"It's okay, at least your only competitor was work. For your future as well as what he does." She nodded.
I took out my phone and looked around, noticing three missed Noah calls. When I realized he was calling me, my brows wrinkled. What does he expect of me this time? He had the audacity to call after he had left, as if he had done nothing.
I'll put my phone on the bed after I've deleted Noah's number from my phone. I'll take a shower after that. I'm done with my bath after a few minutes. I put on two pieces of clothing from my suitcase. In a moment, I'll leave the room and enter the living room. I noticed Arya sitting and checking her phone. In the house, she is also changing her clothes.
"Hasn't Kiley gone out?" I asked as I approached her.
"Yeah, I already brought him food to the library." Arya replied.
"He's always so busy," I said.
Arya shook her head.
"I thought you went to bed early?" she asked.
"I'd love to, but Noah's phone call disturbed me," I explained.
Arya was frowning upon looking at me.
"What did he say?"
"I never answered it because my phone was left in the room earlier when we ate in the kitchen," I explained, "and then I checked my phone and found ten missed calls from him."
"I never answered it because my phone was left in the room earlier when we ate in the kitchen," I explained, "and then I checked my phone and found ten missed calls from him."
"I'm not sure what he wants from you, Dionne, after he's emotionally harmed you so badly. He had the guts to call you? What a shambles on his part. Don't entertain him when he calls again; it's a waste of time, and my blood boils at the prospect of him leaving you for another woman," Arya raged.
"Let him be, Arya; I'm in pain right now, but if I forgive him soon enough, I might be able to move on with my life," I responded, nodding.
It's eight o'clock at night, and I'm exhausted and ready to sleep.
"You should go to bed early, Dionne, so your baby is healthy. I can accompany you to the doctor tomorrow."
I gave her a nod and stood up to enter my chamber. When I moved into Arya and Kiley's house, all of my worries vanished.
When my phone rings, I'm already in bed, and when I look at it, I see it's my mother calling.
My heart beats faster when I like to go out in my ribcage. I want to cry and tell my mother what happened, but I don't want to and am not yet prepared to face their rage. Before I answered the phone, I took a deep breath and composed myself.
"Hello, Mother!" I responded, fighting back my tears.
I miss hearing her voice. When I'm feeling down, I want her to console me, but I'm worried that because I'm pregnant, I won't be able to fulfil their hopes for me.
"How are you, Dionne?" my mother asked. "I thought you forgot to call us here, so that's why I'm calling you."
My first reaction was to tighten.
"I'm fine, Mother," I said.
"Your father wants to borrow money from you in order to buy something for himself."
"OK, I'll send you money tomorrow."
"Thank you very much, Dionne, and please take care of yourself."
"All right, you as well," I said.
Then I'll put down the phone. And I took a deep breath. When will I be able to tell you about my situation? What if they find out through the mouths of others that I'm pregnant?
Because my eyes hurt, I chose to sleep. I'll get the blanket and wrap it all around me.
I'll think of Noah because it's a cold night. I'll never let Arya turn on the air conditioner in this room because my skin was sensitive when I was pregnant. Noah will hold me when I'm shaking from the chill of the rain and the air conditioning. Except for the blanket that covers my body, no one will hug me right now.
It hurt so much to think that he hugged someone other than me every night. Tears welled up in my eyes. I quickly wiped it away. I convinced myself that if I remembered our memories together, I would stop crying, but I couldn't.
Noah's deception had caught me completely off guard. Is he that daring? I can't imagine what it would be like to be in his presence. I adore him too much, but will he make up for my pain?
We'd just thrown away two years of our lives together. I hope he didn't extend the year if he intended to leave me.
As I lay on the bed, my stomach isn't yet expanding. As a result, I can still lie down.
Noah was the only one with whom I had a long-term relationship, while the others were only temporary. I thought Noah and I would be together for the rest of our lives until he succumbed to temptation.
Three minutes after regaining my vision, I was enveloped in darkness.
The next morning, I awoke feeling ill. I dashed to the bathroom and emptied my stomach of everything I had eaten the night before, but it refused to leave. Arya arrived at the perfect time. It dashed towards me and stroked my back gently.
"Throw it all up, Dionne; vomiting in the morning is normal for a pregnant woman," she suggests.
"How do you know? Have you ever been pregnant?" I teased her.
"Probably not yet; getting pregnant isn't in the cards for me right now," Arya replied.
I stood up and hold my mouth to stop from vomiting. I'm not feeling well right now. My saliva is all I want to let go of.