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' I'm late.'

' Late? Late for What?'

' oh my gosh. Let me say this in a way you'll understand, better wear a latex. Cause you don't want that late text, that "I think I'm late" text.'

My eyes widened at the lil Wayne lyric, she was or is pregnant.

' You're joking right?!'

' Axel why would I joke about something like this. I am pregnant.'

' I am the father?!'

Her face turned from worried to angry.

' What the fuck is that supposed to mean?! You know what fuck you!'

Still shocked at the news I watched her grab her bag and walk out. I stood for a minute processing what she had just said, this could not be happening. I did not run after her as I knew there was no other way she could leave unless I drove her but to my surprise when I finally got outside she was nowhere to be found.

' Shit, where did you go?'

For a week I spent my time trying to call her and looking for her around her college campus but she was nowhere to be found. It was like she vanished off the face of the earth and her friends also knew nothing of her whereabouts. So I decided to do the one thing I was afraid of doing.

' E-'

' What did I tell you young man when you asked me to date my daughter?'

' Uh_ sir, you said I should love and respect her. Never bring tears to her eyes and not to make you mad.'

' Have you kept to any of those rules Axel?

' It's not like tha-'

' That's not what I asked!'

' No I haven't sir.'

' You're never seeing my Aya and grandchild ever again.'

' Sir you cannot do that and it's her choice if-'

I retreated back when her father closed the door behind him and stepped to me grabbing on my collar. This is how my life ends.

' Did you just- babe if you can hear me. Please squeeze my hand again.'

I thought I felt her move but I waited and waited, nothing happened. I grabbed her hand into both of mine and cried into it. Waiting on my wife to wake up was the hardest thing ever. This was taking it's toll on my mental health and physical health. Doing normal daily activities was hard but going home to my expectant children was even harder. I didn't know how much more if this I could take and now the police were investigating me for attempted murder.

I know I ain't no saint but I would never bring harm to my wife and for what, Brittany and Summer?! I knew they had to do their job but this hurt and the media was having a field day with this. I was lucky that none of my close family members believed any of it. Social media though was having me doubt my own innocence. It was times like this I hated it but it was good for business. Ayanda did right to delete her personal accounts and Emily.

' Your tears are making my hands cold.'

It was a whisper but I looked up just as she began coughing. My baby was up.