Amara

Chapter 15 : Confront

The sun through the window slowly wakes me up. Man this bed in comfy. But my stomach, oh my god it feels like it's going to explode any day now. I slowly sit up, but what I see causes me to have a heart attack.

Sitting on the edge of my bed, looking down with his hand on his forehead...is Elias.

I don't dare make a sound, even though I'm dying eternally. How did he find me so fast. What if Zayn snitched? No, he wouldn't.

Me sitting up makes the bed squeak. Stupid bed. His head turns to me. I can see his dark eyes through his hair. He kind of looks like he hasn't slept. "Morning babe.." He says in a tired morning voice.

My palms start to get sweaty, "How-."

"You think I can't track the transactions on my credit card..."

Frick. Of course, why didn't i think of that.

"Now I don't even know where to begin." He sounds like he's controlling his anger. "I have to talk to my dumb cousin about serious matters all night, and when I go to see you to talk to you, you take my credit card and disappear with Zayn. With ZAYN?"

"He- he was just like uber driver I promise. I didn't have any other ride-."

"I don't care. And the fact that you ran away in the first place?!"

Wow okay there is a lot of tension in the air right now and I don't like it. I notice a piece of lint on his shirt. So I reach to take it off.
He watches my hand and then makes a very confused look towards me.

"It was a- a piece of lint." I defend myself, but he still silently looks at me. "You know I have a lint roller, but it's at home...hey maybe the hotel has a lint-."

He cuts my important explanation off, "Amara. Why did you leave? I did nothing but care for you."

Care for me? Wow okay. If 'fake loving' me, getting me unwantingly pregnant, and cheating on me is caring for me now?
"You cheated on me."

He looks at me as if I've said the most random thing ever. "Cheated? Amara what. I did not."

"Yes you did. with Jenny." I feel the baby kick in my stomach so I go to put my hand on it.

"Amara are you okay?" He asks concerned for my stomach.

"Yes I am." I don't need his pity.

"Amara if it's about what Santos said, it was a long time ago-."

"No. It's about her living in your penthouse."

His lips part a little. As if...he's been caught. "Amara.."

"No, no. For once I trusted you. But I guess I made a mistake-." I grab my stomach in pain. "OW ow the baby-."

Elias frantically grabs my arms. "Is it coming. Now?"

"Yeah let's go now. NOW." I cry as Elias helps me up to rush to the car.

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"Mr. Alfera, the baby can come any hour now. According to the results the sudden pain could have possibly been induced by severe stress. So please keep her stress levels as low as possible." The doctor says to  Elias at the side of the room, assuming that I can't hear them. This hospital bed is highly uncomfortable.

Elias walks up to me. "Do you want anything to eat or drink?"

I move my head the other way, "No."

"Mari you haven't eaten anything yet." He pleads.

"I don't care. I'm not hungry."

"Fine." He walks out the door and leaves. Wonder where he's going, probably to cheat on me again. I huff to myself.

I can see the literal skin on my stomach move. Subhanallah. It's weird, I can't believe I have an actual human inside me. Funny that I would've been in my university by now, it was my biggest dream, to study, to become independent. But here I am, stuck with this random guy who's baby I'm carrying. Sigh.

The door opens revealing Elias, holding a tray filled with food. "Now I didn't know what you were carving so I brought a bit of everything." He brings me the tray. It has a variety of tarts, sandwiches and other random stuff.

"Elias I'm not gonna eat all this."

"Then don't, eat as much as you can though, please."

Well I am hungry. Elias goes to the side couch and starts working on his lap top. This hospital food isn't as bad as I thought. I'm kind of surprised why Elias hasn't mentioned Zayn yet, I thought he'd be pissed. Or maybe he's waiting till after the baby since the doctor said not to stress me.

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My screams and the baby's cries fill the room just after I give birth. Elias is still holding my hand as tight as he was as soon as I went into labour, reciting Duaas to sooth me.

"You did it, Mar you did it!" Elias kisses my forehead as I catch my breath. The nurses bring me tiny Yusuf. Still crying, I place him on my chest, instantly it was all worth it. This is the most love Ive ever felt. This is my baby, like mine. I cant believe it. Elias is brushing his fingers through my hair. I don't know if I'm seeing things right, but I think I just saw a tear in Elias's eyes. The Elias Alfera. Crying. Shocking.

I see Elias staring at the baby, "Here, hold him."

"No it's okay, you can hold him as long as you want-."

"Elias it's okay, here." He holds the baby as carefully as he can. It's cute seeing him trying to be gentle. "He definitely has your nose." I giggle.

"He definitely has your cheeks." He says back. "I need to fill out his name form. So Yusuf Alfera right?

"Yeah."

"I was thinking I could add a middle name." He asks.

"Go for it, I chose the first so you can choose the middle." With that, he hands me the baby to leave.

I just can't get enough of Yusuf. How can a baby's skin be so soft, how can a human be so small.

He returns, "The nurses said everything's perfect and healthy, so we can leave." He puts a baby carrier on the floor, "By the way I got all the baby equipment and got Agnus go order some things. If you need to buy anything else at all just let me know."

"Mhm." I stare down at Yusuf. Maybe I did want a baby.

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🤠 btw guys if you don't agree with some parts of the book, it's okay. Not everything's gonna match your liking, or make sense to you <3