Pandora's Box

30 - Here comes the sun

30 - HERE COMES THE SUN

I've been thinking about mother's words for 3 days now. And I have realized that she's right. If I want to have a chance at happiness then I should take the risk first. But, you see, the thing is, I always chicken out whenever I have my cellphone in hand. My finger will hover above Stephen's number but I always back out. Every single damn time.

Now, I know what you're thinking. You're thinking that it's easy, but I tell you, it's not. The moment I call Stephen and he actually answers, a lot of things can go wrong. Like, I move back and something big happens again that will break my heart. It's not just a phone call, it's one of the turning points in my life. This call can make or break me.

But I have to do this. I need to do this. I'm so tired of crying and moping and missing Stephen. I'm ready to give him a chance. It's now or never. I took a deep breath and grabbed my cellphone from beside me. I exhaled and immediately pressed Stephen's name before I could back out again. I placed my phone to my ear.

Ring, ring, ring, ri-

I waited for a few seconds to hear Stephen's voice. But nothing.

"What the fuck?" 

I looked at the screen to see why it suddenly stopped ringing if Stephen didn't pick up the phone. I was faced with an empty, black screen. I pressed the home button, but nothing happened. Oh god, my goddamned phone battery died. 

"Oh, goddamnit!" I shouted before throwing my phone on the couch.

"Is the universe planning a fucking conspiracy against me?!" I shouted again. It's a good thing I'm alone right now. My mother's in the salon and the maids are all outside, sweeping the ground free of the leaves and cleaning the fountain.

I sighed and dropped down, carefully, next to my useless phone. I sighed again and ran my hands through my hair. 

"It's okay Audrey, it's okay. You can just call Stephen when your fucking phone is already charged. It's not like he'll be leaving right? Nope, he's not leaving, so calm the hell down." I mumbled to myself while I rubbed my palms against my tummy in small circular motions.

I glared at my phone. This is all your fault, you stupid, useless, ugly, fu-

I suddenly stopped when I felt a sharp pain in my tummy. I looked down, suddenly worried. Sunshine couldn't possibly be going out right now, right?

Nah, this is nothing. I've heard that pregnant women feel this all the time when their due date draws near. There is absolutely nothing to be wor-

Oh god, there it is again. Maybe this is something. Oh my god, what am I  going to do?!

I slowly stood up and I felt the pain again. This time, a whole lot painful.

"Oh shit." I started breathing heavily as I slowly walked towards the door to call for help, one hand against the wall for support and the other against my aching stomach. I was just a few steps away from the door when I felt something wet and warm going down my legs. I looked down to see a puddle of water at my feet. O motherfucking shit. Sunshine is going to go out now. My water just broke. And I'm full on panicking right now. And my stomach hurts so, so bad. What do I do?!

I did the first thing that came to my mind.

"Maids! Maids! Help!"

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Stephen's POV

I was fixing my tie in front of the mirror, staring absently at my reflection. Today, I need to go to an awarding ceremony for the most accomplished authors of the year. And apparently, I was a nominee. And even though I've been dreaming about this for literally my whole life, I can't bring myself to be happy. Firstly because I don't have Audrey as my date. Secondly because of my talk with Audrey's mother.