PREGNANT

CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR

Monique (in picture above)

Theo's POV

"What do you mean she's gone?"

They all just stood and looked at me with pity in their eyes. I felt as if I have missed half of my life the past month I have been in out. The first person that was on my mind when I woke up was Zuri and now they were telling me that she left after I was brought to the hospital. I didn't want to believe it. My Zuri would never leave me. Especially not after what happened. 

"I'm sorry bro, but she left and no one has heard from her since."

Jeff explained. I looked over at Ash waiting for her to tell me it was a joke or at least tell me where Zuri was, but she looked away with tears in her eyes. After everything we've been through, Zuri decided that waiting for me wasn't worth it so she just ran away, with my son. My mood was beginning to change. I was no longer sad, I felt angry and heartbroken. Where could she have gone, its been a month. 

Betrayal. That was what I felt as I thought about everything that as happened. What if she as ran away with another man? Was she cheating on me throughout our relationship? Is it that Matthew guy. My head started to hurt from all the negative thoughts that ran through my mind. There could be a lot of reasons why she left and it was difficult to think of any good reason why she did. 

"I want to be alone."

My voice came out hoarse and shaky. 

"Are you sure? We could stay with you for a while longer if you want." 

Brad asked standing up from the chair he was sitting in. 

"I'm very sure. Please leave."

They nodded and slowly left the room closing the door behind them. I immediately felt tears starting to cloud my eyes. A sob left my lips and I immediately brought my hand to my mouth and clenched my teeth on my fingers. 

She left me...

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Zuri's POV

"Come on baby, open your mouth. You've got to eat."

I pleaded with Avan but he just stared a me with his adorable eyes. I've been trying for the past couple hours to get him to eat but he refuses to. He has been fussier than normal and cries a lot more.

"It's gonna be okay my baby, mommy misses daddy too."

I said to him as I placed the bottle on the table in front of me and held him closer to me. This is all my fault. Avan isn't eating because of me, I failed my baby and all I wanted to do was cry but I refrained from doing it because then he would start crying and I didn't want that. I felt really stressed out and tired, this is all overwhelming for me and Avan also. Later that evening, I tried again. I gave him the bottle and he drank only half of it but it was a start so I was happy about it. He slowly fell asleep after I rocked him and sang him a lullaby.

"My beautiful baby, mommy will do any and everything to protect you no matter what."

It has been over a month now and I was missing everyone back home. Ash must be so heartbroken that I left. I can't even imagine how much I've hurt them by leaving or the situation that they are in back home. But I couldn't do it any longer, I just couldn't stay. Everything felt as if it was suffocating me. I fear what Theo's parents would do to me and my baby. They probably blame me for him getting hurt.

This was nothing like I'd imagine my life would be like after meeting Theo. Having a baby for a for a stranger, him turning out to be a gangster and running away to hide on a small island just to remove myself from danger and his family. Just thinking about it makes my eyes swell up with tears. I'm so in love with this man and it breaks my heart that running away felt like the best decision I could take especially considering the circumstances I was put in.

My eyes widen at the realization that I just left the love of my life in that condition. He is in a coma and I just left. 

How could I have just left him there laying helplessly? I should have been by his side, but I can't go back now.

 I have to do this for me and my baby.

The cash I took was not going to last for long, though there was an account that Theo made for me but I didn't want to access it in case they used it discovered my location. I really should have thought about it before I just upped and left. Now I have to figure something out and soon.

"Rocky get back here!"

I turned as I heard an excited bark coming towards me. It was a large German Shepherd, his long pink tongue hanging from his mouth as he be heavily his paws rapidly hitting the ground as he dashed towards me.

Before I could react, the dog jumped on me causing me to lose my balance and fall to the ground. A tall dark skinned woman ran up to us. Her hair was up in a braided bun and she wore a light pink tank top with the words 'Look the other way' printed on it, a pair of black ripped jeans and some sneakers.

"Sorry bout that," she apologized she panted heavily from the chase. I nodded as i got up and brushed off my skirt. 

"It's okay, I know how they get sometimes." I laughed it off as I looked over at Avan in his stroller, making sure he was okay.

I finally decided to take a walk and the first thing that happened was me getting tackled by a dog. She laughed along with me and stooped to to rub her dog's head. 

"Nuh do that again." She mumbled to him, patted his head and then stood back up.

She looked at me with a wide smile on her face and held out her hand.

"I'm Monique and you are?"

(Don't do that again)

(Author's note)

I know it's been a while but I'm here now and i'm staying till the end this time, no more disappearing.