Chapter 28

Mia POV
 
"Did you both ever have sex during the relationship?" Ethan asked as we all sat down there at the round table.
 
"You were the one who disregarded me," I replied in a state of confusion.
 
"So, why is he here asking for the child?" Ethan asked calmly.
 
"That is also what I am confused about," I rubbed my hair, filled with confusion already.
 
"This just isn't fair. Why is my life going this way? I thought my life was about taking a better turn, but this time I just became worse," I said with my hands rubbing all over my hair, showing the confusion physically.
 
"What do you mean?" Ethan asked.
 
"It's something I can't just bring to the table since it reminds me of my past most often." My eyes already started getting wet slowly with me just saying the words.
 
"Mia." I interrupted my mother at that point.
 
"Mother, you are the whole cause of this confusion in this family." My mother has a more concerned look.
 
" How? What did I do wrong?" She asked with a pitiful look.
 
"You are asking me what you did wrong? You are just a shame," I said as I stood up with anger flowing through my veins.
 
"Watch your tongue, Mia!" My mom also stood up with anger in her voice stream.
 
"You are a strong disgrace to motherhood," I spat.
 
"Mia, that is our mother you are talking to." Amanda stood up with her own anger.
 
"And so what, coward?" I looked in Amanda's direction.
 
"Mia," I gave my warning to her as she mentioned my name.
 
"Don't you ever call my name from that hole in your ugly face?" I just released all my anger with my words.
 
I grinned with deep anger within me, and the room filled with tension.
 
"So, no one is talking now?" I broke the quick silence in the room.
 
"Mia, please calm down. Let's resolve this issue calmly," Ethan requested as he held on to my arms slowly.
 
I dragged my arm away from his. "You are also a coward, Ethan." I looked to him as we both eye-pieced each other.
 
" What!" He gave a surprise look.
 
"Myself and Andrew almost got into hand-to-hand combat, and you still stood there looking like an animal," he just gave a little chuckle.
 
"What's funny with what I just said?" I inquired.
 
 
 
"What's really funny here is that you're acting like a child, Mia," Ethan said, his voice calm and firm, which just made me increase my anger.
 
"We need to figure out how to deal with Andrew, not fight him physically and with you and have issues with everyone." He looked into my eyes calmly.
 
I glared at him, my anger boiling over.
 
"You don't understand anything, Ethan. You never have. You're just like the rest of them, always trying to calm me down and make me see reason. But I don't want to see the reason. I want to make Andrew pay for what he's done to me. I want him to experience the betrayal I got from him. "Tears dripped down my eyes slowly, with my heart filled with pain.
 
My mother stepped forward, her eyes filled with concern and pity, which was kind of legit. 
 
"Mia, darling, we need to talk about this once and for all. We need to figure out what's best for you and the baby, plus we need to keep you both safe."
 
I laughed. A bitter sound came from me.
 
"What's best for me and the baby? You don't even know what that means. You've never been there for me, mother. You've never supported me, and you have never shown me motherly love." 
 
"Mia, we're just trying to help. We just want what's best for you and Alex." Amanda Said.
 
I turned to her, my anger and hurt pouring out of me.
 
"What's best for me and the baby? You don't even know what that means. You've never been a mother, Amanda. You don't know what it's like to be raped and don't have a shoulder to stay on." 
 
The room fell silent, and the tension was thick and heavy. 
 
I could feel the weight of my words deep within—the pain and anger that I was carrying around. 
 
I knew that I was hurting my family already, but I couldn't stop. I couldn't stop the pain and anger from pouring out of me at this stage.
 
As I stood there for a while, my eyes filled with tears that were dropping, and I felt my body begin to shake and shiver.
 
I wept, wailed, and screamed, my body shaking with sobs and sorrow. I felt like I was losing myself at this point, like I was drowning in a sea of pain and anger plus fraud.
 
My family tried as much to comfort me, but I pushed them away.
 
. I didn't want their comfort anymore. I didn't want their support. I just wanted to be left alone, to wallow in my own pain and anger, plus fraud.
 
But as I wept deeply, I knew that I couldn't stay like this forever. I just knew that I had to find a way to move on with life and let the past be, to find a way to deal with Andrew and his claims over the child that isn't his. I knew that I had to find a way to be strong like before, for myself and for my baby boy.
 
And so I took a deep breath, with thoughts in my head, and I began to calm down slowly.
 
I began to think about trying to come up with plans since I knew that I couldn't do it alone, but I also knew that I couldn't trust my family or anyone not exculding Ethan.
 
I needed someone else, someone who could help me and support me all the time.
 
And then, after a long time of thinking, like a bolt of lightning, it hit me.
 
I knew exactly what I needed to do. I knew exactly who I needed to turn to and face trust.
 
"Google," I said with a forced smile.
 
"I need to Google something." I said I was picking up my phone.
 
Everyone just looked at me, confused.
 
"What do you need to Google now, Mia?" my mother asked with an unfamiliar face.
 
I just smiled, a small smile on my face, a determined smile.
 
"I need to Google how to get a restraining order to settle things."
 
The room fell silent quickly, the tension thick and heavy within everyone's heart.
 
I knew that I had to make a decision—a decision that might change things.
 
And as I sat there, my eyes fixed on the screen of my phone, I knew that I was ready.
 
I was ready to take control of my life and of my situation. I was ready to face Andrew; anytime he comes again, trying to claim something that doesn't belong to him,.