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S L A V E ~ 25

Third Person

"What are you doing here?" Catalina spoke in shock and confusion as she turned around and saw Justin standing in front her.

"I needed to see you.." his eyes then glanced at the two luggage that she held in her hands, "you're going to America, aren't you?" he frowned, taking a step back to asses her attire and her whole demeanour properly.

With a sigh, and the slow nod of her head, Catalina confirmed that she was indeed leaving. Justin, was even more hurt by that.

"I have to. I feel as you are going to be a great King and I cannot be the one to stand before that. I-I can't be in your life, Justin" she said with a soft frown. Justin then took a step towards her and took her hand in his, "please do not do this to me.." he begged, sadness evident in his eyes. At this point, he felt very hopeless. & that was a feeling that he did not mesh well with.

"I-I have to" Catalina struggled to say, "I-I do not know what you want to hear from me—"

"tell me that you will stay" Justin said, interrupting her.

"Stay and then what?" she asked a rhetorical question, "No one will like me by your side. Justin, please just understand this decision that I am making. This is just as hard for me as it is for you" the tears then began to cascade down her cheeks. When Justin said nothing, she took a deep breath let her gaze fall, "Justin, my whole life has been a lie–"

"my life too! everything about my life has been a lie, Catalina. Sometimes I don't know who I am anymore" He exasperated as he interrupted her, "you're the only thing that makes sense"

"Justin.. you should be getting married right now" Catalina stated a bit sternly.

"I can't" he simply said, "I just found out that Isabella is my sister"

"what?" Catalina eyes widen in shock, "how?"

Justin shook his head, turning away from Catalina for a split second as he ran his fingers through his hair — frustration seeping through his emotions.

"Just please, don't leave" he said,

"I have to"

"tell me why" he said sternly, "I at least deserve an explanation, please" his eyes said it all. Justin has never been in love with a woman before, so this feeling of needing someone was completely foreign to him. & at this moment he was trying his hardest to stay strong.

"I am pregnant" she barely said in a whisper, but Justin grasped every word and he was stunned to say the least.

"y-you are w-what?"

"I am pregnant, that is why I cannot stay here. I must go, you must let me go Justin so that I can protect our child" Catalina said a bit louder this time.

"Catalina, this–this changes everything" He said, "please, please just stay and we can find a way to work this out"

"No. I do not want to. You do not understand what it feels like to be scared–"

"I am scared right now" he frowned, "I am scared of losing you and this child that you have inside of you"

"If you are scared of losing us, then let us go. Once you turn King and you create some sort of change that will allow us to be safe, then I will return with our child. But for now, please understand that I am doing this out of necessity, not because I want to. Just please understand" More tears fell from her eyes & now, Justin too had tears escaping.