Episode 57

Playlist~ Coldplay - Scientist

One week later

Micaela's POV

All throughout the night until this morning I couldn't catch some sleep, it was as if I drank so much coffee that caused my insomnia. Last night isn't the only night that this has happened, if I'm not mistaken I've been having insomnia for more than a week now. After signing my divorce papers with his new lawyer, depression took it hold on me and that really paralyzed my thinking, the only thing I found myself doing was writing, I started writing book 2 of Shattered Hearts. I don't understand how I still got the inspiration to write, maybe is because I was penning down my real life story.

One of the reasons I couldn't sleep last night is because today is the pre-trial of Ferd's charges on me. Don't call me stupid for still calling him that pet name because I can't restrain myself from saying it out no matter how hard I tried. Flying down here to Madrid for this trial is the worst and scariest experience I could ever imagine happening to me. I thought he'd dropped the charges but he did not, he pushed through with it. Thank God for Antonio, he insisted to be my lawyer for the case and I had to accept his offer after much pressure from him and my girlfriends. He suggested I flew down here to Madrid last night so that we can both keep to the time that was given to us by Ferd's Lawyer today.

Antonio is really a good friend, we might not have been close in highschool but after highschool we kept in touch with each other once in awhile and now see how useful our friendship turns out to be. Right now I don't know what to think of the trial in front of me, I'm scared it wouldn't go well and that's really freaking me out.

Despite how heartbroken I was, I got up from the bed and see myself to the bathroom to do the usuals. While I was having my bath, flashback of Ferd kisses and our love-making took control of me and I found myself longing for his touch. "Oh no, Micaela, stop doing this to yourself" I muttered incoherently and let the shower cool me off.

After having my bath I dressed up as fast as I could before Antonio will come knocking at the door. I just finished putting on my blue chiffon top and a black trouser paired with my black shoes and was about applying a little touch of make-up when I felt a sudden headache strike right at my forehead. I held my head up and I winced in pain. Right on time there was a knock on the door, that should be Antonio.

I forced myself off my bed and walked to the door. I opened up the door and my intuition was right, it's Antonio. "Good morning, Antonio" I greeted and let him in while my left hand remained on my forehead.

"Hi Micaela, how are you today?" he asked flashing me a smile.

"Good I guess, just having....ouch!" I squealed in pain. The headache came knocking me forcefully like a migraine making me to stagger backwards for a second.

"Are you okay?" Antonio asks reaching out for my hand and I held it tight.

"I...I don't know, my head hurts badly".

"Come here, have a sit first" he snakes his hand on my waist and I wrapped my arm around his shoulders for support. We were mid-way to the bed when I collapsed and everything went blank.

**

I opened my eyes and the rays of light sent me shielding my eyes from it. "Micaela, you're awake, thank goodness" a masculine voice rang in my ears and my head snapped to the left where the voice had come from.

"Antonio?!" I whisper-yelled with wide eyes.

"Yes, it's me. How are you feeling now?" he asks and touched my forehead. My eyes followed his hand and I felt more confused. My gaze diverted to the ceiling and then the walls. Confusion hits all over me when I realized it wasn't my hotel room I'd lodged. I sat up and returned my gaze on Antonio.

"Antonio, where are we?"

"Hospital, we're at the hospital. You lost consciousness and that really scared me, I had to rush you down here" he explained and I blink in disbelief.

"Am I okay? Did the doctor say what is wrong with me? I think I already know why I blackout, it's because of the sleepless nights I've been having" I sighed bitterly and held my head.

"I told you to have some rest Micaela, you mean to tell me you've been having insomnia this whole time and you didn't tell me about it?"

The door squeak open leaving me no room to answer him. It was the doctor, he was smiling at us as he walked in. What's up with this dude? I almost asked aloud, he's not meant to be a doctor here but a banker or some engineer or whatever. He's really young you know, maybe not so young but I have no doubt he's my age mate, like he's 25, 26 or...

"Hello there, I see you're awake. Feeling any better?" he intruded my thoughts and I nodded in response.

"Congratulations, you two are expecting a baby" he announced smiling broadly and Antonio and I shared surprise glances.

"What did you say doctor?" Antonio asks.

"Your wife is...."

"She's not my wife, dude. She's my friend, a very good friend. That's by the way, continue with what you were saying" Antonio interrupted the doctor.

"Your friend, Micaela is a week and few days pregnant. We run a test on her with her blood to know what's wrong with her and that's how we found out in the result that she's pregnant. Here's the result" he handed the result to Antonio and I stared blankly at it in Antonio's hands. "I'll advise you have a lot of rest and avoid stress so you won't loose your baby ma'am, this is an early stage of the baby forming in your stomach and any little thing can cause miscarriage if not careful" he continued.

Antonio and I shared glances and I shook my head in denial, this can't be happening now, it's not possible I'm carrying Ferd's child after everything that is going on between us. I'm no longer his wife, we're divorced, how can I be carrying his child?

Fernando's POV

"I don't understand why they're not here yet!" I raised my voice in the court room. In the court room we were only six in number, these six people includes myself, my attorney Lionel Martinez, the judge, a male clerk, a court reporter and one bailiff. I really don't get why my ex-wife and her lawyer would decide to show up late without our permission.

"Calm down, they'll be here soon" my attorney said.

"How soon? You've said the same thing since an hour ago and yet they haven't shown up. Is this a joke or what? How can a defendant not appear on the first day of the trial?"

"I really don't know what is delaying their arrival. I called her lawyer two hours ago while we were on our way here and he said he was on his way to pick his defendant".

"Then why the hell are they keeping us waiting? Are they trying to play a trick on us or what?"

"Just calm down, I'll give him a call right away to know where they are".

"You better do, and make sure you tell them to hurry up because I'm not planning on spending the rest of my day here!" Damn those two, they're really outrageous. My gaze travels up to the judge and I could see his countenance has changed, he is fed up as I am.

"What? Hospital?" Lionel exclaimed on the phone and my head snaps up at him. We both met gaze and his eyes looks afraid like something bad has happened.

"What is it? Why that face?" I asked with a frown.

"Antonio said they can't make it to the trial that his defendant was rushed to the hospital" he replied while he was still on the phone.

"Wh...what? Hospital? What do you mean she was rushed to the hospital? I don't believe that crap, they are just cooking up stories so they won't show up. Give me the damn phone!" I growled and snatched the phone from my attorney. "Hey you damn traitor, is this your new way of having your client escape from justice?"

"I prefer you don't speak to me in that manner, Fernando" Antonio replied on his end and I felt more agitated.

"I'll speak to you whichever way I can if you don't get that rapist here this minute!" I snarled in response.

"Micaela is not a rapist, damnit! We can't make it to the trial because she's not feeling too well. She collapsed in her lodge when I went to pick her up and I had to rush her to the hospital..."

"That's not my fucking business! The only thing I want right now is justice, the same justice I've been longing for this whole years. So you better quit the drama you two are acting and get yourselves here!" I interrupted.

"When did you become this heartless, Fernando? I'm telling you that your ex-wife is sick and you don't even give a damn about it. For your information, she's sick because of you".

"Oh quit saying trash right now, she can't be sick because of me, I didn't do anything to her".

"Oh yes you did! You got her pregnant, bro. Micaela is a week and two days pregnant for you, Fernando Perez!"

Time stood still, followed by silence. I couldn't hear anything but deafening silence. My eyes went wide open like it'll pop out of my socket. My heartbeat pounded like thousands of armies were matching for war inside my heart and then sweat made it's way to my forehead.

"Buddy, can you hear me?" Antonio's voice sounded faintly in my ears.

"That's not possible" I choked out the words.

"Please don't say that. You are the father of the child, bro. If you don't believe me you can come to the hospital and find out for yourself".

No, that's not possible. She can't be carrying my child, this is just a fake story to avoid showing up here. I need to know if he's saying the truth. "Send me the address" was all I said and I hung up and returned the phone to my attorney.

"What happened? They can't make it down here?" Attorney Lionel asks.

"I'm afraid yes, it's all messed up. We need to reschedule the trial for another day".

"Okay, I'll notify the judge" he said and walks up to the judge.

It's so hard to believe that Micaela is carrying my child, I mean how? How the hell did it happen? 'When you were making love to her what did you expect will come out of it?' my subconscious argues with me and feelings of guilt rushes through my veins. "Shut the fuck up I didn't ask you!" I grumbled.

"Did you say something Mr Fernando?" I heard the judge asks and my gaze slowly met his. Damnit! I didn't know I said that aloud.

I shook my head and forced a smile, "Not at all, Judge Carlos".

"My client and I will leave now, we'll keep you posted on the new schedule date. Please we apologize for the inconvenience we must have caused you" my attorney apologized and the judge nods in response.

"It's okay, your case isn't the first to happen this way. But I'd appreciate if it doesn't happen again" the judge replied and that got me upset.

Antonio and my ex-wife has succeeded in making a fool out of me, now the judge thinks I'm not the serious type. I walked up to his table with my hands in my pocket. "You don't have to worry about that, this incident will never happen again I assure you that".

"Very well then, we will adjourn the trial to whenever you're ready. Phillips, please get the next person ready" I heard him say to the clerk as my attorney and I made our way out of the courtroom.

Antonio and Micaela will hear from me when I set my eyes on them. And the pregnancy thing shouldn't turn out to be true because...I don't even know how to handle it.