My Safe Haven

Prologue

This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, locales, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

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Leojandro's POV

 "Leo...I-I have something to tell you" Lucretia stuttered as tears were streaming down her face.

"What is it?" I asked, calming myself down.

 "I loved you... I-I really do," she said as she smiled bitterly, tears still coming from her eyes. "B-but some people are meant to be in your life, some aren't" she looked down when she stated the last line.

 Getting nervous, I lift her chin up, making her look at me but she looked away"What do you mean?" I asked but she didn't answered. "Lucretia, What do you mean?"

 She raised her gaze to me. Pain and sadness were evident in her brown beautiful eyes as it met mine. "A-and you're one of those people who are meant to leave."

 "I don't understand. Go straight to the point" I tried to held her hand but she avoid it from me. Her words kept repeating on my mind. I can't understand, It seemed vague.

 "Let's end this." she said, looking at my eyes. I stiffened. I felt my world collapsing. Questions building up my mind.

 She started turning her back on me, walking away, leaving me alone, so I followed her. "What do you mean let's end this?" I asked but she didn't respond, she's just walking away. "Did I do something wrong? Did I do something that you didn't like? Please, tell me." I asked consecutive questions but she remaind silent. "Lucretia, give me a fcking reason to end this!" i shouted, losing my patience now.

 I grabbed her wrist making her look at me. "I'm fcking pregnant!" she screamed, sobbing now. My body frozed after she released her words.

 My jaw dropped, slowly forming a smile. Words can't express how happy I am at this moment. "Why should we end this? We'll raised the child together. Isn't that a reason for us to stay together?" I exclaimed. 

 "I'm not ready for this..." my smile faded when she said that. "I have still dreams to reach, Leojandro! And for godsake I am still young."

 "You can reach your dreams while we have our baby, Lucretia. I will strive and find a job for you and our baby" I said, holding her arm but she stepped back. 

 "N-no," she shooked her head. 

 "Lucretia, plea—" I reached for her hand again but she just keep avoiding it.

 "I-I'm getting an abortion" she said, sobbing. I'm hurting seeing her cry her eyes out. I want to wipe those tears away, just like everytime I do whenever I see her cry but she wouldn't even let me touch her. However, it hurts more hearing the words she said. It was like a dozen of daggers stabbing my heart back and forth.

 "What? No no no, you can't do that. You're joking right?" I said, laughing fakely. Tears slowly forming at the side of my eyes.

 She shooked her head more than once. "I-I have already made up my mind, Leo. I'm getting an abortion"

 "You're not the only one to decide on that, Lucretia!" I saw how surprised she was when I shouted. "That's my baby too. That's our baby," I pleaded, slowly kneeling so she panicked. I don't care how I am looking stupid right now. I don't care crying in front of her. "Please don't do it," 

 "Leo, Stand Up" she doesn't know what to do. Whether she'll hold me and make me stand up or just let me be.

 "Please, don't do this to me and our baby"

 Her phone rang. "I-I'm sorry" she told me.

 I looked at her bag before looking at her again, the sound is coming from the bag. "Tell me the real reason why you don't want to keep the baby.

 D-do you love someone else?" I think I hurted myself, asking that question. I can't see her with someone else, all I see is no one...but me.

 "I'm r-really s-sorry" she started turning her back, opening the door. "Lucretia," I called, but she already stepped out of the door. 

 "Please, stay..." I whispered as she shut the door behind her.

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