Love Is Us

Where Is He?

"For nothing is secret that shall not be made manifest; neither anything hid that shall not be known and come abroad." Luke 8:17

Carly's POV

"I look fat."

"No you don't babe."

"But I feel like it," I looked in the mirror at my 8 month pregnant belly. Alex wrapped his arms around me and kissed my neck. He began singing to me. When I looked around, everything began to get blurry and next thing I know, I'm in a hospital bed giving birth.

"Push! Push! C'mon you got this."

"No, No I can't!" I screamed again.

"Just one more push and that's it!" I pushed as hard as I could. The last thing I heard were cries and the doctor say "It's a girl." That vision began to get blurry. I look around and see that I am lying in a bed and I'm pregnant again. Alex is next to me typing on his computer.

"You think it's a boy?"

"Na I want another girl."

"Mommy Daddy  I want a sister!"  Arielle comes in our room and jumps on the bed. I kissed my little girl on the cheek and then things got blurry. Here we go again.

"Mommy Mommy come and find me!"

"No, mommy come find me!" I ran around the playground with the last strength I had.

"Alex get Arielle and I'll get Ariyana k?" He laughed at me.

"What's so funny?"

"We literally just got here 3 minutes ago and you're already out of breath."

"Shut up! If you had to carry a baby for 9 months, I'm pretty sure you wouldn't be so fit either."

"Mommy Daddy you're taking too long!"

"Here we come sweetheart." I sped walked in their direction until I was stopped by none other than Audrey.

"Hey Stalker."

"Whatever. How are you doing Carly?" She embraced me and let go.

"Better. Not fit or anything but better."

"Hiii Auntie Carly!"

"Hello there," I picked up my nephew and hugged him. I put him down and he runs to go play. Audrey starts to say something but I cut her off.

"I have to go find Ariyana. I'll be right back." I did a 360 scan of the playground and I didn't see her anywhere. I saw Alex playing with Arielle, but Ariyana was...gone.

"Ariyana, baby where are you?" My heart sped up and I started frantically looking around.

"Ariyana!" Oh God Oh God!

"Boo!" I turned around and there she was.

"Don't ever scare mommy like that okay?" I hugged her and took a moment to calm down. That is, until I heard gun shots. People started running around and screams filled the air. But one scream in particular caught my attention. Arielle.

I put Ariyana on my hip and ran in her direction. Audrey and Arielle were bent over on the ground looking at some one.

"Mommy the bad man killed daddy!" As soon as those words left her mouth my whole body went limp. I let Ariyana go and she ran to Aud. I looked a little closer and sure enough Alex as on the ground covered in blood. I started screaming and my eyes became blurry with tears. I was absolutely hysterical. Arielle was on the ground, crying and her hands, hair, and feet were covered in her father's blood.