Secrets and Second Chances

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n I was almost out of the house. A shiver ran down my spi

no other person but Ethan. His voice was

nd before I could speak, he raised his f

, and I glanced up at Susan, who had her arms fol

y without any trouble but now I

n seconds, she was already beside him, holding

nificant my life had chang

hout even waiting for confirmation, Ethan's hand sliced

se years. I never knew I was married to a demon." Then he looked me over from head to to

ld hardly breathe; the pain and betraya

ed to say in a small voice hoping

e said, holding my jaw in between his

. I know you have plans of going out there telling all

oing to do much, but his fingers deepened

ike nothing happened. You will be on

baby." Susan chippe

icking the luggage and pushing me away. My purse

purse. And then he snatched the paper from my hand, his eyes going th

egnancy result, and Susan snatched it from his h

stupid tricks of yours?" He

fear crawling down m

my sentence as he cut m

elled at the top of her voice. She squeezed the pre

that I knew that my l

ive birth to that child, which I know isn't mine." He said with so much

way, leaving me outside. The sky

tive, always hiding from the bitter, icy remarks about me and

sband's mistress and

house was during my antenatal and

h kept the hope in me. I had turned to a maid and had

the caller ID almost made me disappear in frig

stern warning that n

w?" I said to myself in a small

tside the gates". My eyes began to spin in my head as the phone shook in my hand.

e time, glancing down at my protruding stomach and then ou

ck of my life, there exchanging hot words with each

that my sister raised

leave now." Susan yelled, pushing Aunt Maggie's luggage to

e don't do thi

in your womb should stay away from this. You

gie laughed then turne

nything. "I'm getting married to Ethan s

raised her hand against Susan's cheeks; just imme

said, running to stand in between them,

rough me. The last thing I heard was the cr