Forbidden Alliance

Part 28 - 30 Minutes

Josephine

A few weeks later...

I get up from bed and I walk to the kitchen to make a cup of tea. I turn on the kettle and I wait the water to become hot. After a few moments, I put some water in a cup and I add the infuse of plants. I hear the doorbell and I hear Hero.

"Babe? Will you open the door? I'm coming out of the shower in a few minutes!"

"I'm coming!" I say and I go to open the door. I'm surprised to see Denise. What is she doing here?

"Jo?"

"Denise? What are you doing here?"

"I can ask you the same."

Hero: "Babe? Who's there?"

Denise: "Hero!"

Hero: "Denise? What are you doing here?"

Denise: "I need your help." And that's when I notice a big bruise on her eye.

Hero: "Shit, come on in!" Denise comes inside. I lock the door and I walk to the kitchen to take the cup of tea, then I hand it to her.

Denise: "So, it's true? You two ran away together?"

Hero: "Yeah... How are the things back home?"

Denise: "Not good."

Hero: "I can see. What happened? He abused you?" There is silence. "Denise..." He's angry. "Answer me, now!" He almost yell and I get up, touching his arm and trying to calm him.

Denise: "I... I don't want to talk about it."

Hero: "Jesus! I'm going to kill him! Where are the girls? Did you left them with that monster?"

Denise: "No! They are safe. They are with mom."

Hero: "Tell me what happened, now!"

Denise: "I want you to tell me what happened in the last weeks, Hero. Why did you disappear?"

Hero: "To be happy with the love of my life."

Denise: "She's a good girl." She smiles. "I worked with her for my art gallery."

Hero: "You did?"

Jo: "Yeah. I had no idea you two are related."

Denise: "We are..." As I get up from the couch, I get a little bit dizzy.

Hero: "Babe, all good?"

Jo: "Just dizzy." And I suddenly feel nauseous. Shit. I thought reaching the second trimester, everything will become honey and milk, but I was wrong. I run to the bathroom where I throw up my breakfast.

Hero: "Are you okay?" He comes in the bathroom as I spit in the sink, then I wash my mouth.

Jo: "I'll be okay. I shouldn't be expecting the nausea to stop as son as I reach 12 weeks. I will be fine. Now, Denise is more important."

Hero: "Are you sure?"

Jo: "Yes, let's go and find out what happened."

Hero: "Okay." He takes my hand and we walk back to Denise.

Denise: "Are you okay?"

Jo: "Yeah, I'm good. I'm already used to this." I say as I touch my small bump.

Hero: "Sis, can you tell us what happened?"

Denise: "He hit me."

Hero: "I'll kill him."