Second Chance : A Rare Opportunity

Chapter 14

Sophia

I can’t believe it. Is it really happening? Oh my god, I am going to be a mother.

My heart is filled with so many emotions but above all I am feeling happy. I am carrying his child in my womb.

It’s been four months since we got married. We did it against our parents’ consent.

As you all already know, Daniel’s mother was against me marrying his son. But he got married to me despite her disapproval.

He couldn’t tell his father about our wedding as his father is on a business trip in a country where he can not be contacted.

I also told my mom that I am getting married but as I had expected, she didn’t care. She was just happy that I am going away from her life, from her happiness.

The only family member who was supporting us was Daniel’s sister, Crystal. We didn’t have any ceremony, just signed marriage certificate in marriage registrar’s office.

And I was okay with it. He was little sad that he was not able to give me a kind of wedding a girl dreams of. But I told him that I am happy because I am getting married to him.

He has really given up on his everything. The only thing he left with while leaving his house was, his bike keys, because he purchased it with his own money he earned from part time jobs he did as hobby.

Also the apartment where we live is the gift he has gotten from his late grand father. He literally started from the scrap just like I did when I left my house to live alone.

I thought it is going to be difficult for him to adjust in a situation where he has nothing. And it is understandable for the person who always got everything on his demand.

But the guy proved me wrong. He never gave up or ever complained about anything. He started doing few part time jobs in the beginning then afterwards found a job of a trainer in gym near our college.

I apologized few times because I am the reason why he had to leave his luxurious life and live like this. But he scolds me every time I say sorry for this.

He says that he doesn’t regret leaving everything. And I am not the reason why he left everything, he did it for his own sake. Because he wanted to be with me, forever.

He says I worth more than anything.

At first I was worried about everything that was happening but most importantly I was worried about one thing.

I knew we were getting married and it means I will have to be ready for so many things and one of those was, physical relationship.

I trust him but I am not sure if I am ready for all those things a married couples have between them.

During the time when we were dating he never took things further. He tried once but I told him that I was not ready for this and he understood me.

But now, will he be able to stop himself? Won’t he say that now we are married so it is his right as my husband? My mind was blasting with all this thoughts.

But he didn’t do anything as such. One night before getting married he said that I don’t have to worry about anything, he is going to wait till the day I am ready.

After two months of getting married I decided to give him all of me. He was so happy on that day and said he was almost starting to loose his control and I could understand him.

Because I was in same situation. It was hard to not stay glued to his body all the time.

He confesses everyday how much he loves me and how happy he is to have me in his life.

And now this little fetus breathing in my stomach is going to become a really beautiful part of our happiness.

He will be happy to find out about our baby, right? What if he says he is not ready for such big responsibility yet?

These are some of the thoughts which are bugging me a little since the moment I came to know about my baby.

But I think he is going to be unbelievably happy. Because I remember how happy he was when he found out that his sister was pregnant with her fiancé.

Yes Crystal is three months pregnant right now. And she is going to get married next month with Noah, her fiancé.

I hope he is going to be as happy to find out about my two months pregnancy and our baby.

I reached his apartment. I am coming back from hospital after meeting with doctor who gave me the happiest news of my life.

I can’t wait to share this information with him. I saw him getting ready for tonight. We have decided to go to club with our college friends.

Actually not many people know about our marriage. They know that we are dating but not that we are married. We didn’t want all the attention diverting in our direction.

I made my way to him who was standing in front of the mirror combing his hair. He looked down at me and I went on my tiptoes to peck his lips.

His body went rigid and I felt a pang of hurt in my heart. He said, “Get ready. I will wait downstairs”. Saying this he started walking in the direction of the door.

If it was any other situation, he wouldn’t have stopped with just a peck and would have pulled me into a passionate kiss.

But something is wrong with him since past two days. He isn’t himself and behaves like someone else. He’s been acting distant.

I even asked him few times if something is wrong but he just says, “It’s nothing” but again behaves as if we are not husband and wife.

Yesterday night when we were sleeping on the bed, I was staring at his back. He always sleeps holding me into his arms but he was sleeping at the edge of the bed away from me.

I shifted towards him and hugged him from behind, feeling the warmth of his body which I am missing so badly.

“What’s wrong with you Dan? I am feeling really cold without you in my arms” I whispered to his sleeping form.

But he wasn’t sleeping. He turned around to face me but his eyes were still closed. He pulled me into himself and whispered slowly, “Sleep”.

A smile formed on my lips and I thought everything is okay now but he is again acting cold towards me.

Before he could go out of the room I called him and said, “I want to tell you something important Daniel”.

He turned around and nodded his head saying, “Tell me, what is it?”

“It’s that I am……” I was cut off when his phone started ringing. He looked at the caller ID and said apologetically, “Sorry, I have to take it”.

“No problem” I said and he went out of the room. A lone tear left from my eye.

I wiped it away thinking that I will ask him again what’s the matter after returning from club.

I got ready and made my way outside. I am wearing his favourite dress which he himself bought for me. It is black colour, sleeveless dress which is reaching just above my knees.

It fits my body perfectly. He looked at me and a small smile appeared on his lips and he said, “You look gorgeous”.

Yesss, I shouted in my mind. My plan really worked. I wore this dress with the intention to catch his attention and I am successful in doing so.

He opened the door for me and started driving once we both settled inside.

The atmosphere again filled with awkward silence. I again tried, “I want to tell you something Dan”. He glanced a little towards me and nodded his head telling me to continue.

But this time my phone started ringing and I took my phone out. My eyes widened to see the caller ID popping up on my screen.

It was Jack.

I quickly disconnected the call and put the phone on my lap. Daniel asked, “Who is it?”

I shrugged my shoulder and replied, “It’s a wrong number. Nothing much”.

He stared at my face for few seconds then again focused on the road. My phone again started buzzing and this time I turned it off.

I think he caught that I am lying. I really don’t like lying like this, especially to him but I know if he finds out that Jack is bugging me, he is going to kill him.

We reached the club and again, I could not tell him about my pregnancy.

I will tell him after returning, I thought.

We entered inside and everyone was already there. Sarah was not here. She went back to her home town for few days to meet her family.

We were all eating and drinking. I didn’t take anything which contains alcohol because of my pregnancy. I don’t want to eat or drink anything which might harm my child.

Everyone was dancing like crazy, on the beat. Me and Daniel were sitting together. Suddenly music stopped.

Daniel stood up from the couch and he picked up the glass of vodka from the table.

Before I could even realize or ask him where he is going, he poured all the content of the glass over my head. My eyes widened.

Everyone gathered around our table. I looked up to find him smirking on my state.

“What is it, Daniel?” I asked getting up from the couch.

“It’s a goodbye gift from me” he said putting the glass on the table.

“Goodbye?” I whispered not understanding the meaning behind his words.

“Now I am tired of playing doll house with you. I can’t play this role of best husband anymore. And I am already satisfied with the things I have done with you, now I can stop this game” he said.

My blood went cold and a cold shiver went down to my spine. What is he talking about?

“Don’t joke around like this Dan, it’s not even funny” I said despite not finding a slight hint of humour in everything that he just said.

He chuckled at my words and replied, “This is what I wanted. To make you miserable for disrespecting me”.

He turned around to look at his friends and said proudly, “See, I won the bet”.

And my whole world came crumbling down.

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Author’s POV

She was standing there stunned in the club. The vodka he just spilled on her head is dripping from her Brunette hair.

The day she thought would be the best day of her life turned out to be a horrible nightmare.

She was so shocked that she even forgot to cry on her misery. He was laughing along with his friends on her stupidity. One of them was recording their video.

“Did you think that I was so in love with you that I married you because of love huh? How foolish can you be?” He asked and his friends started laughing.

“I just wanted to get into your pants but you were playing so hard to get. That is the reason why I had to marry you” he said making her feel disgusted while remembering the times he touched her.

He said “Now I am done taking my revenge on you so I don’t care even if you go and die somewhere”.

His words were like stab in her already miserable heart.

“Why?” She whispered slowly and lifted her eyes to meet his green ones, in which she used to see love for herself but right now all she can see is betrayal.

“Why were you with me, why did you marry me, why are you doing this to me now when I have given my everything to you?” she paused to wipe a lone tear which dropped from her eye even after trying so hard to stop them from falling.

“What have I done to you that you are punishing me like this?” she asked.

His expressions changed and now anger was the only thing radiating from his body “You disrespected me. You fu**ing i***t, disrespected me, The Daniel Knight”. She was confused and didn’t know what he was talking about.

He saw the confusion on her face and a smirk formed on his lips when he said, “Now you will say that you don’t remember right? You liar”.

“But I will play along and think that you don’t know anything. So now I want you to think about what you have done and why I am doing this to you for the rest of your life and feel tortured for not knowing the reason for your punishment”.

“Try to remember our first meeting” he said but before she could even realize what he is talking about he continued.

“And remember one thing that I never loved you. It was all just a game for me. It was just a bet I made with my friends to ruin you and destroy that little pride of yours” saying this he pushed her away and turned to leave and his friends followed him while talking all kinds of rubbish about her.

She landed on the floor and the tears which she was fighting so hard now started flowing freely on her cheeks.

He stopped in his tracks and turned around to look at her. He said, “But one thing I will admit for sure is that, you are a good f**k”.

Smirking on his own comment he left her there unaware of the fact that the woman, he just destroyed so brutally right now is carrying his child in her womb.