Girl in the Reflection by Monica Arya

Author:Monica Arya [Arya , Monica]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Milari Publishing
Published: 2021-11-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

“Seri?” I slowly opened my eyes.

“Lola?” My voice was unrecognizable. I looked around, knowing I was waking up from the worst nightmare of my life. The relief felt incredible.

“Serena? Hey, you’re okay…”

Blinking slowly to clear my vision, I saw Parker. His eyes were filled with concern and lined with fear. Realizing, as usual, I was stuck drowning in a nightmare.

“Parker, she’s gone…” I didn’t want to be alive. I wanted to be washed away and feel free from the burdens of this life. If Lola was gone, I couldn’t survive. I wouldn’t. I couldn’t handle loss.

Not again.

“I know Seri, but they are gonna find her. She’s a strong little girl,” he whispered, holding my hand tightly.

A voice cleared and we both followed it.

“Parker, would you give me a moment with my wife? Our daughter is missing, and I think it’d be best we handle this alone. Together. I know you don’t have a family of your own, so you don’t know boundaries.” Eric stood fuming in the doorway.

“Well, I’m just so caught up having to take care of yours, I guess I didn’t get a chance for my own…” Parker spewed back.

“Fuck off, Parker!” Eric yelled, his face bright red.

“Sully, it’s okay. I’ll see you in a bit.” I nodded to him and gently patted his hand. My body was weak, my mind was weaker. I didn’t have it in me to referee the ego-filled fight between the two men in my life.

“I’ll be right outside. Call me if you need me. We shut the clinic down today.” He stroked the hair off my forehead before planting a kiss on it. Eric cleared his throat again and took a deep breath, exhaling loudly.

He strolled in and sat at the foot of my bed. I could have sworn I wasn’t in my room, but instead, laying in a hospital bed. Seeing Lola’s baby blanket again triggered something I couldn’t handle. I was exhausted from being strong all this time for everyone.

Who would be strong for me?

“We were happy once, weren’t we?” I looked at Eric. His green eyes were tinged with red. I knew he was up crying, too. As shitty of a husband as he had been, he adored our daughter. Having children was always the one thing we always agreed on the most.

“We can still be happy, baby. You just have to forgive me. We will find her. We can be a family again. Look what’s happening when we aren’t together. I wasn’t home and now Lola is gone.” He looked at the floor.

“You’re blaming me? You think you could have prevented her from being taken? What the fuck, Eric?” I couldn’t believe him. Instead of comforting me, he was accusing me.

“What were you doing when she was taken, Serena? Screwing Parker?” He pierced through me. I didn’t even recognize the man I spent so much of my life with.

“Get the hell out of my room, my house, and my life, you fucking asshole,” I shouted.

Eric’s fist clenched, and for a moment, my hand instinctually blocked my jaw.

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