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

if Ruby

kids in there. Her

right?!

had changed her mind and brought them

hand around her shoulder and pulled her into

That's enough. They're in a better

stupid. Oh, she never should've been

them, she whimpered. "They didn't deserve someone

on

shoulders, until after a long time, when the pain allowed her

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away from the

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

lifting her hand to stroke

when he returned, he found her dead in

was filled with more warmth. "They had a child together, and he made me promise him that

She didn't like where this

dead woman in a married man's

woman was your mother," Ruby

shocked. Confused.

but she could hardly express them. Sitting across from Ruby in

eyes stared blankly at the untouched glass of freshly squeezed juice Ruby had ordered for her. Staring at the thick reddish liquid in the glass, all Sylvie could see was

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

a long, dramatic play of events, but in the end, my parents won, and Miller and Floria got separated. Miller got

fa... former father's name. But none of the emotions she felt mirrored on her face. They stayed hidden, eating her from

but it was for Miller. They both kept it a secret until ten years later, Eldon found out. He was hurt and filed for a divorce. I was a little surprised when

with their affair, until one day, Floria ended up dead. Her

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

it, but he truly loved you, Sylvie. Unfortunately, he couldn't meet you because... he felt you were better off with Eldon and your

shakily. "Three years after Floria's death, he

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eyes finally met Ruby's,

He was dead!?

He fell

care of. He said if there was ever a day that Eldon decided 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