

aited patiently for her mom to open t

s at the door to be anyon

out, shocked, but happy

she tried to keep them at bay. "Hi mum

princess." Sarah return

She managed to say with

r medications?" She asked when she pulled away f

gth dress, her mother was in a long blue dress with her hair parked in a ponytail. Even in sickness, you

o lose weight with my condition. Why don't you bring your sui

e did after picking up her suitcase. Sarah locked the doo

bungalow with a bathroom down the hallway, a kitchen, living r

, an air conditioner that was no longer working which was why they had an old standing fan t

o rent burden as it was inherite

knew something was wrong with the sudden visitation.

on't tell me nothing is wrong. I'm your

mother knew her too well fo

for the Williams

d provide a good job so she (Abby) could have a better life. But since her husband died when her daughter was elev

was until she became sick and could no longer wor

uld use whatever money she earned from working for the Williams for her university education. But deep down, she wa

you badly?" Sarah ask

ust decided

auseous and fled to the bathroom down the hallw

dizzy so she sat on the floor, re

her to the sink, splashed water on her face, made her rinse her mouth, then encouraged her to sit on th

her eyes. As soon as Abby saw her Mom's pained e

rry, Mum."

cted which made her cry even harder. She hugged Abigail wh

r I'm also disappointed in myself. Please

om all that happened between herself and Liam and how sh

alking, She burst into

king her daughter's face into her hands, u

how to feel but what good will it do me or you if I turn m

n like this, I don't know how but we will find our way around it. Me, you and the b

judging me." Abigail said as she wiped her tears with the back of her p

queeze and seeing that that wasn't enough to

er mother's chest, with Sarah whispering soothin

eat. My grandchild must be hungry." She adde

a sad smile making her

forehead before excusing h

she remembered she needed a change of clothe

changes in her body but there was hardly any. Her belly was still very flat. Her eyes were red and her face was sti

hat she was pregnant, Abigail placed her hand on her belly

spered as a tear ro

ma said, we have each other and that'

igail also confessed to her mum about working as a maid to save up for her surgery (her mum's surgery)