Steph opened her closet as she made up her mind to park up her things. She wasn't sure if she was making the best decision but she knew there was nothing for her in Alex's place again.The reason they were both together at first was cause of the baby and now that she was not in the picture anymore. Steph figured that it was best that she left.She decided to accept her mum's proposal and go to the house.She wasn't even sure how her dad was going to react yet but she felt it was better to get there and find out.As Steph packed the stuffs into her bag, she came across the knitted dress and hat that Lucy had gifted her before going. She sat by the edge of her bed as she stared at it.She held it closely and a tear dropped down her face. She didn't even get to give Isabella the dress. She didn't get to wear it for her and tell her how it was made with so much love.Steph decided to take it with her. She didn't know if it was the best decision since it would keep making her remember.Ste

They all stopped watching the TV and turned over to their dad. "I am sorry," Steph said, whispering next to Anna."It's fine. Was about time anyways," Anna said.She wasn't sure if Anna was ready to tell her parents yet so she felt bad that she took away the opportunity from her."Dinner will get cold," their mum suddenly said. In an attempt to divert the attention from what was happening and back to the food she had prepared."We really should go now,"their mum said.She started walking towards the table and everyone followed her. Anna was glad that her mum was able to do something to help her evade what was coming next for her.They all sat by the table and they started to serve the food."So, tell me about this new hobby," her dad suddenly said as they started to eat.Steph turned to Anna to give her a reassuring look. She had also thought that their dad would forget about it all when he sat down to eat but the opposite was the case.Anna looked back at Steph and their mum glance

Steph wake up quiet late today. She didn’t have anything to do so her mind wasn’t really set at trying to make it early. She struggled to get out of bed. These days were better, she wasn’t drowning in her sorrows like she was earlier and she was starting to feel she could look past it. But that scared her. It scared her because she felt in a few months, she wouldn’t think about her girl again, her memory would have completely faded away from her and she didn’t want that. She didn’t.Steph stood and stayed in front of the mirror, she realized that she still had some pregnancy fat and had been too lazy and exhausted to shed it away. She hadn’t paid so much attention to it. She decided she was going to try going for a run every morning. It might help with her mental health and also her body. Steph was about to go into the bathroom when her phone started to ring. She wondered who it was because it was always just the people home with her that ever called her. She went towards her

Steph looked forward to reading the notes every morning. They were now a routine she had gotten used to and she loved it. Alex's plan was to smitten her with the sweet words and get her to get together with him. She was starting to fall for it, his plans were working and he had no idea. Steph like every other day had stepped out of her room eagerly to receive the flowers and the notes. He had made sure to switch flowers each day to all of Steph's favorite flowers. She loved the scents. They were all natural and even though she had ran out of vases to put them in, she put some in the garden they had behind. Steph stepped out and saw the lily's on the table, she picked them up and put them close to her nostrils. She let the scent in. She hadn't known how much she loved flowers until recently. She opened the note and sat on the couch.Dear Stephanie, The days without you in this house has been really cold and sad. I miss you a lot. I miss you a little more each day

Steph’s mood changed a lot over the next few days. She and Alex spoke every-time and everyday. They were both just in love and was enjoying every bit of it. They would stay up all night talking on the phone like high school lovers who just got to know each other. They looked forwards to each other’s messages and you will mostly catch Steph smiling at her phone, she was just so happy. Steph walked into the dinning to get breakfast. Her mum had called her to come eat. She was surprisingly really enjoying being home and she was loving every moment of it.Steph was with her phone chatting with Alex while she smiled, not paying attention to anything else that was going on around her. Anytime they spoke, it felt like it was just them in the world and nothing else mattered.Steph sat on the dinning chair, smiling at a text from Alex.“You’re much brighter these days, I love it,” her mum said. Steph looked up from her phone and smiled looking at her mum.Her mum dropped a toast for her