The Wife He Replaced

Chapter3

Chapter 3 Broken truth

Everything hurt..

Every time I regained some semblance of consciousness, the throbbing began until it turned into a pounding within my head. I tried to force my eyes open but to no avail. I knew I was in the hospital by the smell and the incessant beeping from a monitor.

I wanted to look around and demand to know if my unborn baby was okay but no effort of mine was significant and before I could try again, I felt ba needle prick the inside of my arm before I fell back in to a deep sleep.

Hours, days, perhaps weeks may have gone by but I couldn't I couldn't tell. When I woke up this time , my eyelids opened with great ease allowing me to look at the white walls of the hospital room I had been held in . The fluorescent lighting struck my eyes but I blinked a few times until my orbs adjusted to the light.

I did a quick scan of my surroundings. The ward I was in had been a private one seeing as my bed was the only one in here. The monotone coloured curtains were pulled apart giving me a view of Stormy grey sky aboythe bustling city below.

Just then the door opened and emerged a nurse who looked surprised yet relieved to see me awake.

“ Morning, Mrs Vale.” She greeted me with a warm smile as she reached over to check a folder that I could only assume held all of my information.

I offered her a nod in response not feeling like my voiywas going to cooperate with me. She did a few checks on the monitor then nodded in approval to herself before closing the folder and looking at me .

“ Is my baby okay? Please, I need to know if everything is fine after what happened” The words tumblyout of my mouth and sounded foreiy, almost high piy, in my urgency.

“ You have lost slot of blood, Mrs Vale,” I clenched my jaw hating that she kept addressing me by that Victor's name.

I narrowed my eyes at her hating that she didn't out right answer my question. “ Is. My. Baby. Okay? “ I uttered each word slowly but with a primal instinct ready to wreak havoc on Kate should anything have happened to my baby.

“You need to remain calm. Everything is okay. Your baby is safe and free from any harm but you need to relay,” she said carefully not phased by my almost burst of anger at all.

I took in a deep breath to release the tension from my body and felt a little better knowing that the little life inside of me was safe.

“ Are you in any sort of pain?” The nury queried with concern in her eyes.

“ I have a headache but it's not too bad” My voice was course. I reached out to press my fingers against the Bandage wrapped around my forehead and winced as I touched something tender.

“ I will get you some pain killers for that she turned to leave but I needed to know a few things.

“ Are you sure everything is fine ? With me ? With my baby?” I asked again wanting to make sure. She paused and turned to look at me and I held my breath for a fraction of a second.

“ You fell pretty hard. It's a good thing your head injury was minor. As for your baby, he or she is as healthy as can he. I assure you” she smiled warmly at me and felt every ounce of my body relax this time.

“ Is there anything else that you would like to know?” She asked and I nodded immediately.

“ How long have I been here for and whe can I leave ?” I needed to know this because she could say anything from a few hours to months and I would believe her.

“ Three days . You will be discharged tomorrow after the doctor does a few final checks “ she informed me and I nodded.

After the nurse had left, a tray of food was brought in for me which consisted of a hearty breakfast and a bowl of fruit. I should be starving but I had no appetite at all. In fact, the sight of food had me feeling the need to gag. I did force myself to eat a few pieces of fruit thinly more about the baby that myself.

Once I was out of here, I needed to speak to Victor one more time before I could sign any papers. Maybe if I spoke to him when he was alone and Kate was nowhere near him then he would be more open to consider what I was saying.

Ugh, Kate.

I found that I felt a newfound hate for her that now was etched with a fierce range of my own. She was such a wretched woman and sought to purposes injure not only me but my baby after discovering I was pregnant. For a split second, I considered the possibility that she might have told Victor about it but then I realised that she would never say anything about it especially if she thought that it would jeopardize her position.

Not to think about my predicament right now . Next to the tray of food was the remote for the TV mounted a little too high for comfort. I switched it on and hitched in the back of my throat.

Victor and Kate had been glued to each other. Kate clung on to his blazer while Victor had his arm around her lower back. They kissed passionately Smiling against each others lips and a sharp pang of pain slit through my heart like a doubt edged sword.

The cameras flashed violently and both of them waved at the paparazzi with heady. Grins on their faces. Victor held her close to his side as they headed over to his awaiting car. They paused just before they could get in to share one more lingering kiss for the cameras followed by anoy one.

All this time there was a small part of me that held on to a tiny she'd of hope that maybe, just maybe, Victor had not been as taken with her as Kate had made it seem . I thoy that I had a shot to fix this, to make him see reason and persuade him to go back to how things were.

But seeing him like that while the cameras flashed hungrily at they public display of affection, I knew that Victor's mind would not waiver.

He had made a choice and that choice was to be with Kate.

Sadness ripped through me all over again. I recalled things in my marriage that I shared with Victor, I put in so much of effort, played the role of the perfy, virtuous wife, and stayed by his devotedly all this time, I never gave him a chance to find fault in me and what good did that being? I gaiy nothing but heartache in return.

I scoffed heavily then felt my eyes burn befy warm tears slid down my cheeks.

Da mn him! Da mn him for doing such a thing to me. I realised then that there was no speaking sense to him unless I intended looking like a fool.

.But, my sweet innocent baby. I cradled my belly tenderly knowing that there was alry a little but scared life inside. A life that deserves better. I knew that I needed to move on from this, from him. And it was not just for myself. But for my baby, it was the realisation I wished I didn't have but one that I needed.

After hours of sleeplessness, renewed pain, and fallen tears, I knew what I had to do. The next morning, without any hesitation, I found Victor's name on my phone and decided to send him a text ending all of this once and for all.

“ Please send me divoy papers to me as soon as possible.i will gladly sign it”.

My finger hovered over the send key but I pressy it before I changed my mind. The second it sent, I felt a little relieved. All that

was left was for me to properly gather my belongings and leave for good.