The real culprits.

(ARIELLE'S POV)

Ashley hesitated, her eyes dropping for a moment before meeting mine again.

"No," she said softly. "I've been trying to reach him, but his line has been unreachable. I intended to go look for him but..." Her voice trailed off, and she squeezed my hand gently. "You were unconscious, and I didn't want to leave your side for long."

I nodded, pain piercing my heart. What was I expecting? That Jared would leave the bosom of his lover -Sofia, to come look for me? Even though I lost my child and i'm in this state because of them? I felt a bitter laugh rising in my throat, but it died before it could escape.

Ashley broke into my thoughts. "I'll try calling him again," she said, reaching for her phone. "If he's still unreachable by phone, I'll go look for him. It's so weird that he hasn't looked for you all this while." "Don't," I whispered.

Ashley paused to look at me quizzically, but I just shook my head again.

"Don't bother, Ash. He's probably busy." The words stung, but I knew it was the truth.

Jared had made his choices, and it took me so long to accept that. Took me to lose my baby, before I came to terms with it.

Remembering my child was gone, opened the floodgates, and tears were soon rolling down my cheeks.

"Don't make excuses for him, Arielle. He can't be too busy to notice you've been missing for nearly twelve hours, or too busy to look

sobbed harder, she grabbed my hand, peering at me closely. "Whats wrong?

managed in between the sobs. "Their

Who? What are you talking

*************

"You're kidding me!"

explained to Ashley what transpired yesterday when I got home, and her reaction

"I'm not," I whispered.

She

sniffed, trying not to cry

just to make his favorite and try to fix your home. So he was in bed

nodded, the words felt hard to say. Hard

for what they did to you. Fuck!" Ashley exclaimed, and buried her face in her palm. "It's

say anything,

was all

suggested it,

genet

have run into the streets and get hit by a car, and you wouldn't have lost

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