Chapter 7 - Come Away With Me

I should be happy right? I'm with Thulian now and everything is going to be ok. Isn't this what usually happens in fairytales; the prince and princess end up together and live happily ever after? Why does it feel like I failed?

I heard the bedroom door open and footsteps coming closer. "Angel," I flinched when his hand on my shoulder. "You can't lie down all day. Come on up." I felt myself being pulled up until I was on my feet.

"Come here," He held onto me, "Promise me you won't be moping around. I'm worried about you and I don't like seeing you this way. It's not healthy for you or the baby."

He was right. "Okay, I promise."

After a quick breakfast and a long bath, I found myself unsure of what to do. I walked around the house, looking for something to catch my attention. I found myself back in Thulian's bedroom and forced myself to not lie back in bed. Instead I went to turn on his laptop. Thulian showed me a few things I could do on the laptop but there was only one thing that I felt like doing; writing. I opened the word document thing and just wrote whatever came into my mind. From stories to thoughts, I wrote everything I could.

I was so into writing that I didn't realize what time it was nor the fact Thulian was next to me until he said something. "Well at least you're not laying in bed."

I closed the laptop and went to greet him with a hug, feeling more energetic than before.

"Here, I thought these would make you feel a little better." He reach from behind and pulled out some flowers.

"They're beautiful!" 

"Thank you." I placed a small kiss on his cheek.

"I'm just happy to see you smiling again. You look like you were very busy on the computer. You should go down and get something to eat. I'll be down with you in a second after I make phone call."

I went downstairs with an extra spring to my step. I and grabbed an empty vase from the cabinet and washed the dirt and dust from it before placing the flowers inside.

As I stared at the flowers, I knew I couldn't keep going on like this. I had Thulian worrying about everything while I am just wilting away, not caring for anything. I took in a deep cleansing breath and vowed that I wasn't going to keep going on like this. I need to be strong, not just for Thulian or I but for our unborn child as well.

I didn't realize how hungry I was until that first bite. It might have just been grape jam on toast but it felt like a feast. One slice, two slices, I ate up to four slices before filling full.

By the time I was done, Thulian has still not come down. I placed my plate in the sink and headed up to see what was taking him so long.

"Wait, what? You're kidding right?" My voice caught in my throat when I saw Thulian pacing around and yelling into his cellphone. The conversation went on for a couple of minutes and I jumped when he threw his phone to the desk. He muttered angrily and turned to where I was standing. The moment he saw me, he froze.

"Thulian, what's wrong? What happened?"

He hesitated and I didn't like his answer one bit. "Nothing to really worry about. I just have to go and do a few things, alright? It's getting late and you should be in bed."

"But I-"

"Don't worry, I'll be back soon. I promise." And then he left. I don't like this, not one bit.

I feel asleep assuring myself that he would keep his promise and everything would be fine. I woke up to find him still gone.

My mood reached an all point low as I waited for Thulian. So many horrible scenarios ran through my mind, each worst than the last. I wasn't sure where he went and it was hours before he came back home.

The moment I heard the creak of the door opening, I angrily stood up to confront him, "Thulian!" But I couldn't say anything else when I saw him.

"Angel... I lost everything. Your father, he..."

He couldn't say the next words and looked down in shame. I knew what he was going to say next and I felt guilty. My father has an empire and he completely destroyed Thulian's business within a matter of days; all because of me.

"I went everywhere looking for a new job just to survive. Nobody is willing to hire me here."

I wasn't sure what to say for a long time, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry. Please forgive me. It's all my fault. Maybe I should go back and-"

"Angel! Please stop! Don't blame yourself. Please, I could lose all the money in the world but I couldn't stand to lose you." I looked into his eyes and they held no anger or distain I thought they would, they were still tender and full of love.

I collapsed in his arms in this bittersweet moment. "What are we going to do? We now have no money and no where to stay when the baby arrives." Life's problems seem to just continuing piling on with no end to sight and I wasn't sure if I was strong enough to endure.

"Don't blame yourself. We'll get through this, thick and thin. I promise."

"You said that before but didn't keep it." We were silent for a long time.

"Come away with me. Lets go to Sugar Valley where we can start again." He whispered into my ear and I shivered.

"I'm scared."

"You're not the only one scared. I'm not even sure what to expect. But there is nothing left for us here."

Last time I said no, but this time will be different.

I was scared but who wouldn't be? We were going to a new town with little money, no job, no place to stay, and a baby on its way. But I trusted that I made the right decision and I trusted that Thulian would keep his promise this time.