The Revival Of Ra

55

Abigail's pov
Vol.2:

Abby sat on the bed, now once again in the room Hermes had given her. Standing up, she wobbled over to the mirror in the room, looking over her pregnant self and wondering how it had gotten to this.

She couldn't help regretting the prank her sister and her had decided to pull off on their birthday... She wished she had never met Seth, she wished she hadn't known Trent. She wished she wasn't Rea's sister.

Sitting down on a chair in front of the mirror, she stared at her face looking years older than it was meant to. She had lost a lot of weight in Egypt, partly because she had not wanted to eat after the death of Ahura. She had lost all will to live, the torment was now inflicted on her by her very own mind.

Her blue eyes no longer held the life they did before, all she felt was resentment towards herself.

What did she do to herself? Maybe, just maybe if she had fought hard enough against Seth and Cepos, they wouldn't have taken her innocence away in the first place. Everything was going downhill for her, the only reason she was still alive was for her child. Placing a hand over a swollen belly, she talked to her baby, "Only for you..."

Abby didn't realise that she was crying until she felt a hand swipe at her wet cheek. Jolting in surprise, Abby's eyes sought out the person in the mirror, watching Rea give her a sad smile.

Abby said nothing as Rea stepped behind the chair she sat on, placing her hands on her shoulders. "We've grown apart with all the chaos around us." Rea smiled, Abby trying to respond to the smile, but her lips were stiff and wouldn't move.

"We're like strangers now... I don't even know you anymore, you're so different now," Rea laughed but tears filled her eyes. "I remember those days I'll annoy you so much by lying on your bed. You always liked being so organized that it was tempting to annoy you," Rea giggled through her tears and let out a shaky breath.

"I made so many mistakes. I wasn't there when you needed me the most and I'm sorry." The tears tell freely from Rea's eyes as she sniffled, Abby crying along with her.

"I let mom and dad down and I let you down as well. I was never able to protect my baby twin. You had to do so much in order to save me and I'm sorry."

"I-I...I understand if you don't want to talk to me anymore, I deserve it. I don't deserve to be spoken to by you, I have caused you so much pain and I'm sorry." Rea hugged her sister from behind, but Abby didn't move. The only sign that she had heard Rea's words were the tears that flowed freely down her cheeks, but she said nothing despite that.

"I love you and I promise to always do what's best for you from here on out..."

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Abby walked down the hallways, her fingertips grazing the shimmering walls. Hermes told her that she could go walk around for a while it she was tired of staying in her room and Abby couldn't refuse. She wanted—no needed to plan her life.

Where would she go eventually when the patience of Hermes and Apollo run out? Kindness only lasts for so long.

Abby remembered the events that had played out in the bedroom she shared with Rea before she had left. The only thing she had said to Rea in her pain stricken state was...

I'd like to be alone...

It was pretty harsh, but Abby didn't view it that way, she believed Rea was to blame for her state today. Not only does Abby have to endure the life Rea had caused her to live, but she was also suffering from PTSD with no treatment... Although another part of Abby would have never liked to see her sister in a state such as hers, she believes that if they had gone back in time, she would prefer everything to play out the way it had. She would never wish for Rea to be in a situation such as hers, Rea wouldn't survive it. She would have probably been in a mental asylum by now...

Abby walked up to a huge window, looking outside as the breeze blew through her hair that was now below shoulder length. She hardly talked nowadays, there was nothing to talk about. Abby never thought he life would get like this, she would choose bullying a million times over the situation she found herself in at the moment.

"What are you doing here?" Abby jolted slightly, having not gotten used to not hearing footsteps before she heard a voice.

Turning to look into eyes the colour of liquid gold, Abby turned back to stare outside. "Just thinking."

Vlad let out a breath, "Do you regret it?"

Abby turned to him, "Regret what?"

His eyes traced her body from head to swollen belly. Abby gave a light chuckle, noticing where his eyes lingered then turned back to stare outside.

"I cannot deny that I hate the circumstances. I did not want this child, but I do not regret it either..." She turned to stare up into Vlad's eyes. "—It's only for my child that I continued to live. I found no other reason except her."

Vlad snorted, "You're convinced it's gonna be a girl?"

Abby couldn't help but smile at that. "I don't care about the gender, but I'd rather refer to my child as a single pronoun and not one that connotes double genders like him/her."

Vlad was silent for a while, looking out of the window silently as Abby watched him. "Would you like to have a baby girl?"

Abby smiled at the thought. "It won't be a bad thing. We could talk to one another, shop, do girly things..."

Vlad chuckled at that. "What would you name your child if it was a male?"

Abby thought for a while. "Maybe Noah or Moses, Ezekiel or Ezra aren't bad choices as well."

"Hm...and a girl?"

Abby didn't hesitate to answer as she stared into Vlad's eyes, "Ahura."