RECLAIMING EMMA

another camera flash went off in my face, my che

sband, Jeff, who was standing beside me with h

iled back at him and w

the most powerful man in all of New York, many people envied me, my

ng from standing so long." Jeff said to me, I smiled a

table with his arms possesiv

ne will be brought to the table shortly." Sam, who was a close friend of min

the wine, water is fine for me." I said to

Mrs Anderson?" He

e asking her that? In my presence too

rection and I knew things could esc

him, knowing Jeff would never do such, he was nothing but an a

any problem thankfully and I was more

party, he only barged into the house in the evening and demanded I got ready, there

me dress you wore to the company's business gala a few mon

why I opted for the first dress I could find." I explaine

es to repeat clothes, do you not understand that everything you do reflects on me?

g out loud, you're not my wife you hear me, you're just an embarrass

him, I would not like the results of my actions, instead I ke

started to feel queasy and I dashed to the bathroom, barely making

eaves. After several minutes of dry heaving and trembling, I

outing from the bedroom bu

et, a strange thought crossed m

assumed the stress had delayed it. Still, the nausea earlier th

ured it was just a stomach bug. Unfortunately, the n

e in the mirror. Dark circles lined my tired eyes. Could it be possibl

the cabinets, I hastily opened the box, aware that J

required few minutes, I braced myself and peeked at the small win

iti

preg

l to sit on the tile floor, tears filling my ey

t were we going to do? How would we afford a baby in our

ed pounding loudly on the bathroom door, "Open

him, "Did you hide another man in here? Or

getting the makeup off my face." I apologi

" He said and pushed me away from

to do but I took my phone and sent a text

Jeff could get up to, I needed to do something about my current predicamen

essage back as well, asking us to meet up at our safe p

d the sound of the car because the

of the car too, I ran

xt last night seemed urgent, it killed me that

ut Sam, somethin

's th

m and I watched as a look of

me?" He asked in a ve

my head and he engul

e you, Emma, thank you for making my dreams come true."

m scare

d of w

e baby isn't his, what do I do then?" I asked him and he seemed to be thinking and wh

e to ru

Sam, I can't leave my

e we can, once Mr. Anderson gets a whiff of what's going on, t

nse, I really didn't have any other choice

ith Sam, the love of my life, the only p

"But I have to go back home and get some things first and I have to see

ach other here again in the evening. I went to my par

surprise. What are you d

d to her, The truth is, I just wanted to se

ng in on us but your father and I

ided to leave, I only hoped they would one

ff had left for work, it was good anyway. I don't think I could start pack

gage consisted of just one medium-sized traveling bag

no response, I checked everywhere, till I found

een calling you," I started, rubbing my face all over his back, "Ev

which I knew didn't belong to Sam said to me. I took a step back from the fi

ff.

'll give you that." He said, w

ling over my words, not b

ed my suspicions last night with this." Jeff revealed and he showed me his phone

and tears were already streaming down my face at this point, I

lled the same time I felt som

apped

come back here again." He said and threw some papers at me, wh

pure hatred in his eyes before turning

ad just rui