Nine months too late: After divorce by Baby Charlene

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Ruby's eyes turned even more pitiful. "I'm sorry...."

"You shouldn't be cause they're not dead!" Her voice was near a shout for the first time. "All we have to do is find this woman, and we'll find my kids." She scoffed. "They can't be dead. I know it. She wouldn't bring someone over to assist with the delivery only to leave them behind to burn with me." "I don't know, Sylvie. Perhaps, she changed her mind and returned the kids, not wanting them to be the weak link that could be traced to her."

"No!" Sylvie yelled now. "It's not possible. It can't be!"

She bursted into tears,

, the ache in her heart having more reasons to return.

It couldn't be true. She couldn't just lose her kids after everything. They couldn't be dead.

let her cry until the tears had subsided a little. "I could show you where we buried them.

Ruby let her cry unti Some hours later, Sylvie and Ruby were at the graveyard. Her legs wobbled as the woman led her through the different tombstones until they got to two tombstones bearing the names: Little Fairy and Fairy Prince.

They hadn't even been named. Of course, how could they have been named when she was unconscious?

Sylvie dropped

her

knees, in-between the two graves. Her hand shivered as she reached out to touch the names. Was it really her kids? Were they truly dead? cheeks.

Unrestricted tears flooded her

"I'm so sorry, Sylvie," Ruby spoke from behind. "When you're ready, you can name them, then we have their names changed."

Sylvie continued crying, her shoulders slumped.

"I promise you, I'll help in the best way I can to find the woman who did this. I won't rest, Sylvie, until she pays for her crimes, and I don't even mean legally." Her eyes darkened. "When I do find her, the law will be too merciful for her." a long time, Sylvie remained there, crying her eyes out.

ī

For

She

wanted

to believe lieve

what if

there. Her abductor

right?!

her, kneeling beside woman had changed her mind and brought them back

around her shoulder and pulled her

That's enough. They're

stupid. Oh, she never should've been their mother. She didn't deserve

whimpered. "They didn't deserve someone as weak

now!" Ruby struck her lightly on the back. "You're not

until after a long time, when the pain allowed her some sense of

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quivered with tears rolling down her cheeks. "You said you've

lifting her hand to

get and when he returned, he found her dead in the room."

again, it was filled with more warmth.

didn't like where this

in a married man's

your mother," Ruby confirmed her

feel shocked. Confused. Hurt.

did feel them, but she could hardly express them. Sitting across from Ruby in a mini

at the untouched glass of freshly squeezed juice Ruby had ordered for her. Staring at the thick reddish liquid

- were lovers from highschool." Ruby began the narration, her eyes staring down at the wooden table between she and Sylvie as though the whole scene was replaying right in front of her. "But our parents were strict on life partners sand I already had someone they wanted Miller to

dramatic play of events, but in the end, my parents won, and Miller

at the mention of her fa... former father's name. But none of the emotions

was for Miller. They both kept it a secret until ten years later, Eldon

dead. Her death is

touched her lips as she looked up at Sylvie, although Sylvie's empty eyes were staring blankly at the table. "You didn't know it, but he was always checking up on you. Back then, he'd hang around your school and watch you walk with your friends. He watched you for a long time, Sylvie. It was the one thing that kept him sane." Finally, an emotion. Sylvie's eyes moved, but

you, Sylvie. Unfortunately, he couldn't meet you because... he felt you were better off with Eldon and your sisters. He didn't want to

shakily. "Three years after

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Her eyes finally met

He was dead!?

He fell

to kick you out, I must not hesitate to take you away from him and bring you to the family where you truly belong. He's always wished you'd be a part of us, Sylvie." Sylvie's eyes dropped to the table again, but this time, a