The Devil's Bride

THE UNEXPECTED REVELATION Seeing herself in a strange environment, she was confused. The last thing she remembered was a fun-filled night, she had with Theodore. She racked her brain trying to figure out the event that happened that brought her to this place. The white walls reminded her of an ugly incident, pain coursed through her body as she screamed out loud attracting the attention of the nurses. "Are you alright?" A voice that was filled with concern asked her. Ava looked at the one in front of her as it dawned on her that she was in the hospital, although she couldn't seem to recall any event that allowed her to visit the hospital. Because of the nature of her job, everything that she had to do was secret and had to be done in precise calculations. Skeptical about the reason why she had found herself in the hospital, she had looked at the nurses who had attended to her, her eyes filled with untold questions. The nurse smiled and replied to her "You're pregnant" Her shoulders dropped as the nurse's words reverberated in her ears. "How was this possible?" Ava pondered to herself. She had threaded with caution whenever she did any of her things and carefully and meticulously mapped out her plans before carrying out such plans so why had she carried out this mistake? Ava looked at the nurse's mouth and realized that her mouth was moving but she was not making any sound. The nurse stared at her wide-eyed, she had asked Ava a question and was expecting a response. The pressure on Ava's shoulders jerked Ava back to reality as her cold gaze landed on the nurse's own. "But, You will have to come see the Doctor if you feel better now," The nurse said. Ava sighed, her countenance betraying her emotions, she stood up from the hospital bed and was ready to go see the Doctor as the nurse stated but as she stepped down from the bed she felt weakness in her legs, still she manage to get to the doctor’s office "Oh Miss!, you are awake, please come and sit,” the Doctor started, “ I need to talk to you about the situation of your baby and your health,” He continued. “What of the father or any of your relatives so I can inform them also of what I am about to tell y”....... “None, just me!” Ava cuts in before the doctor could finish his statement, “Please Doctor tell me whatever it is I have no one with me”. Thinking to herself I can't allow whatever information it is to get out there because of my reputation anyone in the industry will perch on it to ruin me. The doctor clears his throat and continues “The situation at hand is indicating that you have preeclampsia and a trace of oligohydramnios in which we can not afford to mismanage it as it could cause your demise or you could miscarry it ”. “Preeclampsia! And a trace of what!” Ava Exclaimed, “Yes! Please take it easy”, The Doctor replied. She sighed after a while and wore a mask ready to leave the hospital, escaping the clutches of the paparazzi as different thoughts ran through her mind as she headed home. Entering her home, she flung the car key only God knows where it entered and slumped on the chair, the one night she had decided to let go of her worries and have fun. It made her a fortune. " You are the best thing that has ever happened to me" Recalling those words Ava sighed. Panic set in as she thought about her modeling career, the only thing that gave her joy was falling apart before her eyes. She had a big dream of becoming an international model but it seemed impossible as a mother was not allowed to walk on the runway. She held her tummy and she felt protective of the little one growing in her tummy. “I promise you, little one, I’ll figure this out, we will be okay, I swear” She gently caressed her belly, whispering words of comfort to the one growing inside of her. "How is this possible, the reputation that I had acquired over the years is going down the drain because of a silly mistake I made" Ava pondered to herself. "Have I gone crazy in love that is beginning to affect the decision that I make??" She pondered on these words. The function replayed back in her mind, Theodore's charming smile, the champagne toasts, and the camera's flashing, Theodore was the one who was the light in her dark world She never knew that he was a manipulative one as he played a game and won - Her heart. Recalling the lavish decorations, the esteemed guest, and the sense of accomplishment of being in Theodore's arms. Lost in thought, she made her way to the bathroom as she tried to come up with a plausible solution to her current predicament. She had always been careful, always guarded as she knew the implication of falling victim to their snares. Ava sat on the couch, hugging her knees to her chest, her autumn-colored hair filled with both determination and fear. She wasn’t the same lady who had entered the modeling world to escape the cold, unloving walls of her family members. She had grown, learned to be fiercely independent but in moments like this, the loneliness cuts through her like a knife. Her parents had barely acknowledged her existence, pushing her towards the superficial glitz and glam of modeling. The sound of her ringtone brought her out of her reverie "Baby girl, what's popping?" The voice at the other end of the phone asked. The gloomy atmosphere which enshrouded her was lost in an instant, with renewed vigor, she answered the one who had asked such a question. "Nothing much..." She paused on the phone, remembering the current predicament that she was in, she sighed. "I'm pregnant.." She said to the one on the phone after a long while. “And it's threatening my life”, she concluded. There was silence at the other end of the phone as different thoughts raised through Ava's mind, the one who had called was the only one she could cling to as she knew that the modeling industry was a dark world with monsters lurking through the shadows. A deep sigh was heard at the other end of the phone. "This is the end of the road for you right??" The one at the other end asked. "Yes.." Ava answered in a cracked voice. "Who did you encounter before this incident?" The voice asked again. Ava was not angry with the way the one she had called was asking her numerous questions. "Theodore, we attended a function together," she replied. The voice was speechless for a while and Ava chuckled as she imagined the look on her face. "You could go into modeling other products, must you be a supermodel??" The voice said as irritation could be heard clearly in her voice. "It's my passion, remember??" Ava said. There was no reply at the other end, she removed the phone from her ears and she realized that her phone had dropped dead. She took a deep breath, took her keys, and hurried out.