Chapter Ninety One

After hearing Mar say all he said, I felt terrible, never knew it would get to the point when he would want me out of his house.

He didn't say it out directly but he implied it and I wasn't going to ignore it. I went to the room and packed all my clothes and shoes excluding all the ones he got for me. I didn't think I should take anything he spent his money on since he thought lowly of me.

I tucked all the clothes into my luggage and carried my things out of the house. It wasn't easy since I was still feeling some pain in my belly but I managed.

I stopped a taxi and it took me to the train station. Jean was surprised to see me.

"You look pale. Are you unwell?" she asked

I pulled her to sit down and could see how curious she was to hear what I was about to say. I wanted to start but I felt choked up, the emotions were high and tears fell out of my eyes. The pain was too much. Jean came over to where I said and pulled me close to her and began to pat me by my arms.

"Calm down Arya.....take a deep breath," she said and I was gradually getting a grip on my emotions. The sobs reduced gradually and I cleaned my tear-stained face.

"I was pregnant," I said and I saw the shock on Jean's face.

"Pregnant? and why are you using the word was?" She asked

"Because I lost the baby"

"Ohh...my...I am so sorry"

"I had been pregnant all along and I had no idea"

"What about Mar?" Jean asked I looked at her and took my face away before I answered her

"He asked me to leave"

"Why?"

"He stopped loving me" and the tears came down again. I did not think I was going to get over this quickly. I was still hoping for a miracle to happen.

I thought of going to Isla but I felt going to her in the first place had made my life a mess.

"Let's get you settled in," Jean said as she led me into the room while she rolled my luggage.

Jean prepared a bath for me and made me dinner and after eating I lay in bed thinking about how to move on. Sleep eventually consumed me.

I woke up panting and I also woke Jean up.

"Are you okay? It's just a nightmare" she said and then she asked me to sleep back and after a while, I slept off.

When I woke up Jean had already left for the shop, I checked the time, it was already midnight. I woke up late

I picked up the note Jean left and read it.

"I left you some breakfast in the fridge. If you feel bored you can meet me up at the shop"

I went to wash my teeth and then took a shower, after that I went and had lunch. The food she left for me was already cold and so I put it in the microwave to heat it. After eating, I cleared the plates and washed them.

Just like Jean had assumed, I was bored and so I quickly got dressed and left for the shop. The shop was not so far from the house so I decided to walk.

I walked out of the street and followed a shorter distance, it was quite lonely. While I was walking, I noticed an unusual movement behind me and turned to see what it was or who it was but I did not see anyone.

So I continued walking, then I noticed heavy footsteps behind me and I turned to see two men running towards me, my adrenaline got high and I fled.

I ran until I was out of the lonely street. I had gotten to the path where a lot of people were. I still did not stop moving fast but while I did I kept turning to see if they were still after me. I ran until I was at the shop. Jean was startled when I ran inside the shop.

"What is chasing you, Arya?"

"Some men are after me," I said in between pants. Jean quickly pulled out her phone and dialed a number.

"Hello police department"

"Good day sir, some men are chasing after me, I need your help," she said. And in no time they had come to the rescue.

They asked me some questions which included if I saw their faces and the truth was that I wasn't able to identify them properly because I was scared. I had not seen them before.

"Please inform us if this occurs again," the policeman said and then they left.

We closed the shop early so we could get home on time. I was beginning to see the dangers Isla had spoken about. I was not safe and my being here was putting Jean and her family in danger but I had nowhere to go or money to move to another place.

Thinking so hard about what to do next brought tears to my eyes. I even thought of going back to the orphanage. I spoke with Jean explaining why I could not stay around any longer.

"I don't think staying here is safe for me again"

"Why? Where will you go?"

"I don't know. I'll figure that out but I know that I'll only be bringing harm to you and your family"

"You are not, stop saying that and there is absolutely no way I'm letting you leave here. It is not safe for you to be out on the streets Arya"


I thought of her reasons and she was right, I would not be able to protect myself if I left here. But staying at home was not an option for me, I never want to be a liability. I had coped with that in Mar's house because he has prevented me from being out without him or Jade. I wanted to earn money to assist Jean and I was not going to let her cater for me alone.