A RAY OF LIFE

24.

It doesn't take him much efforts to sleep, in fact nowadays...he lays holding my bump carefully and within minutes you can see bubbles coming out of his nose. Alright just caricaturing him....it's not true.
So, once he slept around my belly I took my chance and stealthily stepped out of his grip. If I tell you the truth, it's been my habbit now because every once in a while I was slipping out of his cage when he was fast asleep and putting ends to my halfway left deeds. Deeds which can't be shared.

I very stealthily opened the closet, without even turning any light on or even using a torch. I was pretty used to darkness now. I opened the closet and put my hand, fortunately, exactly at the same place where I hid the file when Derek popped out of the bathroom out of blue. I had hurriedly shoved the file inside the clothes right in the front, so I now put my hand inside his clothes and could feel the zigzag-y cover of the file right beneath my palm. I took it out and closing the closet back again smoothly, I came outside to check it thoroughly.

I opened the file and the first page I saw was an official letter from the NewYork Police named on Jeremy Woods. It said that *A black SUV with number plate BGY-4680 (New York- The Empire State) which belongs to Mr.Jeremy Woods was found 90% burnt down the cliff on the south of Zoar Valley. There was no trail of any body around the accident area.*
Dated with 12th-february-2016.

The car was burnt down, which explains the burn wounds on Nathan and Cathy. Police couldn't find any trail of their bodies and that's why they never cared to put a funeral or anything, in fact, didn't even see in what condition they were. Zoar Valley, where was it even? Was there any trace of something more complicated and heinous in this case by police or others? But why would be, why would police won't give away Nathan and Cathy's body if they would have found it. What if they never found it? I needed to go there and see through myself and I somehow knew Cathy would come in between me so I made a plan.

The next morning, I woke up early before Derek and went downstairs after getting ready and taking my bag with me. Gradually everybody came around and asked me when did I wake and did I eat anything or not? I just plainly nodded to them and didn't say a word. Derek came at last and I fumed at him.

"When did you wake up honey...and why didn't you wake me up?" He asked coming around me and sitting beside me.

"Because I didn't want to. I mean is there anything normal in this house. I woke up because I felt presences of abnormal and weird things in your house. We have been here since almost a week and you are not ready to just leave your home. Till when are you gonna hide behind your family Derek. Your sister died, I get it.....but let's move on shall we?" I said thumping the table with my fist and putting all my anger out on my face and mouth.

Derek was petrified with my this version, actually, everyone was. They all were staring me with weird eyes.

"What....what is wrong Iris...?" Derek said finally and my heart sank, trust me. But I put my hand in my pocket and took out the ring.

"This....this is wrong Derek. First you hid from me that you had a son and an almost fiancè who died and now your sister. I mean do you not get it, this environment....it's all toxic for me and my baby. Of course, why would ya care, it's not your baby after all. Listen Derek, I need to leave today and ASAP." I said putting the ring on the table with another thud and with my each thud Derek just blinked and inhaled.

"Listen, you are just hyperventilating...you need to calm down and think...." He said forwarding his hand towards my shoulder but I jerked them away and cutting him in between I yelled.
"Which part of I NEED TO GO you not understand? Lord...what kind of mumma boy you hooked me up with. You have no potential, no strength, you cry behind the bed, you are vulnerable....till when do you think I'm gonna survive with you, along with a newborn. This is over Derek. US.....is over" and I exhaled a sharp one looking straight into his eyes. How much I was petrified and slapping myself in my insides was beyond words to explain. I could see his face when I used all his flaws, not even flaws but those natural human behaviours, against him and cut him through right in half. He kept staring me while I suddenly reminded myself of the plan and rolled my eyes in annoyance over him.