All A Lie

All A Lie part 27

We both turned around to be faced with the waitress.

W-"Are you leaving?"

J-"Yes, I left cash on the table. So sorry for all the confusion"

W-"No worries. Have a good night"

B-"You too"

We then hurried out the door and got in the car and drove home in silence.

When we got back home we both went upstairs and into my room where I broke down in a nervous wreck.

J-"Betty, what was that about at the restaurant, why did you rush us out of there?"

B-"Harper's father..." (tears)

J-"W-What?"

B-"I have had 3 miscarriages, before I was even 20. My parents, t-they held me captive in a basement and my dad...h-he would rape me, almost every day" (cries)

Jug's sat me down on my bed and wrapped his arms around me.

B-"He has raped me ever since I was 12 years old, and I got pregnant then had a miscarriage, and the same thing happened when I was 15, and 17" (sobs)

His grip tightened around my arms while I cried into his chest.

B-"And my mom, she would just sit there, and film it. I-I didn't even know that Harper had survived the first trimester until I felt her kick for the first time"

-Flashback-

I sat on the ground, in my cell. When suddenly I felt a small flutter in my stomach, it almost felt like...my baby kicking.

A couple of months ago I was getting sick all the time and I wasn't getting my period, I was getting a lot of pregnancy related symptoms. I just assumed that I was pregnant and that I was going to have another miscarriage. But soon my stomach started to grow, I was in denial that my baby had survived. But after I felt the flutter I thought that maybe this baby would have a chance of survival. I just couldn't tell my parents, they would do everything in their power to kill this baby, and I couldn't let that happen.

B-"Hi baby, if you're in there and if you can hear me, I just want to tell you that I'm here, I'm your mommy and I'm gonna do everything that I can to make sure you survive. And I'm gonna find us a way out of here. I love you"

I rested my hand on my belly and I felt the flutter again and I smiled, tears welled in my eyes while I felt the flutter keep going.

-End of flashback-

B-"My father has raped me ever since I was 12, a-and I ended up pregnant...4 times. But Harper is the only one that survived" (sniffles)

J-"I'm so sorry Betts"

B-"I killed 3 babies, I'm a murderer" (sobs)

Jug cradled me in his arms while stroking his thumb along my arm.

J-"Betty, you are not a murderer"

B-"But-"

J-"No, no but's. It is not your fault that the other babies didn't survive, you were young and scared, you didn't know what to do"

B-(sobs)"B-But they were in me, and they died"

J-"I'm so sorry baby" (tears)

He tried to hide that he had teary eyes, but he couldn't.

B-"A-And when we were at the restaurant...I saw one of my dad's friends there. And I-I couldn't let him see me" (sobs)

J-"Betty, I'm so sorry, I never had any idea that this had happened to you"

B-"It's okay, you didn't know"

J-"No, no it's not okay. I wish I could take it all away from you, but I can't do that...the only thing I can do is promise you that no one will ever touch you or Harper ever again"

B-"Thank you" (sniffles)

J-"Of course. I love you"

B-"I love you too"