Letting him go

Reina's POV

I gasped out with sweat running down my face, and my chest heaving heavily, I flipped my gaze around taking in sight of the room I was in when I saw Nina, seated on the long couch, how long had she been sitting there?

A wave of pain shot through my body, numbing me for seconds, and I reclined against the wall, squeezing my eyes tight as memories from what had happened came back just like a running train would have.

Did he hate me that much already? I could remember vividly well that I had stretched out a hand to him, hoping that he would hold me but he had flashed a grin at me before stepping back.

"My babies" I gasped out, running a hand on my stomach, were they gone?

"Reina..?" Nina's voice came through and I flicked my eyes open,

"My babies….." I whispered with dread filling my voice, that shallow feeling in my stomach seemed to have worsened,

"Don't tell me I lost them?" She averted her gaze to the ground and my heart flipped, my hands lay limp by my side and I could feel life snuffing out of me with each moment that passed. Does it mean I have lost everything? My children also?

I clasped a hand over my mouth as I tried as hard as I could not to let out the muffled cries, I couldn't do that. The bed dipped when she sat beside me, before taking my hands in hers.

"Your babies Reina" She tilted my head to face her, placing a finger underneath my chin. "Are fine"

I sighed in relief, pulling my hands from hers before caressing them, and cooing gently to them. "I thought that I had lost them…. I did…when I slipped down and hit my head on the tile…I thought" Tears cascaded down my face and I let them down as my body convulsed, Nina pulled me close, patting me gently on the back

"Why do you keep making excuses for him when he doesn't deserve them? Why…."

" I didn't" I shrugged, but I knew it was all a lie.

"You did Reina, you didn't slip and I know it…the doctor said you were pushed," she palmed her forehead, a hand on her waist.

"Tell me how exactly did it happen? What did you do wrong that Richard had to treat you in such a way? Not minding the fact that you were pregnant, with his child"

" He doesn't know that I am pregnant" I whispered under my breath, but the look on her face told me she heard what I had said perfectly well.

She squinted her eyes at me, a dumbfounded look on her face," You said you were going to tell him, so why didn't you?"

I gazed up at the ceiling, fixing my gaze on the one hole in it, the one that seemed to pull me in the longer I stared at it.

"Ariana is back"

The silence that ensued was deafening and I could tell she was going to have a hard time also

" He is leaving you for Ariana? Isn't he? That's good for nothing man, the same person who you shouldn't have given an effing chance is leaving you for his ex-girlfriend?"

I nodded my head at her

" That jerk who you had given it all to, your shares, Reina, gosh" she palmed her head, stalking toward the door.

My body shook when I remembered all that I had done for him, I remember how he kept calling me his helper when I had stormed the company, just to vote for him, my family had the highest share after his and he had been glad when I had handed it all to him, wasn't I foolish? Thinking he wouldn't leave?

" I. Told. You. I. Warned. You but you didn't listen, you told me that he wouldn't hurt you and that he had promised never to leave you now this"

" Is this all you get in return, for your years of helping him, like how….tell me how…does this even make sense?"

" Nina, please stop" I fiddled with my hands while staring at her with glossy eyes, remembering how I had chased her away only to know that she was the only one who had been here,

" Let me tell you what you are supposed to know, Richard hasn't been here for over two weeks, two weeks Reina" she raised two of her fingers, pointing them at me.

"And this…" she picked up a piece of documents, one that I could recognize even at first glimpse, she threw them at me. " He gave instructions that you should sign them whenever you are awake" I picked up the documents that were thrown at me.

"Don't you think I should talk to him? Please hand over the phone…I need to place a call to him…I need him to know that I am awake and I want to tell him that we are having babies…please Nina," I placed both of my palms together, rubbing them.

"Just this once…this once and I promise not to look back…let me talk things out with him and I will make a decision"

She sighed heavily and dipped her hands into the bag by her side before stretching the phone to me.

I fidgeted as I tried to type in Richard's number and when it finally went through, I placed a hand on my chest when it hit the voicemail.

"Hmmm..'' I gulped in, trying it countless times,

"He isn't picking, is he?" I continued, not wanting to listen to whatever it is that Nina was saying.

"Come on…please pick up" I pleaded as I tried again, and relief washed over me when he finally answered.

" Richard.. this is Reina and I am calling to let you know that I am fine now and that I am expecting our babies, not just one but two of them... you know you always talked about twins…I am finally pregnant..can you have a change of heart?" I fiddled with my fingers as I waited for him to give me an answer

" Richard isn't here, and he would never know about your babies, I will make sure of that Reina, so get rid of them"

The phone slipped through my hands, hitting the bed I was on as my chest tightened, everything seemed to be working against me, why? My eyes glistened with tears on them as I stared at Nina who had picked up the phone, flipping it in the air.

"He didn't pick up," I said amidst tears, "Richard didn't pick up, he had given Ariana the phone, or maybe…he isn't there…yes," I nodded,

" That is the only reason why Ariana would pick up because I do not understand why this is happening"

Nina walked closer to me, cupping my cheek, before forcing me to stare at her. " You look just like a mess" she whispered to me, while caressing my face gently.

" And you do not look like the Reina I had grown up with, get a hold of yourself and do the needful"

I shook my head, there was no way I could, " I cannot let him go, Nina, not Richard, I cannot do that and…"

" He has let you go!" Her voice was cold, and it penetrated through my heart, numbing me for a second

"And you should too"

" Do you think it is for the best? What if.." I shrugged but I couldn't find the right word to say anymore, I knew I had kept making up excuses for him

" Do it, Reina…" Nina fixed her eyes on the documents, " Do it and let's get away from this place together, away from him and let's start life anew"

" With you?" She nodded before flashing a smile at me.

I let out an exasperated sigh, before taking the documents,skimming through them, life with Nina didn't seem so bad. I took the pen I was handed, scrambling gently on the paper

" I think it is time I let him go, Nina"