Chapter 3 Getting Pregnant.

ELSA ELKINS' POV,

Three days had passed already since I had escaped from my supposed wedding, Daniella had taken a few clothing along with her to the agreed place with the help of Orlando on the day she had left to get the concoction, including a few hundred dollars,

Even though I knew it wasn't enough to begin a new life, I was determined to make do with whatever I could instead of getting stuck in misery for the rest of my life.

I had called my parents with a new phone to assure them if My safety and ever since then, they had not stopped calling.

As I dwelled on the satisfaction I was beginning to feel from a profound sense of freedom, Daniella walked into the room, carrying a bowl of soup in her hands, snapping me off the thoughts that had gotten me busy.

"I don't think anyone can find us here," I let out the thought that had kept me busy,

Daniella's voice was calm and small as she responded. From her words, I could tell she was partly occupied in thought, "You never can tell my lady. You still don't know what Leonard is capable of," she said, her voice tinged with sadness.

From the expression on her face, I could tell she was troubled by whatever it was that had plagued her,

"He could turn the whole city upside down if he sets his mind on it." She continued, with an unmistakable note of certainty in her voice, handling the bowl of soup to me,

Even though she was trying to pick her words with care, I couldn't help feeling scared by her words, which had also sent me deeply into thought,

"But, there's a way to escape from him for good," her words came again, snapping me off my thoughts, "and that's if you're willing to do what it takes to be completely free from his shackles." She added, her voice distantly cold as she spoke,

"Tell me about it," I requested, my tone ringing with anticipation as I spoke, disregarding the cold edge in her tone,

Upon hearing my words, she leaned closer and said," I had heard, Leonard has a certain hatred for pregnant women," her words made me gasp in shock at such a great revelation,

Seeing the expression on my face, she nodded her head, fervently affirming what she had just said. Somehow, her words had sent me wondering about the kind of man he was, I just couldn't find any reason to justify his hatred for pregnant women,

"That's cruel!" I exclaimed, my words ringing with shock.

"No matter how I think about it, he's just a crazy lunatic," I added gesturing with my hands. I was appalled by what I had just heard, and couldn't believe it.

After a while, I shoved the thought of what she had just said behind, "How did we get talking about that anyway?" I questioned, wanting to steer the conversation that had gotten me spooked towards another direction, but Daniella stared on, her jaw slightly dropped in surprise. She didn't say any word to me.

Just then, it occurred to me that we were talking about me, and my eyes widened in shock as realization hit me,

"What?" I exclaimed, utterly stunned by what I thought she was thinking,

"You don't expect me to get pregnant, or pretend to be pregnant for a whole nine months, do you?" My question tumbled out of my mouth in a rush, ringing with the disbelief I had felt, even as I raised my brows in a quizzical stare.

"But that's the only way out of this, otherwise you'd never be free from his claws," she retorted, her words coated in certainty as she spoke,

I looked into her big brown eyes and saw that she wasn't playing pranks, she had always been with me since young so I could read her like the palm of my hand,

My head lowered as I came to terms with what she had just revealed, which made me stammer in response, "But I don't have a boyfriend." my tone taking a defensive measure as I looked for a soft landing,

But her response came again in great exuberance, oozing the certainty in her heart, "That's not an issue, we could search for one," she said, her eyes glinting with excitement, which made my jaw drop open again,

Seeing the expression on my face, she pressed on, "I know you are upset with your parents but deep within you, we both know that you still care about them and would want to get in touch with them as soon as possible," she said, looking into my eyes as she tried to persuade me,

"So this is the easiest way out, you can still be close to them while you all settle on another means of repaying the loan." She added,

After all the effort from Daniella to make me bulge, I finally succumbed to her words of enticement,

"Fine!" I blurted out, exhausted from her continuous persuasion, "I just hope you're right this time around," I added, too exhausted to think clearly,

"Of course My lady, when have I ever been wrong?" She replied, her tone ringing with cheerfulness as she spoke,

"So what's the plan now?" I Inquired, wanting to get it done as soon as possible,

"We don't have the money to pay for male services, so I think the best way to get it done is to search online, I strongly believe it'd be much easier to get along with an online friend, you could set up a meeting and get it done," She said, while I stared at her, stunned by her suggestion,

The fact that she was talking about it so casually filled me with a great sense of disbelief, noticing my hesitation, she said,

"What? I thought we've talked about it before?" she inquired, searching my eyes, while I remained silent,

"Okay then," I replied, she quickly picked up my phone and without wasting another second set up an account on a dating app with a particular location,

"What do you think about the description? What should I write?" She inquired, staring at me,

I shrugged my shoulders upon hearing her words and said, "Just do it the way it pleases you." which made her lips curve upwards into a sly smile,

"All done," She responded, basking in the euphoria of a job well done,

My eyes popped open immediately when I saw what she had set as my description, "Desperate for marriage," it read, which rendered me speechless.

"Why such description?" I asked, my tone ringing with disbelief,

"That way, you'd only attract serious minded men," She answered almost immediately, her words dripping with excitement, and almost immediately, she stood up and went back into the kitchen.

I lay down curled up on my bed as realization hit me, I couldn't believe I had resulted to such, just to escape from my father's debt,

As the feelings lingered, I realized that my dreams of getting married to the man who would love me more than anything else were no longer possible, since I had settled for pregnancy outside wedlock just to be free from a man I never loved, which broke my heart and made my eyes well up with tears,

And as Daniella left, I knew there ought to be another way out of it, I determined to search for another way instead of getting pregnant from a random guy, I was going to search for love instead and right there, I determined to open up my heart to love.