Chapter 9

Jay lit 6 white candles around the board. He sat down in the chair with haste. His fingers went to the planchette as if his life depended on it. He swirled it around the board 3 times. I then place my finger on the planchette

"Cordelia, are you here?" He asks

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"Good, you listened to me..." He muttered to himself

"Can you answer my questions baby?" He suddenly asks

I hesitate for another moment but spelled out my answer,

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He gave a small smile. An actual smile.

"So...How do you feel?" He starts off with.

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I answer

"Are you mad at me?" He asks

N

O

"Do you hate me?" He asks

I didn't answer that one...

"W...were you really pregnant?"

Y

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"Why...didn't you tell me...?" He muttered

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"When?" He yelled

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"that night?"

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He stared wide-eyed around the room.

His look made me feel something other than emptiness...

I felt fucking anger!

I felt something else though...a small kick...in my stomach...my little baby

I grabbed the planchette and threw it across the room. Jay stood from his chair, alarmed.

I grabbed the washed plates on the counter and shoved them, shattering them into millions of pieces.

Once I calmed down, I slowly crept my way to the bastard in front of me. I put my hand on his shoulder and stood on my tiptoes to reach his ear.

"You did this to me" I whispered

"I didn't know you would..." He didn't finish his sentence. He looked past me to the large window behind the sink. His eyes tear-filled as he stared at it, I turned back to the window he was staring at. My reflections stood there.

My torn dress, dark hair, blood-covered body, the black bags under my eyes, the cuts and scratched on every surface the dress is not covering, the dry blood stained teat marks on my cheeks but also the small little bump on my stomach.

I shook my head and turned back to Jay.

"Can you hear me now?" I mumbled to him. His head nodded cautiously.

"Yes, I do..." He said

"Are you happy with what your girlfriend did to me?" I cried

"She was nothing to me..." He breathed

"Can you see me without the reflection?"

He looked up at me and said 'yes'

"Nobody else can..." I pushed my hands to my forehead and looked down to the ground...

"Do you at least like the new makeover?" I said, note the sarcasm

"I-...No," He said.

"Are you happy I'm here then?"

He nodded frantically, "Of course baby!" He says

I ignored him and walk over to the door but when I tried to leave, I couldn't...

When I tried, it would bring me to the middle of his room. I walked back into the hallway again, Jay stood at the door watching me leave. His smile light and small but it's there.

"You can't leave?" He smiled

"I can't..." I mumbled to myself

I'm stuck here

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