The Runaway Pregnant Wife

Bonus Chapter I (Mitch P.O.V.)

I sat on the sofa in our living room. I was exhausted. I couldn't find my wife. I have never been afraid in my life, even in a battle where lives were brutally taken in front of my eyes. I always stayed sharp and vigilant; I showed no emotions in chaos. They said I had excellent presence of mind in every desperate situation.

I came back from the operating room after the operation on Jessica due to an accident. She was out of danger, but unfortunately, not her baby. My wife was sleeping when I left her, but she was not in bed. I thought she just went outside or returned home for other necessities.

I was in a dilemma when I called her phone, and it was turned off. I called Kirk, Eloise, and Natalie, but they didn't know where she was. Zach and Simone visited me. I asked about my wife, and they were surprised when they learned that she was not with me.

Zach became frantic and looked at me furiously. "What have you done to her? I stared at him in confusion, but I didn't say a word. Simone immediately called Kevin. "Monitor all the flights; Brie is missing," she said calmly, but I knew deep inside she was worried.

Simone went outside, and Zach gave me his disappointed look. "Tell me how to find my wife; I will do everything," I said in a desperate tone. He sighed. "Brie is different from any other woman; she may look happy, but I can feel that someday she will return to her old self again. Shutting herself out from all people, her wounds were deep. My father killed her father in front of her, and he almost raped her. I thought you could protect her from herself because I knew your feelings towards her," he said before he walked away.

I was worried so much that they knew my wife's thoughts instantly. There is something wrong with this without even further investigation, and I hate myself for taking for granted her feelings and her wellbeing. I had a feeling that she was holding something from me; I even pretended I was sleeping when she wanted to talk to me. Damn!

As soon as I got my clearance from the hospital, I started searching for her. I reviewed our CCTV cameras in our front door and living room, and my heart beat faster when I saw Mrs. Langley came to our house twice. I cannot explain the pain I felt when my wife cried after she left. I already knew the lies she told her, which made her cry. I saw her grab something from her bag and throw it in the bin, and she cried again.

I immediately went to the bin and searched for the thing she threw. I felt like my world collapsed when I saw five pregnancy test kits with the same results. I sat on the floor with my hands on my face. This was the first time I felt so helpless. She left me because she thought I cheated on her. I remembered again the day I pretended to sleep to avoid the confrontation. I helped Jessica without knowing that my wife was hurting.

I used my recuperation leave of absence to search for her. I called Kevin and Romano many times a day. Months passed, and the headquarters called me many times, but I ignored them. The numbness I felt made me think of gruesome thoughts.

I breathe yet am lifeless; the source of my life is still nowhere to be found. I went to see Paul and Lucy. I didn't say a word, but they already knew my pain. "I never imagined seeing you like this again, even worse than before," Paul told me while I drank the beer in the can on the balcony.

"I filed for early retirement," I said while looking at the yard blankly. He smiled. "You were a great soldier; you have done great things for your country; follow your heart now," he said. I smirked. I don't have a heart right now. She took it with her. The reason I live is because I hope that I will find her and will do everything for her to stay with me.

I remember the day when I gave my early retirement application to the personnel unit. I looked in the mirror. Simone was sympathetic to me, even Zach, because I looked like a hermit. I cut my hair and shaved. I donned my uniform and went to Brig. Langley's office.