CHAPTER 2
Lizzy looked down at Lou, who was still crying and in shock over her father's behaviour towards her.
" Don't worry Lou, we re going to be fine" Lizzy whispered into Lou's ear which was followed by a lullaby until little Lou was sleeping peacefully in her arms.
She walked over to the bed and laid her gently.
All Lizzy needed at the moment was a cool and refreshing bath to clear her mind.
She took off her clothes and stepped into the bathtub filled with cool bubbly water.
As she laid in the cool water, she felt a sensation of peace and calmness. She closed her eyes and that was when her mind drifted back to the loving memories of her and mark together. She really missed the way they would sit together and talk, sometimes make dinner together and the most memorable moment was reading a bed time story to little Lou.
She couldn't bring herself to the reality that her little girl won't get the love of both parents and she knew how much it would affect her, but there is nothing she could do...
" Ma'am!! Where are you?" Miss Anastasia searched the while house looking for Lizzy.
Lizzy woke with a start, she was surprised to find herself in the tub. That was when she remembered that she had fallen asleep in the tub.
She quickly got out, brushed her teeth and got dressed.
" Good morning ma'am, how was your night" Anastasia asked
" It was okay" Lizzy said even when she knew it was the worst night of her life. She couldn't hold back her years so she just let them flow freely
" Ma'am, you are crying. Is everything okay?" Anastasia asked feeling very concerned for her boss
" No Anastasia, I am not okay...I am heart broken and in so much pain" Lizzy said still crying
" Calm down ma'am and tell me what happened"
" It's ...it's nick...yesterday when I got back from work,after you left I went up to my room to see my husband but getting there... I heard some moans coming from the room" Lizzy narrated admits tears
" Moans?" Anastasia asked in shock
" Yes...I walked in to find my husband and my PA together on my matrimonial bed" Lizzy said and embraced Anastasia
" What?"
" Yes Anastasia,I was really shocked. Then the next thing I knew, mark gave me divorce papers to sign... I refused at first but then he snatched Lou and threatened to throw her out the window that was when I agreed to sign the papers and he left to be with his "new wife"
" I hope Lou is alright?" Anastasia asked, she was really shocked and she felt sorry for Lizzy
" Yes she's fine, she's still asleep".
Lou knew that she had to be strong for her daughter, she knew that crying wouldn't bring her marriage back. She had to make sure Lou got all d love and attention she deserves.
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THE NEXT DAY
Lizzy woke up with a huge headache. She had stayed up all night keeping Lou's fever in check.
Suddenly Lou started choking and coughing up strange substance.
Lizzy not minding if she was still wearing her pyjamas picked up Lou and drove to the hospital as fast ash she could.
On getting there, she rushed around calling for nurses and doctors who rushed up to the scene and took Lou into the ICU.
Lou paced up and down the corridor, waiting for what seemed like forever with so many negative thoughts running through her mind. If anything ever happened to Lou, she was sure she would never recover from the shock.
Soon the doctor walked out with a very gloomy expression on his face and with that Lizzy had a feeling that all was not well.
"Doctor....Lou...is she okay?" She asked as a fresh batch of tears fell down her cheeks.
" Ma'am, she was suffering from extremely high fever, if u had brought her in earlier then we would have been able to save her"
With the doctor's message, the message was clear.
Lou was gone!
Gone! Forever!
No one, nothing, no amount of crying and wailing could bring her back now....
Lizzy quietly went into the room where little Lou laid and picked her up. She drove to the cemetery where her mother was buried and dug up a little grave for Lou.
She carefully laid her in and covered her up. After placing some flowers on her grave, she turned to her mother's grave and finally spoke.
" Mum, please take care of your grand daughter, I will join you soon" she said and finally left.
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Lizzy was in so much pain, a pain that had no bound. A pain so deep that in ate her from inside out and she could feel her heart breaking to pieces.
First she got betrayed by her husband, who she had sacrificed everything for. To make matters worse she Lost her only child the next day.
Does the problems ever end?...
Lizzy went home and fell to the ground. At this point the only thought in her head was 'suicide' but she didn't succumb to such temptation. She was only twenty one, of course she had a life ahead of her which she was fully aware of.
As all those thoughts ran through her mind, she suddenly felt light headed and slowly darkness crept into her eyes leading her into a peaceful slumber there in the middle of her sitting room.
Ding Ding!
The doorbell rang...
Lizzy woke up with a start! She was shocked to see herself lying in the middle of her sitting room
Ding dong! It rang again....
Lizzy managed to get up. When she was finally on her two feet, she staggered to the door and opened the locks.
"Yes?" She asked in a pale tone. She was still dizzy and everything was in a blur.