Amira’s POV
He nodded his head and turned to face me, staring into my eyes. My mind was racing with thoughts of how he would react if he heard the rest of my story. He had the option of leaving or remaining with me. I cleared my throat and focused my attention on the tiled floors, gulping the lump in my throat. To be honest, I didn’t know know where to begin; I could either start with the phone call or at the beginning of the story, so I chose the former.
I took a deep breath and started my story from the beginning. “When I was a freshman in college, the only people I knew were Donald and Chloe, but one day, I met this guy named Kendrid.” We started talking at first, and as we got to know each other better, we realized we had a lot in common. I was overwhelmed when he asked me out after a month, and I immediately said yes. A year passed of pure happiness, and he proposed to me even though we were both high school students in college “.
Swallowing the lump in my throat, I cast a glance at Skyler, who was fixed on me. “Despite my parents’ objections, we married, and I truly believed I could be happy, but when the night came, he completely changed and forced himself on me. I couldn’t break free from the shackles that were tying me down no matter how hard I tried. My anxiety increased when I discovered I was pregnant. I knew it was a sin to abort my own child, but I couldn’t let him touch Carl.”
“But the moment I heard my baby’s heartbeat on that hospital bed, all my negative thoughts vanished, and I left the room without a second thought.” I honestly believed I’d die at the hands of Kendrid, but Chloe discovered what was going on and, after I had Carl, she forced me to leave my past behind. And I did, I really did, but he returned to take Carl away, and no matter how much I pleaded and begged him, he was gone in the blink of an eye “.
As I finished my story, the tears that had formed in my eyes rushed down and didn’t stop flowing. My hands fisted the bedsheets, and I bit my lip to keep the sob from bursting out of me. The memories that had been hidden in the back of my mind became visible, and the images that emerged made me dizzy.
“Please, please make it stop,” I gripped my hair, trying to block out the horrible images that were racing through my head.
I knew there was no point in attempting to return to reality; I was too far gone and no one could bring me back. I scratched my body like there was no tomorrow because it felt like needles were prickling me everywhere.
As I scratched my arms further, blood poured out, and my ears became deaf to what was going on around me. “Amira, Amira, pull yourself together!”
My gaze shifted from the tiled floors to the warm chocolate brown orbs that seemed to bring me back to reality. I let myself cocoon into his embrace, exhaling a deep breath. As he continued to whisper sweet nothings into my ears, his grip on me tightened.
“I am right here beside you,” He mumbled and pressed his face against my neck.
His hands clutched both of my shoulders as he drew away from me, a small smile on his face. “If you think your story will scare me away, you’re mistaken; I’ll be with you every step of the way, and we’ll make sure to get Carl back okay?”
Nodding, I rested my head on his chest and closed my eyes. An unknown peace washed over me at this moment, and I trusted Skyler with everything in me.
“Thank you very much,” I gave him a small smile as I looked up at him.
“No need to thank me, Mi Bella,” he said as he tucked a piece of my hair.
My lips curved into a genuine smile, and I nodded. He kissed my forehead softly before gently laying me down on the bed. As I stared into his eyes, all of my thoughts vanished.
Despite the fact that I know nothing about him, I felt as if I knew a million things about him. He became someone important to me in such a short period of time, and if he did leave me in the future, I didn’t know what I would do without him. Maybe as time passed, he’d open up and tell me everything I needed to know, but for now, I was content just being in his arms.
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