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83. Saving Winona

85 Saving Winona (Jayden)

I glance into the window of the hospital room and see Ashlyn, laying there. Her face is devoid of emotion, her expression blank. There are no tears, no redness around her eyes, nothing to indicate the trauma of losing a baby.

Surely no one would go so far as to frame someone else, even to the extent of losing their own child? Perhaps, Ashlyn's capacity for manipulation really knows no bounds.

My biggest question is, how much of this has my mother been involved in?

I know Ashlyn intimately, and she's always been dramatic, always excessively theatrical when it comes to dealing with personal matters, particularly concerning Winona and me.

My only option now is honesty, this marriage must end, regardless of the circumstances.

Baby or no baby, continuing this marriage is impossible. In hindsight, I should never have rushed into this union.

I thought we could somehow make it work, but the ongoing saga with Winona has affected Ashlyn more than I had realized, and it's clear now she requires professional help.

I enter the room, approaching her bed with a heavy heart. "Ashlyn." I start, my voice laced with a resignation that feels both freeing and deeply sad.

She suddenly sits up, her movements quick, and throws her arms around me. "Jayden, oh God, Jayden. I'm so sorry. The baby is gone," she sobs into my shoulder. ternally I feel

be," I

my neck and sit down beside her, creating a small but significant distance between

Jayden. I told you Winona

How did you know

and emotionless again. "I wanted

we'd be at Palisades Park?" I press, not willing to let her

and there you

counter, my skepticism growing Her

Look at me-I could've broken my neck, not just my arm!" She gestures to her bruises and

and they will prove what she's done. Until then, we can be together. Try again for

85 Saving Winona

our life together is as simple as pressing a

to bear. Her grip on my wrist tightens painfully, and for the first time, genuine emotion flashes in her eyes-panic." No! Jayden, you

a shiver down my spine. This is the Ashlyn I know too well-the one who manipulates emotions to bend situations to her will. I can't be part

grip from my arm. "I need to think about Abby,

if summoned at will. "If you leave me, I swear,

monitors attached to her start beeping furiously as her agitation spikes. In a frantic move, she rips out the cannula drip

manifesting physically, and yet part of me questions the authenticity of her distress. I step back, distancing myself from the bed as medical personnel burst into the room. Her eyes are large and wild now and she screams. "We need to calm her down," a nurse states urgently, assessing the situation with a professional eye. She signals to someone outside the door, and soon another staff member enters with a syringe. "She threatened

now frantically looking around, perhaps

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