Cursed or Blessed?

Jared and Katy were in Vanylla's bedroom, accompanied, and talked to her. Now Vanylla was sitting on the bed, still with a pale face and smile on her face.

"What happened Butterfly, are you exhausted?" Jared shook his head. Vanylla was too excited to work on her first job, so she might forget about resting and eating. 

"I'm okay, Jared. It just happened to stay up late for two nights to make reports. I am fine." 

"This is what happened when you were too excited, Vany!" Katy added. She just smiled at her.

ABRAHAM OFFICE

"What are you talking about?" Abraham trembled and shocked at the result just given by Richard

"I need to check on her tomorrow to see how many months she was pregnant" Abraham still shook his head.

"Abe, listen to me, I know this is shocking to you, but it's already happened. If you talked to her, please be patient. She can't be stress. She is in the first trimester of pregnancy. It could turn too bad if she stresses."

"Does she know she's pregnant?" Richard shook his head. Abraham ran his finger on his head. He was just like running a thousand miles, and he could not even stand anymore.

"No, this is not true. How could she be pregnant? Who's impregnated her? She did not have a boyfriend. She's the most innocent girl in my life. Oh, damn my daughter!" Abe started crying. Richard came and hugged his friend.

"She must have been raped. I'm sure she was raped. I'm gonna kill a whole city if I don't find the bastard." He started to get angry. Richard tried to make him calm before doing something horrible.

"Listen to me, don't assume anything until you asked her about it. And I don't want to see you scolded her. Talk to her, and she needs her father right now?" Abe cried and sobbed again.

"Sandra, my love, I'm sorry, I'd failed" he kept sobbing while he mentioned his wife's name. 

"Calm down, my friend. I'll help with whatever you need. It is going to be a secret, okay." Abe nodded while sobbed. After a few minutes, he stood up straight and wiped his tears away. He fixed his suit and faced Richard again.

"I'm okay now, my daughter needs me, but I have to find out who did this to her. Meanwhile, you'll give any medical assists she's required" Richard nodded.

"of course, bring her tomorrow to my hospital. I'll appoint an OB/GYN for her" Abe nodded.

"Thanks, Rich. I appreciate what you did. I'll see you tomorrow" Richard smiled at him.

"Talk to her!" 

"Okay!"

VANYLLA'S BEDROOM

Abraham took a deep breath before entering Vanylla's room. She was still with Katy and Jared. Abe smiled at her when he saw her daughter sat on the bed already. He took Katy's place by sitting on the bed in front of Vanylla.

"How's your feeling?" Abe asked while caressed her arms

"I'm fine, dad, and I was just a bit tired." Abe nodded. He stroked Vanylla's hair. Jared seemed uneasy seeing his father's behavior. Something must have happened when he talked with dr. Neville. 

"Jared, Katy, I need to talk to Vanylla alone. Could you both give us some privacy, please?" Abe turned his head away to look at confusing Katy and Jared, who stood together. Jared and Katy looked at each other but nodded eventually. They were out without any words.

"What happened, dad?" Vanylla started to worry. Abe still had weakly smiles at her while caressing her arms.

"Sweetheart, would you be honest with me? Just tell me I won't be angry."

"About what, daddy?"

"Do you have a boyfriend or someone who close to you, such a male friend?" Vanylla shook her head instead of saying words

"Just be honest with me sweetheart, do you date?" 

"No, Dad, what is happening to me?" Vanylla felt there were such bad things already happened.

"Baby, you are pregnant," Abe muttered with low and sad tones. He held Vanylla's cheek. Vanylla felt just struck by lightning.

"W-Wha …"

"Tell me I won't be mad. Who is the father?" he still asked with a similar tone. Abe tried to hold every emotion and sadness he had. He needed to be strong for the sake of his daughter.

"NNOOOO ... NOOO AAAA ...." Vanylla started to scream, but her voice was not coming out. She was losing her voice, and then Abe hugged Vanylla immediately. She was crying on her father's chest so hard without saying any words. When Abe felt that Vanylla was a bit calm, he took his daughter's face and wiped her tears with his thumb.

"Tell daddy who did this. Did he rape you, sweetheart?" Vanylla shook her head. He held Vanylla's head, and she kept crying on her chest.

"Would you tell who he is? I won't be mad, I promise." Vanylla kept shaking her head. 

"It's okay, my baby, daddy's here. Daddy will always be on your side. It's okay." Abe tried to calm Vanylla. She needed to rest, so Abe did not want to push her. It'll just make her felt so stress. 

But something unexpected happened. Katy eavesdropped on their conversation. She covered her mouth and started crying. It made sense for her now. She always wondered whose jacket Vanylla's wore when Katy picked her out of Callesthene Hotel in the morning after she disappeared from the Devil Club. It was the man who impregnated her, and it was his jacket. But who was it? If Jared knew about this, he's mad, so mad. 

"What are you doing there?" Jared interrupted Katy's thought. Katy caught red-handed standing in the doorway of Vanylla's bedroom.

"Are you eavesdropping?" Katy shook her head. Jared was squinting his eyes to her.

"Stop it, J. I did not do anything." Jared only shook his head to her. after a while, Abraham came out of the room. When he saw Katy, he smiled and asked her favor.

"Kat, could you stay here tonight? Vanylla needs a friend."

"Of course, you don't have to ask me, uncle. I told my dad already; I'll stay few days here." Abe nodded and smiled at her.

"Thank you." Katy smiled at him. 

"Come, son, I need to talk to you." Abe held Jared's arm and pulled him to his office.