A pair a hands pulled me out of the water as i gasped and cough for air , i took deep breaths as i was able to calm down , but something was off .... i looked around , i was no longer in the ocean but rather, a bathroom . "oh my god Mrs Moonstone your hand" the young lady wearing maidens outfit looked at me with terror and shock , i looked at her confuse before i travelled my eyes to where she was staring at , my arm had several cuts , from a sharp object ,and the blood stained the water red, i got confused, i don't remember cutting my hand , let alone hiring a maid , did i drink too much that i hallucinated jumping in the water?, or is this some sort of a prank someone is trying to pull ,but whatever the case was , i really needed to get my head straight
she got me out of the water and wrapped me in a gown , she supported me as i was still weak ,she took me to the bedroom before proceeding to softly lower me to the bed and tugged me in , i sat there still trying to process what the hell was going wrong, but before i could get my answers , the maid hurriedly went out saying she was going to get a doctor , leaving me alone in the room
I looked around the room , this was far from being my room, my room was never this spacious , i was too weak and tired to properly maintain my room that it had huge piles of clothes stacked all over , other than that , my taste in decorating was never this bland and boring ,but ....i thought i was drowning in the ocean , not a bath tub , what's really happening. I cant say that i was saved , i touched my head , i remember hitting my head against a rock, if i was truly saved , i would have a bandage on my head .
My eyes widened in shock as it landed on a mirror , revealing a figure before me , which was not me , i touched my face to check if i was not dreaming or anything. The person before me had green emerald eyes, blonde hair and a beautiful fair skin and light freckles . this could not be me , even a surgery can never replicate this not even in the slightest
my eyes widened in panic, did i just get reincarnated in someone else's body , i took deep breaths trying to calm down . i remember one of the singers who used to read novels about this kind of thing, but i just never listened because i thought it was stupid ,i mean what are the high chance of waking up in someone else body , i thought that shit happens after one got hit by a train, i ruffled my hair in frustration and i slumped down on the pillow exhausted, i raised my hand as i looked at the cut. Whoever body i was in , wanted to kill herself too....... but why?
Before i could think everything out , the door opened as a doctor rushed in "Mrs Moonstone , morning" he gently said in a formal way as he took my wound and examined it "luckily the cut was not too deep , but you should really stop trying to harm yourself "he said as he started to prepare his equipment
I looked at him , so.... this wasn't the first time this person tried to kill herself?, damn she must have had it tough , i wonder how bad is it for her to try to kill herself multiple time, let alone , why was i in a body of someone who is suicidal. The doctor went straight to work as he attended my wound with care, i sat there obediently as i watched him carefully clean my wound before wrapping it with a bandaid , after a while he finally stood up "im done with your wound Mrs Moonstone , i have prescribed some few antibiotics for you to take ......and again Mrs Moonstone , i really do recommend you going to a therapist , you really do know whatever you are doing can affect your marriage?"
I froze as i looked at him stunned , i felt like my whole world was spinning as i tried to process the new information that was laid out to me "m-marriage?, me?" i stuttered as i asked confused. The doctor slowly nodded "yes Mrs Moonstone , you should really try to understand that as a married woman , they are things that you try to watch out for-" before he could continue , the door finally burst open as my head snapped at the figure entering in ,a man ...no a gentlemen walked in , in his suit that revealed his muscle , his height that could impose anyone and those sharp gaze , the room, he walked with each step full of confidence, he looked like he could command anyone with that gaze of his , the room went silent as soon as he entered and he stared at me , coldly.....
"Mr Moonstone, good morning sir" the doctor nodded in respect "not to worry your wife seems stable now, she did not create a fuss this time"
I looked at the exchange in disbelief , wait so this person was married .....to that, my mind suddenly jammed as i thought this through, maybe she was in an abusive marriage that's why she wanted to kill herself , i guess god does not want me being happy for once
The man stood still "thank you doctor , but can you step out for a moment?, i need to talk to my wife ,in private " he said with an angry growl at the end that sent shivers down my spine , the doctor nodded and left the room , the room suddenly tensed and i found myself unable to breath properly , i looked at the other side unable to meet his gaze, what was he going to do , did he beat me, threaten me or worse .....rape me
"i leave you for just a little while and i come to this , Emberly Moonstone?" he spoke in a deep voice that could vibrate the walls, his face was emotionless that it was hard to tell what was going on through his mind, he sighed angrily as he rubbed the bridge of his nose frustrated " you really took things far this time Emberly, if you keep on doing things like this, i wont hesitate to chain you to the bed and make sure you don do anything reckless next time" he threatened , i flinched as my heart pounded really hard , he is definitely a red flag, i slowly turned to look at him, what was i really going to say , what was Emberly going to say
"l-look , i was really on the verge ok , death was the only escape for me , besides , you don't even know what im feeling in the inside " i said in a sad voice , no one knew what i was feeling when i was Astrid, no one really tried to see what i was going through, maybe is the same for her too "if you had really tried to listen to my feelings , we wouldn't be here in the first place "
He looked at me as he began walking slowly towards me and he loomed over me with his height "oh really ?, then finding out that your ex boyfriend is getting married made you to end your life?"
"......what?, ......WHAT???" i looked at him stunned , wait did she really try to kill herself because of that , wait who is the real villain here , me or him ,
"you really are hopeless Emberly" he said as he took my hand , it wasn't gentle or harsh either , he slid a ring to my finger " you dropped this , try not to lose it next time " he straightened up as i looked at the ring on my finger . the door suddenly opened as a kid , around 3 or 4 years old , he looked at me with tears in his eyes as he clutched tightly on his plushie "m-mom" he said with his trembling voice
Kyle looked at the kid "Kayden , what are you doing here ?" he said in voice that was less harsh
I froze for literally a minute , so she's also a mom , i felt my life flash before my very own eyes , from being an artist , with no life and meaning , to being a married woman and a mother . Kayden looked at me as he slowly walked "mama..... im sorry , please don't leave me " he started to cry "ill be a good kid , ill give you space, i wont trouble you , ill even call you by your name .......please don't leave me " he said and my heart suddenly clenched at his sight
I didn't think twice, i found myself getting off the bed , and in a few strides , i crouched down and pulled Kayden in my hands and i hugged him "shhh, its ok, mama is not going anywhere , that's a promise" i held tightly as i felt him shudder, as his tears soaked on my gown as he clutched tightly onto me like he was afraid i might leave . i looked at Kyle , and i paused , the look he gave me , made me question everything
Kyle Moonstone , 30 year old , and the most respected man in the business organisation , built his own empire without the help of his parent , built a company that sells perfumes , the company thrived instantly, building many branches all over the continent. I said as i continued to scroll through my phone , its been a day before travelling in this unfamiliar place, well so far the date and time were still the same in my previous world , everything looked the same except for people , i even tried to search about me but they was nothing , im just in a world where A strid was never there.
My mind still travelled from yesterday , after i hugged Kayden , Kyle called a doctor to check my head , despite telling him i was fine , he insisted , no demanded me to do it , i wonder what was so wrong of me hugging my own son that he insisted on getting me checked out
I looked at Kayden who was besides me as he played with his lego sets as he built mini houses and cars , the boy did not even want to leave my side ever since, he even insisted on sleeping with me and even bathing him, he had been sticking to me like glue , he must have been scared. The feeling of losing a mother doesn't come with age or gender , i felt that too in my previous world , and i would not want Kayden to feel it
I was able to find a bit of information about the person i was in , Emberly Moonstone , 26 year old housewife , she comes from a rich family also , she was in a contract marriage with Kyle after she got pregnant with Kayden ....other than that nothing , except that she really hated this marriage , which i still try to think why , i mean Kyle yes he looks at me coldly and hardly talk to me , or even look at me , but that doesn't mean it can make me want to kill myself , maybe she is still in love with her ex , i dont really know everything is just so confusing right now
But one thing that i noticed is that , even the workers here seemed so afraid of me , they avoided me earlier, i still remember on breakfast , when i said the egg was salty , the chef knelt down crying and asking for forgiveness, he even went to make my Embers favorite dish , i still don't know what did i say in the morning that frightened the chef so much , i just wanted him to know and fix his mistake that's all
I felt a slight tug on my shirt and i looked at Kayden , he got shy away as he played with his hands unable to meet my gaze , it looked so cute when he does that "uhm mm mummy , im hungry " he said in a low voice , i smiled sweetly as i patted his hair "hmmm, lets go and make some food " i said and he looked at me excitedly as he nodded in delight , i should really start to prepare food in advance for him
I took his hand as we headed to the kitchen
"Emberly Gray Moonstone!" a voice erupted as i stopped dead on my tracks and my head snapped at the direction of the voice
"grandma" Kayden squealed and i looked at the figure infront of me , wait if this is Kaydens grandmother , then she is my......mother , she stared at me angrily as she stormed towards me , i put on anxious smile ,she really did look like the older version of me
"afternoon mother " i awkwardly said , she pause as she looked at me up and down
"mother ?" she scoffed in disbelief "that's new coming from that rotten mouth of yours, what is this some new tactics you're trying to pull off " she angrily said "i heard you tried to take your life , are you crazy Ember , just when i thought i have heard enough about you, you go ahead and pull another ridiculous stunt " she grumbles as she shook her head in disappointment , my body tensed
"im sorry?" i said in a low voice as i lowered my head , my heart felt heavy
"sorry?, what sorry do you have now, i tried to keep you in this marriage for way long enough thinking you could change , maybe Kayden can survive just fine without you , he already have a doting father that loves him already , you said you still love Matthew right ?, well you have my blessing now , you can divorce Kyle just like you wanted and go "
The world fell silent after that "divorce?"