CHAPTER 45: Protector

　　I didn’t see or hear from Aaron the rest of the day, and I didn’t expect to see him. He must have figured out I was the crazy one and chose to distance himself from me. 　　I deserved it. I was the villain, all the while I thought I was the victim, but sitting still and thinking everything through made me realise I pointed the fingers at the wrong person all those years. 　　I saw clearer now and coming out with the truth didn’t make me less of a bad guy. 　　Sleep didn’t come easy, a lot stayed on my mind. I had come out with the truth, which had weighed on me for the past five years, but I still didn’t feel good. 　　I laid in bed with my mind fixed on the way forward and not long after that; I fell asleep. 　　..... 　　This wasn’t how I thought it would happen, but it was here and there was no going back. I dragged myself to the table where my bag was, groaning in pain with every step I took. My water had just broken, and it meant the baby was coming and I was all alone in the house wi