They Stole Everything: Now I Take

he stairs, two at a time, leaving me alone, a discarded problem in the hallway. "Jade! I'm coming! What

moan. "She... she attacked me, Carter! She pushed me! She's so violent!

ed. A false accu

h a dangerous light. Jade was clinging to him, her head buried in his chest, making soft, whimpering sounds.

. The baby I hadn't known about, the baby he ha

lying! She broke my cane, she tormented me, she confessed everything!" My heart pou

e sick! You're nothing but a cruel, manipulative invalid who lashes out at anyone who poses a threat!" He grabbed my arm, his grip bruising, and dragged my wheelchair further in

ally streaming down my face. "You're

u will not speak to her like that! You will not speak at all! You're nothing but a burden, a reminder of a life I never wanted!" He pointed a trembling

r fake tears, met my gaze over Carter's shoulder. A triumphant, venomous smile spread across her face.

nding pain shot through my head as it hit the hard surface. My body, already fragile, sc

utching my stomach.

kin to shock. The fake tears that had been so convincing moments

s momentarily softened with a flicker of something that might hav

are you alright? Don't let her get to you. She's just trying to upset you." He wrapped his arm around Jade, pulling her away

hoarse, desperate. The pain in my stomach was inte

evoid of any warmth. "You're pathetic, Alayna. You're poison. I'm through wi

ut clear, a triumphant whisper carried on the wi

n intensified, a searing fire. I tried to move, to call for help, but my body refus

resonated throughout my body, a constant reminder of the fall. I was in a hospital bed, the crisp white sheets a s

r grip trembling. "Oh, Mrs. Kelley! You're awake! Thank God!" she sobbed, her voice raw with emo

voice weak and raspy. My throat was dry,

ling him, but he never picked up. I even called the hospital where Miss Jade was. They just said Mr. Kel

ears welled up in my eyes, a silent testament to his cruelty. My chest tigh

at Maria. "Mrs. Kelley, I'm Dr. Chen. I'm afraid I have some very difficult news." He paused, his gaze gentle but firm.

ords echoed in my mind, a death knell to my hopes, to my future, to the tiny spark of life I hadn't even know

voice soft but insistent. "To prevent complications. We've tried to contact y

ur baby. The baby I had wanted, the baby they had stolen. "No," I whisper

burning, unquenchable desire for retribution. My baby was gone. My love was shattered. My life, as I knew it, was ov