The Past [2]

….Top distinguished guests, male and female, crime Lords, all gathered in this ceremony, seated with high pride.

Elissa sat at the end, a place where few eyes would meet hers. There, she slipped an expensive wine costing thousands from a glass which could buy the entire city's glasses.

From there as well, she watched the 'Criminals' laughing and talking, here and there chit chatting, including that man who made her life miserable- Mr Frenado.

Dropping the wine glass down on the lustrous table, her finger brushed past the furred jacket, touching a little bump from the fabric.

Dipping her hands into the pocket, she brought out a rectangular packet of pills, the name made tears almost pour down.

"Contraceptive Pills!" She whispered, noticing the doctor's careful behavior when he slipped something into her pocket.

"Girl, you aren't having fun?" A woman, with the perfect hourglass figure walked towards her, but didn't see the pill as Elissa was quick to dip it back into her pocket.

"I think I'll pass what you call 'FUN' I'm better sitting alone" Elissa made her words clear to this woman who loves wearing inappropriate dressing to any gathering.

"Jeez! Calm down girl," the woman said, pushing a string of her blonde hair, "Well, if you say so, I'll go be with Mr Frenado!"

"Like I care!" Elissa fired, making the woman blink without stopping.

Everyone knows Elissa is married to a man feared by other crime bosses, he was the top in everything until meeting Mr Ivan.

But, there was another thing.

All the women were ready to throw themselves at Mr Frenado's feet, because he wasn't only rich but extremely rich. Then he met Mr Ivan.

"Okay if you wish Elissa" the woman raised her head in pride, surprisingly, with shock as well as dismay. Who on Earth rejects a first class man, A+ in everything.

The woman cat walked towards Mr Frenado and within minutes, she wrapped her arm around his and gave Elissa 'I told you so' glance.

Meanwhile, Elissa gave her back 'I don't care'.

The party went on and on with different presentations. It came to a point, Mr Frenado was to make a presentation and he had to be accompanied by a Lady.

The woman who had held his arms earlier, proudly yet foolishly, was about to climb up with him, when Mr Frenado's Father let out a grunt.

"Why take that inappropriate being? Where is your wife?" The man asked with disgust in his eyes.

"As you can see, She ain't nowhere to be found!" Mr Frenado answered his father with a frown.

"FRENADO! WHERE'S YOUR WIFE?" Mr Vren, Mr Frenado's father, thundered.

"I don't know!"

"Then don't go with that trash! She's nothing." Mr Vren pulled her away from Mr Frenado's arm. "Go alone!"

Rolling his eyes, Mr Frenado climbed up the podium with anger against his father's reaction and yet again, his eyes scanned through the gathering corners, looking for Elissa who he didn't find.

'Where's that stupid woman?' he thought while giving out the speech.

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"I need to leave here! Doctor, please could you help me?" Elissa asked him on the phone, while sitting on the bed, in the mansion when the gathering was going on.

"I can help you, My Lady, but in what specific way?" The doctor asked, eager to help out.

"I need you to lie that I'm not pregnant until I can find a way out of here!"

"How much time would that be?"

"Well, before….."

"You're three weeks pregnant!" The doctor dropped the bombshell on her head.

"What?! Why didn't you tell me Earli–"

"Who earlier?" A male voice from the door made Elissa quickly cut the call.

"Oh, Mr Frenado….. I never…." Elissa stammered as he came closer, his eyes burning in wrath.

"Why are you here? Why do you stay down when I need you?" He asked, without averting a deadly gaze.

"I...."

"Who were you calling?" He snatched her phone, scrolling down the call record. "The doctor? Why call the doctor?"

"I wasn't feeling too good, and also have a fever…." As Elissa Explained, she could feel nauseated.

"And what again? A cold? A minor scra–?"

Mr Frenado hadn't completed his words, when Elissa pushed him away and ran to the bathroom which luckily was the next door in the bedroom, there she spotted a clean white toilet, where she vomited out all which kept her dizzy.

Mr Frenado watched the moment with a rare feeling– Confusion.

"You need a doctor!."

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Five months had passed after that incident and Mr Frenado could notice the change in his wife's behavior and nutrition.

She never drank wine, eats more often and eats food rich in vitamins and minerals, proteins as well.

She also became a little weaker and wore large furry gowns and don't sleep in his bedroom

Let out soft hisses most of the time and finally talks to no one in particular with a common word she says often- "shhh"

Elissa on the other hand had prepared to depart from an abomination home, when she decided to keep the child and not take any contraceptive pills....

PRESENT TIME…..

Ryan took a deep breath as he carefully Explained, "She finally left one night when the rain wasn't expected. My mother was a strong woman to be honest, even though she wanted to end the pregnancy, she didn't want to end the child either."

Lydia nodded, wanting to hear more but the door fell open as the fire quickly surrounded both who were in the room.

The cracking sound from the ceiling made Lydia pull Ryan from the red zone on time for another brick to fall.

"I'll tell you the story later Lydia, but now what are we going to do? Are we going to die? Just the way my father killed a man?" Ryan squeaking noise left Lydia in awe.

Hugging him she shook her head, "No! We aren't going to die! Help will come!"

The assurance in her voice made Ryan nod.

As the fire was about spreading more to where they lay, a sudden force broke the wall.

Who came out from the flames made Lydia jaw drop…..

"Lydia!"

"Mr Ivan?"