The Precious One ✔

Chapter 46

A/N IMPORTANT

This chapter has a TRIGGER WARNING as it mentions sexual assault and suicide.

If you're sensitive to this topic please only read the FIRST PART of this chapter. When you see the scene divider (***), do not proceed with the chapter.

Thank you

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Chris and Ned sit beside me in the hospital room, as I lay on the bed with my shirt pulled up over my bump.

The doctor rubs a warm gel on my belly before pressing the ultrasound transducer against my abdomen then and sliding it across my belly.

She looks up at the screen and smiles, "looking good...you're due in July...you're about halfway now....do you want to know the sex?"

I nod with a wide grin, looking over to Chris and Ned, "yes please"

Here it is, the moment I've been waiting for.

She smiles, "it's a girl"

The three of us begin laughing, "of course it is"

"I'll call Gina" Ned smiles, "she'll be so happy"

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"Now we need to think of names" Chris starts.

"Isn't it still a little early to be thinking names?" Ned cocks a brow, keeping his eyes focused on the road ahead.

"I don't think so..." I shrug, looking out the window to find that we have arrived back at home.

"I'll go drop Chris off at his house" Ned informs me.

Why didn't we just drop Chris off first?

I look over to Chris who sits beside him. "Bye beautiful" he kisses my cheek before I jump out of the car.

I wave them both goodbye before they drive off.

Navigating my way through the dark night, I attempt to find the front door of my family's home.

I pull out my phone and turn on the torch feature.

That's when I find her, sitting on the cold concrete floor with her head resting against her knees beside the swing. I jolt back fearfully.

"Jen?" I raise a brow while approaching my friend, "What are you doing here?"

She doesn't respond. I furrow my brows and sit on the swing, looking down at the girl in confusion.

"His name is Jacob...He's my foster brother" Jenny's voice is low and cold, nothing that I'm used to.

"What?" I blink.

"He's the one....that did this to me" she admits at a whisper.

My mind goes back to earlier when I asked about her injuries.

My eyes widen as I lean forward, towards her. "Why, would he do that..."

She looks up at me, tears streaming down her pales cheeks. "Depends who you ask...this isn't new Elise..."

"What?" My heart sinks, "how long..."

Jenny shakes her head "it doesn't matter"

Jenny's foster brother has been abusing her? Oh my God.

She needs to report him. Her foster parents need to get him the hell out of their house and get Jenny the help she needs.

"Do your foster parents know?" I widen my eyes in fear.