Chapter 247
\nIn My Desperate Time novel Chapter 247<\/p>\n
My belly is growing bigger, and I can\u2019t conceal my pregnancy at all when I approach twenty weeks.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m glad I left Virginia. Otherwise, Frances would have discovered that I\u2019m pregnant, and the baby should be gone by now.<\/p>\n
My old phone is in the suitcase. For several times I want to see if Frances has texted me. I want to know if he cares about my departure. Even if he feels just a little bit irritated or angry, that counts.<\/p>\n
But in the end, I don\u2019t have the courage to turn on the phone. I\u2019m afraid to hear from him, and I\u2019m even more afraid that he hasn\u2019t texted me at all.<\/p>\n
I miss him. I think of him every second, every minute and every night.<\/p>\n
However, he is not to be seen on TV in a foreign country. And I don\u2019t dare to read the news online, afraid that it will be all about him and other women.<\/p>\n
My inner conflict almost drives me crazy.<\/p>\n
One day I take a short trip to the supermarket. When I come back, I find that my parents are delightful.<\/p>\n
During these two months, I find that they are good people, who give me family warmth that I haven\u2019t experienced for a long time. Mother\u2019s name is Yvonne Bradley, and she is a very gentle woman. She treats me well with maternal love that I lack.<\/p>\n
\u201cDad, Mom, why are you so happy?\u201d Just as I enter the room, Mom walks over and takes the bag from my hand. She helps me to the table and nags. \u201cDon\u2019t buy so many things if you go to the supermarket alone. What if you\u2019re tired?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOkay.\u201d I nod and continue to ask, \u201cWhat happened? Have you won the lottery? Why are you so happy?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cNo. Someone is coming to see you.\u201d Dad says with a smile.<\/p>\n
Someone?<\/p>\n
I think of Frances, my heart pounding.<\/p>\n
\u201cWho?\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u2019m lost for words. Mom\u2019s right.<\/p>\n
Antepartum examinations in Prague require the presence of the father, so Steven flies in to accompany me to each check-up. I\u2019ve told him several times that I will just hire a man to go with me, but he insists on accompanying me. I can\u2019t do anything about him. .<\/p>\n
At eight o\u2019clock in the evening, Steven knocks on the door.<\/p>\n
\u201cCome on in. We\u2019ve been expecting you for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mom warmly leads him into the room, as if he is her son-in-law.<\/p>\n
I heard that my parents had a daughter, but they lost her in a car accident. So when Steven found them and asked them to be my parents, they readily agreed.<\/p>\n
Perhaps they are the same as me. We all need love. That\u2019s why we can get along so well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-271","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter\/271","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/chapter"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/icuow.top\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}