Chapter 15
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Chapter 15
PIPER'S POV
I glared at the pills in my hands before throwing them all down my throat at once. I grabbed the glass of water on the side table and gulped at least half of it. I exhaled and there came a knock on the door.
The door was pushed open slightly ajar with Ms. Anna's head sticking out through the side, "Breakfast is ready." She announced to me with a smile.
" I'm right behind you," I responded.
The day I traveled by bus to Howell's township, Anna gave me an offer that I strongly believe can change my life henceforth. She even offered to let me stay with her in her small house till I'm able to get a place for myself.
I had never been to her boutique, but with how many calls she takes and how busy she usually is, I'd say she's doing really well for herself. I didn't really know much about her, like whether she's married or has any kids at all, but life seemed pretty peaceful.
I didn't tell her the full story behind my dilemma, nor did I tell her about my pregnancy, but... So far everything was going well.
"Are you excited for today?" She asked.
I pulled the seat backwards and got comfortable in it. "It's the day I've been waiting for, finally it has come." The corner of my lips curled to form a smile.
"Perfect. I'll give you a rundown of what position you'll play in the boutique." She took a full spoon of her oatmeal and then cleared her throat, as she held her hands up by her elbows and placed her jaw resting on her knuckles. "How good are you with sketching and drawing? I'll need you to create some designs for us..."
"Oh, that isn't a problem. I'm really good at that..."
"Perfect... we'll both step out in a bit, that's after breakfast ... When we get there, we can talk about the structure of your pay."
With one hand on the table and the other gently rubbing my belly, my mind wandered back to the past, to Ethan, and to the man from the bar. I still wasn't sure who the father of my baby was, at the same time I was hoping, with my last breath, that this job would help me be able to take care of my child.
I never wanted to be in a situation where I would have to go back to Ethan to help me take care of the child, matter of fact, I didn't want him anywhere near my child, I didn't want him to know I'm pregnant at all and for Mr. Mysterious, I had no other means to contact him even if I needed his help. I didn't want to put myself through the stress of struggling to search for a stranger.
"Are you okay?" Anna asked the sound of her voice pulling me out of my thoughts.
"Yeah, I am.." I let out a Chuckle. "Er... Anna... I cleared my throat after a dramatic pause, " I wanted to truly appreciate your help towards me..."
" Oh, that's alright... We're both helping each other."
" I know we're both helping each other but what you did for me? Even without the job ... The day at the bus station, you didn't mind making sure I'm okay, and then you gave me a house, a job, and food. I'm truly grateful Anna." My eyes watered with tears.
" It's alright. But not the tears again..." She chuckled softly.
"I know but it feels like you were sent from heaven to make my dreams come true. I can't ever forget you." Anna grabbed my hands from across the table and rubbed her thumbs gently against my fingers, " It's alright, I appreciate you too.
After a moment, we were on a bus to the boutique, and in a matter of minutes, we got there. She introduced me to her employees, and they showed me around and made me feel very welcome. In a few days, everything was going perfectly well.
I started working and saving up some amount of money each time I got paid by Anna. As time moved on, I started considering starting up something for myself, some sort of business. It's been years since the last time I did drawing and sketching of designs but working with Anna helped refresh my mind it also helped me get better at it
While I was blooming into a beautiful flower, memories of Ethan constantly kept coming back to me. There were nights when I would cry myself to sleep, scrolling through images of him online... He seemed to be doing really well for himself, I guessed it was time for me to give up on him coming back to find me.
Even though my heart knew Ethan never yearned for me, he even made it clear to me that he never loved me but still a part of me really wished it was him, a part of me wished he softened when he was around me and treated me a lot different, a part of me badly wished things ended a lot differently bit unfortunately, I fell for the wrong man.
As time went on, the love I had for Ethan slowly began to transform into a strong feeling of hate. Each time I remembered all the things he did to me, it made my blood boil. I just couldn't think of anything good he did for me. And in all senses, I couldn't say anything good about him either.
I promised myself that one day I would make him feel double the pain he made me feel.
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