Chapter 34

Epilogue

Aliza’s pregnancy lasted exactly nine months. The doctor had told the Rodriguez that they could expect the baby any moment, but as the hospital was close, Aliza opted to stay at home so that she could look after Asher. She has been getting contractions for the last couple of days, but the doctor had told them they were only fake until they were long and more severe.

It was two at midnight, and Aliza couldn’t hold the pain anymore. She squatted on the bed and searched under the covers for Charles’s hand. “Charles,” she choked on her speech, shaking his upper arm. Going disoriented, he woke up abruptly and looked at Aliza blankly. And then his eyes turned wider, assimilating the situation. 

“Should we get going, Liza?” He asked her, concerned. Holding inside her lips and stopping herself from screaming, Aliza closed her eyes and only managed to nod, but Charles understood it all.

Going alert right away