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The incessant beeping of the machine was the first sound I heard when I opened my eyes followed by the bright lights hanging above me.
I realized I was in the hospital as the memories of Tony shielding Hailey with his body flashed before my eyes. What had happened? I wondered as I felt a sharp pain close to my stomach.
The door opened and a doctor came inside. She had a bright smile on her face.
“Mrs. Reeds, I’m so glad you’re awake,” she smiled.
“What happened?” I asked, my throat dry.
“You don’t recall?” she asked, frowning.
I shrugged, “It’s all a bit fuzzy.”
The doctor helped me sit up as I let out a sharp groan, she smiled apologetically at me before propping me with a pillow
life.
“You were shot, Mrs. Reeds,” she said, as I gulped down the water she gave me.
My mind flashed to the gunshot and I frowned, I had thought it was a dream but that was the sad reality of my
“In the course of performing surgery to remove the bullet we found out you were pregnant, we tried our best but you lost the baby,” the doctor added
The words rang in my ears as I sat feeling numb, staring at her while my hands subconsciously touched my
lower belly.
“I was pregnant?” I asked.
The doctor nodded, “We are so sorry, Mrs. Reeds. If there’s anything you need at all=”
“When will I be discharged?” I asked, interrupting her.
She blinked, “The nature of your injuries is severe, I don’t recommend leaving the hospital soon.”
“How fast can I be discharged?” I demanded, a bit forceful this time.
The doctor swallowed cautiously, “We can keep you for observation, and if there’s no bleeding you can leave tomorrow but you’re not allowed to do any strenuous task.
I nodded, “Thank you, Doctor.”
She smiled at me and left. I grabbed my phone and sent a quick text message to an unsaved number on my phone just as I heard a light knock on the door.
I raised my head and saw it was Tony, standing in the doorway with a guilty look on his face.
“I’m sorry, I just panicked and I was closer to Hailey and you’re older than her so I figured you’d know what to do, I didn’t know you would keep standing till the bullet hit you,” Tony rambled in what seemed like an apology.
I just gave him a blank look without batting an eye at him
“Say something, please,” he said, “The doctor told me about the baby too. I know we’ve been trying to get one for years. I’m sure you’ll get pregnant again.”
I scoffed, for two years Tony had never touched me until he came home one–night drunk as a skunk one month
ago and we had sex. After that, he never touched me and that was how I got pregnant.
text
I looked away from him and focused my attention on my phone which was now pinging a series of
messages.
“Mrs. Reeds, please forgive us.”
The sound of Hailey’s mocking voice was like a slap to my face as I looked up and saw her hiding behind Tony,
without a single bruise on her body while Tony had scratches on his arm and face from protecting her
Without thinking, I removed the IV and stood up ignoring the searing pain I felt below my abdomen. Tony, who
knew me so well, saw the rage on my face as he tried to shield Hailey with his body.
*Please, Ciara, she’s just a kid don’t be mad at her,” he pleaded, “Be mad at me instead
The words were barely out of his lips when I slapped him, pushing him aside. Tony was so shocked he barely had time to stand up as I slapped Hailey twice and pushed her to the ground.
Hailey cried and held her cheeks while Tony scrambled and ran toward her.
“Ciara, are you mad? See what you’ve done to the innocent girl. She’s not the one who sent shooters to the burial made you keep standing like a fool while they were shooting.” Tony spat angrily.
I stared at him and scoffed, “Both of you will regret this, I will make sure of it.”
With my eyes blazing in anger, I walked out of the hospital. I barely made it to the car park when I realized my stitches had ripped and I was bleeding.
“Fuck!” I groaned.
I leaned heavily against a car when I saw two black SUVs heading toward me. The cars stopped before me as armed men stepped out of the car. One of the men stepped forward and bowed before handing me an envelope.
“It’s ready, Mistress,” he said.
I opened the envelope and read the contents nodding as I hurriedly signed before giving it back to him.
“Make sure he signs it,” I ordered
The man nodded as he led me to the car
which drove off immediately.
“Relax, Mistress, we’ll soon arrive at the private airstrip where we parked the jet” the driver said.
I nodded and relaxed even though my lower abdomen was hurting me. Just as we arrived and I was about to enter the jet, my phone rang. I glanced at it and saw it was Tony.
“Ciara, what is this madness? Instead of you to apologize for what you’ve done to Hailey you hired goons to force me to sign a divorce certificate? Come here right now!” Tony spat angrily over the phone.
“Go to hell and so help me God if you ever call my number again I’ll make you wish for death!” I threatened before Thung up and tossed my phone into the trash.
I smoothed my dress as I walked into the helicopter. I will make Tony and Hailey regret their actions! They just wait!
