Forced Marriage: Escaping Her Monster

"Your miscarriage happened in a very short timeframe and… I had doubts that it is not… natural," Dr. Kruger continued and Jerlina stared blankly at her.

She felt her stomach hurt. She didn't know if it was her remembering the pain from that day or she is hurting now. Placing her hand on her abdomen, she leaned on the table.

"You doubted but you never told me?" Jerlina asked Dr. Kruger. "I trusted~" She couldn't finish her sentence and before that tears started to fall from her eyes.

She trusted Dr. Kruger as a doctor. And knowing that she didn't tell her about such an important detail hurt her.

"I…" Dr. Kruger choked. She knew this question will come up. And she knew that Jerlina would get hurt. But she needs to deal with this now.

"I wanted to make sure to get the reports before I-"

"Can you even do that, DOCTOR?" Jerlina enunciated 'doctor'. "Can you even get my blood tested for whatever without my permission?" She asked burying her head in her hands. 

She was hurting so much that she wished she didn't know the truth about her miscarriage. She was in her own way dealing with the loss and now the wound she thought is healing is poked and prodded once more. 

It stings!

Her heart stings like it was pierced with a molten dagger.

Why? Why?

Why does it hurt so much? What did I do wrong? Why am I getting hurt over and over again?

Emma noticed the pain Jerlina is in and her heart filled with immeasurable joy.

This... this is what I wanted to see! 

Pressing her lips, she watched Jerlina hugging herself and sob. All she ever did was to see her like this. This is how Jerlina should live. This is the place she deserves to be. 

Dr. Kruger got beside Jerlina and placed her hand on her shoulder. 

"Do you want to hear more?" she asked. It might hurt, but she needs to learn the whole truth. "Don't you want to know who did it?" She looked at Emma.

Emma's uncontrollable smirk immediately got replaced by a pained expression. 

Jerlina stopped crying and looked up. Rather than asking why she should be asking who did this. Judging by everything that happened here the likely person to do this would be…

Jerlina looked up at Emma and she knitted her brows.

"What?" Emma scoffed. "You think it was me? Why would I? I didn't even know you were pregnant. How would-" 

"Are these reports accurate?" Jerlina asked Dr. Kruger as Emma's words reminded her of important detail. "No one knew I was pregnant. It can't be…" Jerlina still didn't want to believe someone made her miscarry. 

Why would someone do such a cruel thing to me? It can't be true…

"That's right!" Emma caught up on that detail. "If no one even knew you were pregnant, how would they have given you abortion pills?

Jerlina was in denial. Otherwise, she would have doubted how readily Emma is trying to confuse her. Jerlina by now has already forgotten the happenings of some minutes ago. Emma did something to Dr. Kruger when she came here. 

"These reports must be wrong, mom," Jerlina passed the reports back. "I'll go home and…" her hands subconsciously went to her abdomen.

I am pregnant! How did I forget that? I cannot be having these stressful thoughts! 

That's right! I cannot dwell on the thoughts about the baby I lost and concentrate on the baby I am carrying. I cannot lose this baby by my carelessness.

Jerlina walked to the door as she wanted to leave. She didn't want to stay here anymore.

"If this report has no truths to it, if it was just a fluke, why was Emma willing to watch me die?" Dr. Kruger said as she didn't want Jerlina to leave. 

Seeing Jerlina stop, she continued, "Why did she kill Daisy?"

"What?"

"What?"

Both Jerlina and Charlie said at the same time. Emma tried to scratch Charlie and lave but he pushed her back. 

"Ah!" With a scream, Emma held her lower abdomen and Jerlina glanced at the doctor. 

"What do you mean she killed Daisy?" Jerlina asked.

This is another shocking news she never thought she would hear. Daisy was murdered?

"There is video proof. The day Daisy died, Daisy went to meet with Emma. Emma then followed Daisy back to-"

"No! It can't be!" Emma shouted. "There can't be any proof! Liars! You are all liars!" Emma shouted from her chest. 

"Daisy died because she was drunk and she slipped on stairs! That's it!" Emma shouted once more as she heard Charlie's knuckles cracking. 

Jerlina saw Emma's face getting pale and she stopped pretending that her stomach hurts anymore. 

Is this the truth then? Is that why Jonathan wanted Emma dead? Did he already know?

  "Why are you all looking at me like that?" Emma shouted once more. Her forehead was filled with perspiration and her eyes were blinking very fast. She clutched her skirt tightly and her breathing got heavy as if she was having panic attack.

"Help… Help me… I think I am losing my baby-"

"Oh, shut up, Emma," Dr. Kruger gritted her teeth. "No one's going to believe you!" 

Jerlina was surprised by how angry she was at Emma. 

Jerlina was in a weird disconnected state. She felt numb and emotionless. She had so much to process and she didn't know how to react. Nothing has settled in her brain yet.

"You all are quick to blame me when it was Jerry who gave me the plan!" Emma said.

"Joel?" Jerlina asked. She felt like some of the strings winding her are loosening and she started to feel  something.

"Yes! Joel! Ha!" Emma sneered. "Who made you food, huh? IT was him! He kept you there for how long and do you think I would have been there without his permission? He lied! He wanted your baby dead!" Emma added seeing Jerlina listening to her.

Jerlina felt something snap in her and she finally felt an emotion that she is little unfamiliar with - Rage!