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After 10 years of waiting, Nicky finally felt her first pregnancy. But it turns out that Jackson -- her husband actually already has two other children from the affair. Nicky was abandoned by Jackson Moreno's family because it was considered too late to give offspring. A heated grudge eventually forces Nicky to resurrect Salazar, a deadly group that's been on a long hiatus. "Mom, no need to worry. I'm ready." The girl stood up straight with tears in her eyes. The same revenge she felt after knowing the past of the mother Shenina Zeviolla, the beautiful woman with all her anger and courage, walked gracefully with a sweet face and innocence to cover her true identity.
The woman stepped limping, tired of crying all day, sweat wetting all over her body.
Weak. With all her might she approached the telephone set located at the end of the living room, her hands shaking pressing number after number then placing the handle on his earlobe.
"Van, can you come here?" The woman spoke a little hoarse.
"Nick, what's wrong with you?" there's a woman's voice there.
"Help me, Van, I'm not strong enough."
"Wait." The phone was disconnected.
The woman put the receiver back on, then sat down leaning against the wall near the table. The crying broke out again. Her hands rubbed her flat stomach.
"I'm sorry, Baby," she said.
She smiled bitterly, squeezing her chest that hurt so much, the events of an hour ago made her world collapse instantly.
Knock Knock Knock ...
The door of the house was wide open, showing a woman with a distended stomach from behind the door.
"Nicky, what's wrong with you?" The woman approached Nikcy, helped her best friend to stand up, then helped her sit on the sofa seat.
Nicky's voice broke again. "It hurts, Van ...," she said as she sobbed.
The woman gently stroked Nicky's hair, trying to calm her down. "Tell me, what is it exactly?"
Nicky took a deep breath, sobbing as she said, "I'm pregnant, Van."
Vanilla smiled broadly, her friend's long wait now coming to a happy end. "Really, thank God ..."
"But Jackson left me, Vanilla," Nicky said, breaking into tears again.
Vanilla's face changed, her smile faded. "You mean?"
"He cheated on me, Van."
As if struck by lightning during the day, seeing Nicky's tearful cry tear Vanilla's heart to pieces, she carries Nicky in her arms, trying to give him peace.
"My father-in-law came to get him and Melvin, he told me that Jackson had another wife and was six months pregnant, " Nicky said.
Vanilla was silent, her hands still faithfully stroking Nicky's hair and back, without realizing her tears were flowing.
"Have you informed your family?"
Nicky shook her head. "I still hope Jackson comes back to me, Van."
Vanilla nodded her head. "He has to come back, Nick, he has to choose you. This is your long wait of ten years."
"He must be back, right, Van?"
"Hopefully, I'm sure he'll come back."
Month after month passed by Nicky Zevionna alone, she still often cries over her fate now. The man she had been waiting for did not return home.
Sometimes Vanilla came to her aid when she was in pain, bought her milk, and took care of Nicky when morning sickness struck suddenly, also drove her to check the womb to the hospital.
Vanilla stopped caring for her because she had just given birth to her first child.
Vanilla's happiness is Nicky's happiness too. "He's so handsome," praised Nicky as she stroked the baby boy's cheek plan in a Vanilla hug.
"If you give birth to a daughter later, how about we match our children?"asked Vanilla.
"Good idea, Nicky's daughter must be beautiful like her mother," said a baritone voice who had just come to bring two glasses of chocolate milk and then put them on the table.
"This is for Vanilla and this is for you, Nicky. Do not confuse, one for pregnant women and another for nursing mothers."
The two women chuckled softly then drank each other's milk.
"Thank you, Honey," Vanilla said to her husband.
The man nodded, his eyes looking at Nicky wistfully. "Have you heard from your husband?"
Nicky shook her head. "Let it go, I have no intention of looking for him. Anyway my family are ready ...."
"Ready for what?"asked Vanilla.
Nicky shook her head with a slight smile. "I'm ready to take care of me and my baby."
They sighed in relief, Vanilla's hand gently rubbing Nicky's hand. The three are again busy watching the cute baby in Vanilla's arms.
***
Nicky's home phone rang, the voice clashing with the rain and lightning that was beating in the night. Nicky hurried to pick it up, while rubbing her growing belly, she talked to someone there.
"Hello," said Nicky.
"I'm coming to the East Aire with some troops, you get ready," said a man's voice.
"Yes, sir," Nicky replied, then hung up the phone.
The woman smiled faintly, then whispered to the baby in her stomach, "Welcome Mother's daughter, Welcome to the world of blood and cruelty."
"Life is too bad and evil for you, little angel ...."
Nicky kept raving, giving short messages to her unborn baby.
"Someday you will really understand how much mom loves you."
***
16 Years Later,
The atmosphere of the training arena was currently quite crowded, this was a Saturday where a joint training schedule was held in the large hall. Most of them chose boxing as their favorite sport, or just playing with fitness equipment, hitting bags, circling with scooters, darts, basketball, all done in the Hall.
The beautiful girl sat silently looking at several photos in her hand, her smile smirking at a photo of an adult man with two men by her side. She had just finished practicing martial arts with one of her seniors, suddenly a middle-aged man who was still very fit and stocky sat right next to the girl. He gently rubbed the girl's head while giving her a bottle of water to drink.
"Why?" asked the man.
The girl nodded slowly. "It turned out that my father was very handsome."
Gentara chuckled. "Your father is handsome, but his heart is very evil," she sneered.
"Doesn't Om Genta miss him?"
The man squeaked. "If you were a man, I would crush your bones."
The girl chuckled in response. One thing that caught her attention the most was the figure of a teenager standing on the right side of the man, he had a face that was quite similar to her. This many times made the girl feel annoyed not playing, she did not want to be equated with those rancid bastards.
"Andares, Leo and Renier have already lost there. You have to come back, pay back what you think you have to pay back," talk to Shenina. The man with athletic build and sharp eyes looked at the three men who were physically training in the gym room not far from where they stood.
"Four years is not a little time, you've been so great so far, girl," He continued as he rubbed the girl's head.
"Salma!" call Gentara to a girl in a black shirt who has just finished training. His eyes shone on the girl Andares had brought from East Aire since four years ago, then his gaze turned to interrupt Keanu. "Teach her how to be an elegant bandit."
Keanu nodded, he smiled slightly looking at Salma and then took the girl to the shooting practice arena.
Shenina looked at their departure, Salma was the figure she respected the most, in addition to being smart and agile Salma also kept many secrets that have not been revealed until now.
Shenina is always curious, what makes Salma so tight to keep secrets, Salma is full of puzzles because she does not want to cause even greater warfare. Salma is also the one who makes Shenina aware of the meaning of brotherhood and blood ties in the midst of a burning grudge.
If the five heroes always teach her violence, then it is different from Salma who always looks at everything with a broad point of view.
"Keanu ..., " call Andares. "Don't be so hard on Salma."
Keanu just put his thumb in the air and continued his steps.
***
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