Annabel walked out of the hospital room, leaving Jennifer behind and quickly wiped off the tears forming in her eyes as she did so. She couldn’t understand why she was being excessively emotional these days, it was like the tears were waiting for reasons to pour down at every given interval.She arrived at the Doctor’s office and was welcomed with a smile. “Mrs. Juliet, you sent for me.”“Yes Anna, you said you wanted to run a test. Can I know why?” the Doctor asked, they had known each other far back during her college days. She used to be the school nurse but then got promoted to the position of doctor at a general hospital.“Yes Ma’am. I experience constant dizziness, moodiness and nausea. Also, frequent urination and terrible cramps; please don’t tell me I am going to die, I refused to use google for that very reason.” Anna joked.She had learnt to stop googling her symptoms on google because they gave the worst diagnosis she could ever imagine. One time they made her think she ha
** Anna’s POV **I walked out of the Doctor’s office with shaking legs; my worst fear had come to pass. I was carrying a child, whose father I couldn’t even tell. Was it Maxwell or could it be Jimmy? I had slept with both of them in the previous month, if the pregnancy was anything less than three weeks old, then I could have been certain that it was Jimmy.My heart raced as I walked down the hallway, I cannot keep this baby, regardless of which of them is responsible for it. I won't even consider bringing a child to this world for Jimmy, after everything he has done to me, I want no ties and connections to his life in future, our paths must never cross again.And Mr. Blackwood… I don’t think keeping his baby would be a good idea. Take aside the men involved, I am not ready for a child right now, I can barely take care of myself and my family, let alone an extra mouth to feed.“Hey, what was it about? You looked worried?” Jenny’s voice called back my attention. It was then that I r
** Omniscient narrator **Mrs. Maria Forbes sits calmly in the large lounge as she watches her son pace around the room like a man whose wife was in labor. She took a sip of the champagne and sighed.“Are you going to relax or what?” she said with a little chuckle.“I don’t know, why am I even being nervous? It is just a girl,” he groaned.Maria Forbes laughed softly. “You see, that is where you get it all wrong. I understand that you are new to such emotions but that is because you are still refusing to accept it. Let's start afresh, you love her?” she queried.Maxwell nodded. “Yes mom, obviously.” He replied with spread arms.“Good, and so have you told her?” she asked again.Maxwell paused and shook his head. “Not exactly…” he muttered and scratched his head.Maria wrinkled her face in disbelief. “Let me get this straight… You love her but you have not said the words to her?”Maxwell looked confused with that question. “Yeah.” He replied bluntly.“Are you serious? Why are you men
** Anna’s POV **It was now my second week as an employee of Logic Press Publishing House and things had been going quite smoothly. I was a fast learner and since the job description was something from my field of study, I had easily settled in, and even made a friend.Of course I didn’t inform the HR department of my pregnancy, good thing about having a flat tummy, there was no sign of my baby bump, or maybe it was just too early for that. My office colleague and newest friend, Alia; you guessed right, she is India.Aside from the accent, I find her humor entertaining, there is never a bored moment around her. It looks like I have been cursed to make beautiful acquaintances at every place I visit.I saw Alia packing her bags as she stood up from her desk. Like I already mentioned, we both share the same office space.“Are you leaving?” I asked casually as I turned away from the monitor screen to her.“Yeah, work is over for the day, why aren’t you?” she chucked.I laughed softly. “
“Oh my goodness! What are you doing?” I yelled in surprise.“What? My assistant decided to take up a job in a publishing house so I didn’t think it was a big deal to become a cab driver. We both changed careers, switching to something less, so we are still on the same page.” He blurted.“Do you even hear yourself? That is silly!” I retorted, disbelief written all over my face. “You are the CEO of a multimillion dollar company, if anyone sees you doing this shit, it won’t be good for your reputation.”“Well I can just be your personal driver, Miss Ann.” He said with a smirk plastered on his face, his curved lips quite attractive.“Wipe that smirk off your face,” I acted unimpressed. “This is silly, how did you even know when and where to pick me up? Have you been stalking me, Mr. Blackwood.” I feigned anger.“Umm… forget about that, let's go back to the part where you think this is a silly job for me. Exactly, that is the same way I feel about you working in a small publishing house, i
I stood there, with my body against his, completely speechless. I had no idea what to say or do. On one hand, I had looked forward to hearing him say this for months, on the other hand, it scared me to hear those words. A part of me had dreaded this day, even though it felt impossible.“Max… What… What are you saying?” I stuttered. This had to be a joke, he can't possibly be in love with me, this is Maxwell Blackwood we are talking about.“I am serious, Anna. I know I have said horrible things to your face, I acknowledge I said this would never happen but I couldn’t stop it, Anna. This thing I feel for you is love, I know it. I can't help but get lost around you, the thought of you living rent free in my head, you make me feel in a way no one has ever done. I love you, Annabel Joseph,” he whispered as he cupped my face.I felt my head buzzing, the earth under my feet felt unstable, like I would fall at any time, tears began to form in my eyes. What was I supposed to say now? What was
** Omniscient Narrator **Annabel arrives at the publishing house; it was a Tuesday and she was supposed to meet with her doctor for checkup since she couldn’t afford antenatal care, but because she couldn’t get the work done yesterday, she had no other choice but to miss the weekly check-up.Arriving at the second floor where her office was situated, she walked down the hallway, humming in a low voice. She was anxious due to what happened the previous day, and she couldn’t help but wonder if Mr. Wilson was mad at her.Walking into the sales directory office, Anna was welcomed with a big smile from her colleague.“Look who is late again,” she teased.Anna chuckled. “Hey Alia, I thought you would be taking the day off.” She said as she walked towards her colleague’s table.“I wish, not when I have so much to do, only if it was worth our time.” She groaned and shook her head as she rearranged the books on her table.Alia was a pretty young woman, blonde hair, brown eyes and slender j
Annabel returns home from work, mumbling to herself. She is still pissed from getting overworked by her boss, she wished she had someone she could complain to but she didn’t want to tell Jenny in fear of criticism. Jennifer would just remind her of the opportunity she threw away for less.Arriving at the door, she didn’t bother to knock as she had her own pair of keys. She unlocked the door and pushed it open, immediately catching sight of Jennifer in the sitting room.“Hey girl!” she said in a low tone before turning back to lock the door. She was too tired to speak much.“Welcome back.” Jennifer had replied casually.Annabel’s mind was too occupied to notice anything, but as she tossed her handbag to the couch and turned to head for the bathroom, she felt that something was wrong with Jennifer; where did the enthusiasm go? She had to take another look at Jennifer.That was when she noticed the moody look on her friend’s face. Jennifer was usually excited to have her home after work,