Gabriela's tale

twenty-three

sexual content

***September 12***

My months dragged on, they still haven't been released frim prison, its been three months now. I was starting to doubt tommy's plan was going to work.

I've sent them out many letters, but I haven't received any from them. I don't know why, maybe they're not letting them send anything out, or maybe they're not getting my letters.

Linda called me and asked me to come over, she said she wasn't feeling well, she started to feel the baby more. 

I drove over to her house, I knocked on the door and it was opened of course by Linda. Her stomach was really big, close to popping. 

"Hello Linda." I said, as I walked into the house. 

"Hello Gabriela, thank you for coming." she said with a smile. 

I was surprised she asked me to come over, all she told me on the phone was that she thinks the baby will be due very soon and she'd just asked me to come over. 

I felt bad for her, because her husband isn't here to be with her, an I know that makes her really upset.

We stayed in the house for hours as her pain increased, I called for the nurse and once she got here everything started happening so quickly. I stood by Linda as she gave birth, she squeezed my hand tightly and I tried to calm her down, which I realize didn't help much.

And not long after she was carrying her baby boy, blue eyes just like Arthur, and Linda's nose, he was precious.

She named him Billy, Billy Shelby. She said that was the name she an Arthur picked if he'd come out a boy. 

The nurse cleaned everything up and, Billy was put to bed, and so was Linda, she was so exhausted she needed to rest. I wrote her something saying

I'm heading home Linda, if you need anything don't be afraid to call, and again congratulations on little Billy.

For the next couple of days, I helped her out around the house, I bought her a few things she needed, but I eventually had to head back to work.

My days dragged on, I felt lonely, I miss having Polly, and the boys around. I've tried to visit them several times, but they won't let me in, I don't understand why...

***November 7th*** 

I sat in my office working, as I did everyday. Its been five months since they've been locked up and I still haven't heard from any of them and everyday I worry. 

Ada's gone now, she lives and works in Boston America, for Shelby Company Limited. 

Esme was gone, and Linda lives alone and didn't like when I visited her very much, so I didn't. 

The only time tommy and I talked was when work needed to be done, and when I would ask him about anything else, he would always give me half-ass answers and so I stopped asking him. 

Lizzie would come around the office more and more every week. She hasn't spoken to me and I haven't spoken to her, I still don't understand what went wrong between us, we were always good friends and out of nowhere it all changed... Just like everything else in my life.  

There was a knock on my door, 

"Come in." I said, as I continued my writing. 

I knew it would be tommy because no one else comes to knock on my office except for him, but he usually doesn't knock, he usually barges in, I was surprised he knocked this time.