Chapter5 WhenIwokeup,IfoundmyselflyingonahospitalbedwithanIVdripinmyarm.

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Mymotherwassittingbymybedside.Themomentshesawmeopenmyeyeshervoicetrembledwithemotion.
Anstey…howareyoufeelingnow? Ishookmyheadslightly,mythroatdry andscratchy.Shehelpedmesitup,proppingapillowbehindmybackbeforehandingmeaglassof water.
Outside,thesoundofaheatedargumentfilteredin.
ShewentthroughsomuchjusttoconceiveachildforyourFaircloughfamily!Is thishowyourepaymydaughter? Irecognizeditwasmyfatheryelling.
Ifroze,confused.Whatishetalkingabout? TheFaircloughfamilyschild? Awaveofdisbeliefwashedovermeasmyhandinstinctivelymovedtomyabdomen.
MyvoicewashoarsewhenIaskedmymother,Mom…amI…pregnant? Hereyesturnedredasshenodded.
Yes…but…thedoctorscouldntsavethebaby… Adeafeningroarfilledmyhead.
Icouldntbelieveit.IhadbeenpregnantwithNelsonschild.
Mymenstrualcycleshadalwaysbeenirregular,andwitheverythinggoingonrecently,Ihadntevennoticedthechangesinmybody.
Andnow…thebabywasgone.
Acrushingsorrow.COOSUmedme Acrushingsorrowconsumedme.
Nelsonsvoiceechoedfromoutside.
IdidntknowAnsteywaspregnant…shenevertoldme… Myfathersfuryboiledover.
Youheartless bastard!Dontplaydumb.Iknoweverything!Youwerefoolingaroundwith yourcousinswife,gotherpregnant,andcametothissmall hospitaltohaveher deliverthat littlebastard,hopingAnsteywouldntfindout.AndthenyouhadtheaudacitytohitAnstey!Itsyourfaultshelostthebaby! Justthen,Rosinaarrivedonthescene,immediately sidingwith herson.
Howdareyou speaktomysonlikethat?Ifyourdaughtercouldntkeepherbaby,thatsherownbadluck!Dontyoudarecallmygrandson bastard! Myfathersvoicetrembledwithrage.
Yoursoncheatedonhiswife,andyoustilldefendhim? Itsallbecauseyourdaughtercouldntgivehimachild!Theyvebeenmarriedforyears,andshenevergotpregnant.Mysonhadnochoicebuttofindsomeoneelse! You…youreabsolutelyshameless! Rosina,everthebrazenshrew,keptspewing hernonsense.Mymother,unabletoendureitanylonger,stoodupandopenedthedoor.
Insteadofarguing,shespokecalmly,Theresnopointinthisshoutingmatch.YouoweAnsteyanapology.Thinkabouthowyouplantomake itright.
Rosinasneered,undeterred.
Makeitright?Theonlythingleft isforthemtodivorce!MysonisgoingtomarryOlivia.Mygrandsondeservesaproperfamily! Mymotherturned toNelson.
Andwhataboutyou,Nelson?Whatdoyouhavetosay? Withhismother backinghim,Nelsonstonewasfirm.
Thenletsdivorce.IllmakesureAnsteygetsherfairshareoftheproperty.
Myfathersangererupted.
Youllleavewithnothing! Rosinasnappedback,Whyshouldhe?Nelson,dontlistentohim.JustgiveAnsteytensofthousandsofdollarsandcallitdone! Myfatherglaredcoldly.
Tensofthousandsofdollars?Areyoutryingtoinsultus? Bynow,Ihadcalmeddown completely.
Iknewthedivorcewasinevitable.ButIwasntabouttoletthemwalkawayunscathed.
Mymothermadeonefinal statement.
Thisisnottheplaceforthisdiscussion.Wellinvolvelawyersandsettlethisproperly.
Theconfrontationendedinhostility.
< Myparentscamebacktothewardtocomfortme,butIremainedunusuallycalm.
Iaskedmymothertohandmemyphoneandbegansearchingforacontact.
Mymotherlookedpuzzled.
Whoareyoucalling?Alawyer? Ishookmyhead.
No.ImlookingforNelsonscousin,Edmund.