RISING FROM THE ASHES

A pain I don't wish on my enemy

Emily's pov

As we reach her home she takes all the belongings up and arranges them herself , I pull out my dress aggressively and enter the shower as I let the water run through my hair and wash the dried blood giving me a painful sensation as I look at my wounded hand.

I showered hurriedly and dried myself and as I stepped out of the bathing room I saw my bestie sitting quietly on the edge of the bed.

*Give me your hands let me take care of your wound” she says to me as I stretch my hand out to her and she cleans it with methylated spirit and applies an ointment on it before using a bandage on it , I felt so relieved yet can't stop thinking about the greatest humiliation i got today.

I haven't slept well for days planning this birthday party which I got my greatest shock on.

“Do you want to watch some movies?” my bestie asked as I nodded no .

As she was busy talking to me to get me out of my pains I dozed off sleeping so deep and forgot everything that happened.

Some hours later into the midmorning I get restless from my sleep , having a terrible nightmare I forced my eyes open and sleepily checks my phone it's 3:00 am in the morning I stand up to get water to quench my thirst , as I stand up I felt a sharp pain below my abdomen and I screamed so loud .

I hear my bestie racing down to my room just as she pushes the door open , I felt something dropping down my thighs .

“ What the freaking hell” I hear her scream as I slide my hands down on my thighs to feel what is dropping with my heart beating so fast .

What's going on? I'm so scared of what's happening to me ,God please. I hold my tummy tight to suppress the pain .

“You've got to calm down , I'm freaking out here too," my bestie says .

“Why am I bleeding babe,”I ask my bestie.

“Just calm down and breathe in and let me find you some dress to put on we're going to the hospital.”

I got you , please don't give up on me she begs me as she wears me a simple gown and assists me out to her car .

As we arrived at the hospital she had already contacted my doctor over the phone. I strapped on the wheel chair as the nurses carted me away to the emergency room. The doctor entered and checked on me.

We will run some ultrasound and after that we have to go through some procedures . “Where's your husband Mrs Laurent”?

The doctor asks me ,”

“ uhmm I stuttered, he is out of town for business, please don't bore him with what's happening, do whatever you can to save my baby”.

Few hours later I got up from my unconsciousness, and didn't know what else happened to me. All I saw was the doctor discussing with the nurses, and I coughed to let him know I exist.

“Hello Mrs Laurent you're up” , I rolled my eyes hearing him address me as Laurent , the most devilish name I hate to hear.

Doctor how am I , why did I bleed ,is my baby ok I asked rhetorically . Please calm down Mrs Laurent, unfortunately we lost the baby you had a miscarriage, the words sounded so hard on my head I felt my heart hurt like I was shot multiple times not able to comprehend what is going on .

Please doctor, do you really mean my baby is gone? I asked with hot tears strolling down my cheeks, my bestie in tears as she held me so tight .

Did you by any chance pass through shock or stress? The doctors asked me. I looked at him and all I could do was nod in affirmation.

I have prescribed some drugs for you please take them at the pharmacy department Mrs Laurent and take good care of yourself.

“Thank you doctor” I say to him as I signal to my bestie to drive me home. I hate the hospital, the scents and everything irritates me .

As we arrived home my home girl prepared a traditional soup for me and made sure I finished it. Each sip went down to my intestine and it really made me feel better.

After the meal I took my medication and tried to catch some sleep , I shut my eyes and all I see is all that happened this few days replay in my head , I was filled with pains again I hold my tummy and swore to take revenge on Sebastian, I swore never to give him another chance in life ,due to his reckless behavior I lost my baby ,I know you're over there in heaven please become my guardian angel I will forever love you my sunshine.

It's a week already after all the painful events I start to pick myself up back to who I am, I can't let Sebastian break me and turn me to a nonentity I say to myself,I got up early and start dressing, when my bestie walked and saw me all dressed up she became shocked .

Where are you going to Emy ? She asks and I laughed , I'm going to work darling I say to her

Yo girl, that's the spirit she says as we both run through breakfast of toasted bread and coffee and head out , she offers to drop me at my beauty shop before going over to her place of work.

As I reached my beauty shop , which Sebastian helped me to establish, I notice movements in and wondered what was happening, I stepped in and behold there was Tylar giving orders to my workers on what to do .

“What's happening?" I asked one of my employees, “ ma'am, Mr Sebastian handed over this business to miss Tylar and got your agreements revoked” .

I felt tears coming down my cheeks and I quickly wiped it off and approached Tylar .

“Emily I suppose by now you must have gotten the papers” ,Tylar says mockingly .

“What papers are you talking about please”?

I ask her trying to confirm the information I got earlier.

Enough with the interrogations, Emily this establishment is now legally mine so please can you leave this premises before I call the security on you ,Tylar threatens me.

Peace be still I said to myself as I quietly left the premises, Sebastian you will never set your eyes on me ,I know all these are your tactics to see me crawl back to you .

Just as I was about to board a taxi ,I was searching to see if I had the spare keys to my bestie's house. My hands reached an envelope,this seems strange. What is it I said as I pulled it out?