Disappearance: A broken Wing

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"I want to see Baxton." I demanded of Hito. For the past hour, Hito and I have been arguing about whether I should or shouldn't see how Baxton is doing. No, and that's my final offer. We argue like we are a married couple." "You listen to me. If I don't see how he is doing right now, I will take every opportunity I have and kill myself, and if I die, so does your heir." "I will have protective detail on you every night if you try." "You can't protect a dead person. Now let me see Baxton NOW!" "Fine, but let's get one thing clear: as soon as my child comes out of you, I will make your life a living hell once again." "Trust me, you've already accomplished that." "Follow me."

I followed Hito to Baxton's room, and when Hito opened the door, I saw Baxton lying on the bed in pain. He had bruises all over his body, and some of his scars were still bleeding. "You get five minutes along. That's it." Once Hito closed the door, I rushed over to Baxton.

"Kara, what are you doing here?" "I came to check on you." "You shouldn't be here." "You shouldn't have gotten in trouble for something I did. Why did you protect me?" "You're pregnant." "Trust me, I just found out my child is Hito Heir. They wouldn't have beaten me knowing I could lose the baby. So why did you protect me?" "Because I care about you. You're right; they wouldn't beat you, but they would hurt you in other ways, and I can't bear to see you in pain. You think I wanted to cut off all communications with you because you're carrying my uncle's heir. No, it's because you are only pregnant because of me. I hurt you, and I couldn't bear to see you hurting even more, so I refuse to talk to you." I looked at Baxton's face, and it was filled with sorrow and guilt.

I sat on the bed next to Baxton and began to touch his shoulders, to the point where he sat up, and we were just starting at each other.

"Can I ask you a question?" I asked. "Of course." "At dinner, Hito mentioned how he failed Mick. What happened?" "A year ago, Hito got one of his slaves pregnant, kind of like you. Hito wanted a kid to take all his money and teach him how to poorly treat women. He was so ready to be a father that he prenamed the kid Mick. The only mistake was that Hito abused Carly every day, and when she went into labor, a dead baby popped out." "Carly, was the slave he got pregnant?" I asked "Yea. He wants a child so he can raise it. Hito will treat you well until you give him the baby." "I won't give him my baby." "He will take it, and there will be nothing you can do." "I will fight for my baby." "I know you will, which is why I will fight for you. I can't predict the future, but you and your baby will escape." "You can't guarantee that." "No, I can't. But I do know that as long as I am breathing, I will never stop helping you." "You really mean that?" Baxton cupped his hand under my chin, making me stare straight into his eyes.

"I promise you that I will always fight for you." "I hope my baby is a boy because I know just what I am going to name him." "What's that?" "Baxton Zayden Smalls." "You're naming the baby after me?" "You and my brother." "That means so much to me." "When I do escape, I hope you're with me." "Same." I looked into Baxton's eyes and decided to go for it. I leaned in and kissed Baxton. Eventually I pulled away and walked to the door, but before I opened it, I turned back at Baxton and said, "I might not be a virgin anymore, and I never had a boyfriend, but I'm glad I don't die knowing I never kissed someone I loved." With that said, I walked out the door. Knowing I had Baxton in my corner, I just knew we were going to escape together.