Sabrina's pov

"I'm sorry Bree"

" I didn't know the truth. If I knew it I would never have hurt you."

"I forced myself on you on our wedding night"

"I threatened to hurt your family"

"I hurt you"

"I thought you killed your sister. And because of that...I...I abused you verbally and you went in labor because of the stress"

"Hope...she was premature"

"I...I never let you see her. You never had the chance to meet Hope. Because of me"

Pain

That was the only thing I was feeling right now. Extreme excruciating pain.

As I looked at the mirror in my room, I could see the same pain in my eyes I had been looking into for the past two years. Except this time, I knew what the pain was for. I knew why I was hurting.

I had all the answers

After Adam told me everything about myself...about us, I broke down. Maybe the old Sabrina had learned to accept the pain as it happened over a course of time. But for me, I felt everything was happening to me at this very moment

I was hurting, hurting for the fact that I was violated by my very own husband. Hurting because the man I loved did not trust me. Hurting because I did not get one moment with my child. One moment where I could caress her, one moment where I could show her my love

I couldn't stand being with Adam anymore. He begged, he broke down crying, apologising for everything he had done. But I didn't need his apology. I just wanted him to leave me alone.

And because he owed me atleast that, he left the room for me to be alone.

Everyone says that painful truth is better than sweet lies. But if they lived through whatever I had bear, they wouldn't accept it anymore

I was crying, crying because I wanted the truth. And when I finally came to know what it was, I wasn't strong enough to bear it

Suddenly my phone started ringing. It was Lia. She always called at this time.

My tears increased as I thought of her. How terrible of a mother I was. I couldn't fight harder for my one daughter, and the other I left willingly.

"Princess," I spoke softly, picking up the call

"Hiii Momma," Lia exclaimed. And just hearing her voice made me sob more. I couldn't reply to her. I just held the phone to my ear with one hand while the other was trying to muffle my sobs

But she heard it

"Momma. Are you crying?"

"Lia. I am so sorry sweetheart. I am so sorry that I left you"

"Iss okayy momma. Come back soon. I miss you "

"I will come back princess. Can you...can you call your dad. Please"

"He is angry with you because he misses you. I know he will cry too. Thass why he does not like to talk"

"Lia sweetheart. I know...I know he is angry with me. But I really really need to talk him. Please can you call him?"

"Okayyy momma"

I could hear voices from the other side. I prayed to God that Draco would talk to me. I needed someone right now. And besides him and Lia, I didn't have anyone.

I could hear her tiny voice as she talked to Draco,

"Dadaa. Dad. Momma called. She wants to talk to you"

And after weeks, I finally heard Draco's voice too, even if it was barely audible?

"I dont want to talk to her Lia."

My heart broke as he said that. I had caused this distance between us. For a truth which I wished I could erase

"Dada. She is crying. She is very sad"

"What, give me the phone"

And just like that he was on the phone with me. He didn't care about his anger. My tears were enough for him to forget that. I started crying more as I heard him address my finally,

"Ava. What happened? Are you okay? Is everything alright?

"Draco. I am so sorry Draco. I am so sorry."

"Ava you are scaring me love. What's wrong?"

"I can't stay here any longer. I...I want to come back. I can't stay here with Adam"

"Adam? You...you were with him. Even after everything I told you"

"I know I shouldn't have. I'm so sorry for leaving you and Lia"

"Did he hurt you? Is that why you are crying? I told you he was crazy"

"No. I am..i am not hurt," not physically atleast," please. Can I come back?"

"This is your home Ava. Come back"

"Thank you Draco"

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I opened my door to find Adam sitting besides the door

As soon as he saw me, he got up on his feet

He didn't apologise again and I was thankful for that. I didnt care for his apology now.

He just looked at me with sorrowful eyes.

I didn't speak a single word as I proceeded to leave his house.

"Sweetheart. Where...where are you going?"

"I'm leaving Adam. For good."

"Bree...please. I know that I dont deserve you. But please...please don't leave. I'll spend my life trying to gain your forgiveness. I'll spend my life giving you the love you deserve"

My anger sparked as he said those words

"Forgiveness? You think you deserve forgiveness. You think you deserve my forgiveness after you fucking killed my child"

He visibly flinched as I said those words

"I...I don't. Hope...our baby. I loved her. More than myself. I would never even think about hurting her"

"But you did Adam. You did. Its because of you she is dead. It's your fault"

"I..."

"What? You don't have any words. Tell me. Tell me her death is not your fault. Can you tell that? Can you fucking tell that?"

"Bree. I...I can't say that. I know that I did many mistak...many sins. And I dont deserve your forgiveness nor your love. But I am nothing without you. I've never loved anyone more than you. You are my everything. Stay with me. Stay with me to hate me. Stay with me to punish me. But please. Just stay"

My heart constricted as he said that. A girl in love might forgive him. But a mother can't.

"No. You don't. You don't love me. If you did, you would never hurt me. And if I ever loved you, all that love is gone now. Because all I want to do now is hurt you. I want to see you in pain. I want to see you punished. And if I stay with you today, I would be easing your pain. I would be betraying my daughter. And I won't do that to her. So I am leaving. And if you ever loved me, you would let me go. You would let me go to live in peace. Without you"

"Bree. You are my everything Bree. How can I..."

"If you ever loved me, you will let me go now," I repeated.

"All these years, I thought of what I would do if I ever got you back by some miracle. And when that miracle happened, I vowed to give you the happiness you deserved. And if your happiness is without me, then I am ready to let you go"

Although I was supposed to be happy at this moment, something inside me broke as he said that. He is letting me go. He is letting me go after yearning for me for years

But it didn't matter if it hurt. I would go back now. Go back to the family I have

Wrote this chapter twice, as somehow the first draft got deleted 🙃
Will update again tomorrow or the day after

I have been reading lots of fantasy novels lately, and oh my God, some of them made me cry so much. Fantasy is definitely my favourite genre

What is your favourite genre in books?

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