A woman's revenge

I have been feeling contractions since morning. I kind of knew what it meant, my dear baby will be there soon. " How are you, my darling?" "Oscar! I didn't know you were already back. Did you bring Dr Shwart with you?" I was trying to look behind him. I wanted the doctor to reassure me but there was someone else behind him. "This is Benard, he is doctor Schwart's assistant." "Oh, but..." "You know you were scheduled to give birth in another week. We caught her off guard, so she sent her must trusted assistant while attending a difficult birth right now." He seems sorry to tell me this. I wasn't at ease with this news. "Oscar, darling. Maybe we should go to the hospital? I know you wanted me to give birth at home just like your mother did, but without Dr Shwart I don't feel confident." I knew it was a big deal for him to see me give birth to our child in his ancestral home, it was wrecking my heart to have to say no to his wish. He was so loving and gentle to me. Oscar's face dropped and even though he was disappointed, he smiled and nodded. He then cupped my face in his left hand. "I understand my love. Let's do that, okay? Maybe for our next child we could have him or her here. What do you think? This is the first time for you and me. Let's put every chance in our corner" I smiled. I was so relieved to have such a loving and understanding man. Sometimes I thought that my sister was right once to say that I hadn't done anything to deserve this man. "Next child?" "of course! I want as many mini-you i can have. They just showed me and the world how much you love me." He said while kissing my forehead. He then sat on the bed were i was lying and took both off my hands. "Benard will just put you on an intravenous infusion so you are set when we reach the hospital." I nodded and closed my eyes. I was often tired because of the pregnancy. It wasn't easy and i kind of wonder if every pregnant woman went trough so much difficulties i was uncountering. I did asked my mother and she reassured me, thank God I still had my family with me. "Sleep now my Love. As soon as Benard will be finished, i will take you to the hospital" He said against my ear. I smiled knowing i could trust him. I have soo much to thank him for even during this pregnancy he was never far from home. And when he wasn't there, mom and Penny were holding my hand. I knew everything would be alright because it couldn't be anything else. Yes he would ultimately take care of me. As sleep was closing upon me i felt a small sting on my harm then i was dead to the world. The pain was what woke me up next. I was disoriented and hurting. What was going on? Where was i? My eyelids was heavy and i couldn't ear clearly what was happening. I moaned in pain. "Oh thanks God you are awake. My love you water broke , the baby is coming. You need to push when Benard tell you. Can you understand?" Water? I tried opening my eyes but it seems like i couldn't even remember how to do such simples things. "Now! start pushing" Someone, maybe that Benard guy, was shouting. I just started pushing because i couldn't do anything else. It was hurting everywhere and wouldn't stop, it fell as if every contraction was taking life out of me, i wanted to give up. "You are doing great my love! our baby will be there soon, i can see his head" His head? My sweet baby. With all i still had in me i gave a final push and all at once i could feel with going out, leaving my body, his safe place for the last nine months. Then i heard the cries. My beautiful baby was borned. I wanted so much to look at him that I found a way to open my eyes. My husband Oscar was looking at the baby in that Benard man's hands. He was cleaning him with quick and efficient hands, he must really be good at his work. "You can bring it to that family once you finish. Since it is a girl, no use killing her" Killing? I was earing things now. This pregnancy was really though. "Do you want me to finish her?" was saying Benard "No we should let her bleed to death so there is no explanations to give" said Oscar while looking at his watch. What was going on? Why did Oscar said that? Where was i really? "Penny should be here, i..." The door open then and i saw, out of the corner off my eye, my sister enter. I tried calling her, this was dangerous. If Oscar was really trying to kill me he wouldn't spare her. She loved me the must in this world. "P..." I tried But before i could warn her, she jumped into Oscar's hands and next, they were kissing each other like crazy. "Pen...ny?" i managed to say. They stopped kissing and turned to look at me "Oh my! Didn't you tell me everything was already dealt with? Why is she looking at us?" "Ben gave her some shots so she wouldn't stop bleeding. It was the fastest way to dispose of her. No one can argue that giving birth at home, with such a risky pregnancy, could just lead to death." Penelope chuckled and patted his shoulders. "How could she insist so much even when you, the loving husband, were beyond yourself from worry. So much that you even took two months off work, just to take care of your pregnant child" Now she was glowing at me with a sheepish expression while I was still reeling from what I was seeing, earing. "i think she still doesn't understand. Should we kiss again" "Of course my love! Anything you want" That was when i felt the pain in my heart, at the mention of that nickname. It was how he started calling me when we get engaged, saying i was his everything. He must have seen the pain in my eyes because, after looking at me, he just started laughing. "Oh dear, you were so easy to fool. I just called you like that, so that I wouldn't mix you up with my real Love. It would have been tricky to explain why I was calling your sister's name... oh sorry, your stepsister's name, while sleeping with you" "sleepin..." I tried to say. Stepsister? Was Penelope my stepsister? That couldn't be. We grew up together "Well, you were over boring, you know. At least when you got pregnant I could ask that doctor to tell you we stop sleeping together." At that point i was starting to understand that i have been lie to. Betrayed. Was everything a complete lie? Why? "Where is your mother? It's about time to call her so she can tell everyone that mother and baby didn't survive" "Do you really think it wise to let it live? It may hurt us back later" Penelope was saying. My baby. My sweet little girl. I couldn't even look at her, couldn't even see her. How cruel. "I know but these people paid us dearly to give them that baby. I couldn't just throw that kind of money away, right?" " What about your stepbrother?" "Now that i have her shares it will be easy to run him down now. He was always so arrogant to me. Serves him right." They both started laughing again and just went out. The Benard guy wasn't there anymore. My child was gone. My husband was gone. My family was gone. And soon i will be gone too. Disposed off. Everything was a lie, these last tree years were all lies. I was hurting, my heart was painful, my body was painful. I just wished it will be finish soon. But i didn't even have that kind of grace.