No Mercy, No Forgiveness

Chapter 7

He could only go back to the living room. As he turned on his phone, all he received were work–related messages. A day had passed, yet Maureen hadn’t called him or texted him to apologize.

“Good for you, Maureen. I’m curious–how long can you keep this up?”

He tossed the phone aside and walked into the kitchen.

The moment he opened the fridge, he was stunned.

Besides food, the fridge was stocked with various medications.

He picked up a packet, and the instructions were, “Five packets a day. Aimed at treating infertility.”

Infertility…

The pungent smell of medicine hit his nostrils.

Only then did it hit him–this was why she always carried the scent of acrid odor of medicine.

He couldn’t help but scoff. They had never slept together. No amount of pills would ever get her pregnant.

***

Meanwhile, in a shabby motel room.

Maureen opened her eyes groggily to a piercing silence. Her headache was killing her.

She knew her condition had worsened.

could hear faint sounds

in the dark, she took the pills from the nightstand and placed one under

Pearl Villa, the place where she had lived

back to her parents‘

Noelle discussing with her brother, Adrian Ramirez. They wanted to marry her to an old man

ceiling blankly, it suddenly dawned on her–she never had a

hadn’t eaten, but

that the all–consuming silence was

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rain in Karaville had been more frequent than

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window, she watched passers–by walking along the street in twos and threes. She

alone.

and went to the countryside. She wanted

was already 9:00 p.m. when she arrived at Zoe’s

face lit up with surprise

“Reenie…”

nose twitched as she looked at Zoe’s kind smile.

health reasons, Zoe had never married or had children of

closer to Zoe than to her

nestled in Zoe’s arms, feeling as if she were a little girl

was shocked when she

hand on Maureen’s bony back

calm down and tentatively asked, “Reenie, is Geoff good

wanted to lie, to tell Zoe he