🖤Skin To Skin.🖤

CHAPTER FIFTY SEVEN

Shameful headlines for our beloved teacher was trending for some weeks. Backlash from the education department had caused Larona's career to end with immediate effect. During her management of her well being together with her pregnancy, her strength to face negative criticism that thrives in gossip, it was draining her spirit.

She gave herself a good long cry over her job loss with the realization that she is deeply in love with a gangster in a suit. She knew in her heart that her family will distance themselves because of this drama.

Her vulnerability in this humiliating situation made her sadness to become too much for her. She sighed in distress while caressing her baby bump. "So this is it? This is how my independence ends..." She thought out loud.

Approximately 2 hours later she decided to go outside for some air. As she enjoys her little walk around her new area, a familiar figure appears across the street in a gym attire. Larona was vividly annoyed seeing Dean on the same area.

When Dean recognized her, he paused from his journey to attend his pregnant ex girlfriend.
"Is it his child or you jumped to another man and got served?" He mocks her.
Larona rolls her eyes and ignores Dean.

As she was about to resume her walk, a very sharp and repeating pain began to attack her body. She automatically screams and was about to lose her balance. This caused Dean to run back to her for assistance. Larona's legs were weakening and Dean held her by his side for support.

She cried loudly as those sharp pains were intensifying. "Larona try to breathe slowly okay?" Dean lets her know. Tears came down on her face while she tries to bare the pain. Eventually, Dean manages to call a driver to pick them up for transportation.

Once the car arrived, they rushed to a private hospital for consultation. Dean was worried about Larona's state of health when the nurse alerts him that she'll be admitted. He stressed so much over what is unfolding before his eyes. He even had conflict of interest to stay here or leave the hospital.

His feelings for her resurfaced unknowingly which then he stands up to a doctor to tell him this, "Please make sure she comes out alive with that baby."
"Sorry, sir are you the spouse of that lady?" The doctor asked for reassurance.

"Yes." He lied. The doctor alerts him that Larona's pregnancy is at high risk hence they need to monitor her until she gives birth. Dean was out of words over the information he just received. At some point, he was starting to wonder Zain's whereabout. His pride never allowed him to even alert Zain over this situation.

This was when he decided to let things be. Later in that day, around 19h00, Dean comes back to the hospital to visit Larona.
She was still asleep on her hospital bed. He sat next to her and carefully looks at her face.

It hit him hard to realise what he had lost concerning her. "I'm sorry I didn't love you better. My ego and selfishness brought chaos in a relationship that you only wanted to love peacefully with assurance. I know that you are a real one and you've been by my side. When I realised that you're in love with him, I got angry with myself for undermining your presence when you were in my life. I thought you'll never leave me hence i took you for granted. I guess, it's true when they say, a woman leaves where she is unhappy." He spoke in a low voice while he kept on seeing her facial.

It was almost as if he knew that when Larona wakes up, she'll probably not remember any words of what he said. As time passed by, he kept on watching her sleep peacefully like a beautiful baby girl. He was hesitant when it came to the idea of touching her face or a hand for giving support however his own feelings triggered him to try doing one of them.

This was the moment he places his finger on her soft cheek and touches it gently. While he took his moment to be with her, a door opened and the person who opened it, definitely had something to let Dean know.

"Touch her face like that again, i will bury you alive."

Dean turns his head around to find Zain standing while looking at his action with full of hatred. He stands up too and the men were facing each other as if they're about to go head to head for a UFC championship.

"Well, if it wasn't for my help, who knows when will you save her?" Dean replies sarcastically to Zain. "She's my woman and it bothers me to realise how you're still being a parasite right now." Zain points it out to Dean. "I maybe a parasite to you but to her, i'm a hero who came in just in time." Dean responded with a cheeky smile which drastically made Zain grab his clothing in attempt to assault him. "I am warning you boy. If i catch you doing such to my girl, you will certainly reunite with your forefathers and that skunk of yours who you called a baby mama." Zain automatically declared his words to Dean.

Shortly afterwards, Dean simply giggled at Zain's threat and then excused himself from the hospital room without causing a scene. Zain remained alone inside the room and stays besides Larona's bed. He gently kisses her forehead in hope that everything will be okay.