THIRTY FIVE

ELIZABETH

I was discharged from the hospital with strict warnings to watch myself for the next couple of days, Jason had been most supportive and sometimes when I was still in the hospital, I wondered if it was all a dream and I would make up and realize I had just been imagining the whole scenario including the loss of my baby…

My baby? Was that what it had been? Is that why I was this devastated, I thought

“A penny for your thoughts?” Jason asked, smiling into my eyes.

Why was he so happy? I thought fleetingly.

“why are you happy? Shouldn’t you be sad about the baby, just like I am?”

“oh, do not mistake the smile on my face for happiness. I am sad that this did not work out but I just need you to rest and then we shall talk about what we shall do next.” He said.

What we shall do next? Could he have been more obvious about his dismiss of me?

I kept quiet throughout the whole ride and pretended to be asleep because I did not want Mara worrying about me or Lucien giving me the side eye