My King, His Ruby

As I was walking around the market I notice that people here are a bit busier and in a hurry. It’s not that I am complaining as it is a normal thing to be busy here, however I keep on noticing that vendors as well as buyers and passersby are throwing glances at me. I am starting to get a bit worried, what if he found me? He found us? No! Stop it! Ruby you are safe, he won't find you. Youbare good and safe. Very far away from him. Pushing away the long gone and long buried fear and worries away. I continue on buying the items on my list. I have to be back soon as I have a lot of things to do. I don’t have time to entertain silly things in my head. Even if the moment I started this day, ‘been feeling that something or rather someone is staring at me. Again, stop it! I let out a deep sigh along with prayers. Please dear Lord, let me be safe, let us be safe. You know I worry not for my life but for my little one. At last, I was able to buy the very last item on my list. I must rush back home now, I really have so many things to do. Again, I can’t complain I must earn a living to survive in this cruel world, cruel but beautiful. I was just two blocks away before I reach home and the heavy basket I carry is not helping. I feel like my hearts stop beating as I see a huge crowd in front of me, people from this town. Familiar faces are forming a huge crowd. I stand rooted, I couldn’t move my feet and all heads turn to me. Looks I couldn’t figure out and then it hit me, he found me. He found us, chills engulfed my system. Right there and then I want to run, run far far away from them, from him. "She’s here! She’s here!" I heard someone shouted but I couldn’t care less. Then I saw her eyes, throwing daggers at me and if stares can kill I’ll be dead right on the spot. "b***h! I knew you were up to no good! Good luck getting my hometown into trouble!" Marry, grabbed my arms spitting every words with venom of hate. She is holding my arms significantly hard, hard enough that I know it’ll leave bruises. As she was leading the way while grabbing and pushing me, people started making way. Marry never liked me, trying to recall anything that I might have done to offend her but nothing comes in mind. Guards... I see palace guards and there is no escape now. One thing is clear and sure that he found me, he found us. "We’ll take it from here." Mary hesitantly release my arms, maybe realizing that palace guards are shouldn’t be mess with she finally let me go. "After you," said the other guard without touching me and waiting for me to move. There I see a teary eyed Lorna by the door of our humble home. My home, our home for almost 3 years. The only place that welcome me with warmth. Tears that I’ve been trying to hold wants to come out. Do not cry, not now and no ever! You have cried enoug and you are strong! Just hold on...Trying to remind myself that I’ve been through a lot. Looking back I couldn’t even believe myself that I made it. I survive and I have to continue to do so, now more than ever. I have my new reason and the most worth it reason of all to fight. Lorna held my hand and gave me a hug while crying. "It is not the end of everything my dear just hang in there and believe, the almighty is watching us. Be strong Ruby, be strong and do not be afraid." I hug Lorna back as I was trying to hold back my tears from flowing. I love this woman, she is a mother to me. She’s been nothing but kind to me, to us. A mother I never had. "I will remember everything you taught me Lorna, thank you so much for your love. Thank you so much for everything." I pushed the door open to move on, the sooner I see him the sooner it will be over with. Chills run all over my bones, two pair of burning eyes filled with anger is staring right back at me. All I want is to disappear and be eaten below the ground. I know that this look is nothing compared to how marry is killing me by just looking at me, he is looking at me differently. These eyes is filled with so many emotions, anger, hatred, and longing… wait what did I just see? No, I was wrong and I take it back. Longing will never be part of how the way this man will look at me and that is certain. There I see standing before me the very person that I dread to see but I long to hold. The only man I love, the only man I let in, the man who wants me dead. My love, even after everything and the father of my son. My King. 5 Years Ago...