One last time - Chapter 358

Taking a deep breath, he unwillingly told him the truth. “Silvia is pregnant and her due date is a month away.”

The new bomb which had been dropped on Kevin made him feel numb. He couldn’t believe what he had heard. His wife was pregnant and he had no idea. He was more scared and worried than mad.

“I had no intention to be the one informing about this. Silvia was supposed to tell you this but—”

Cutting him off, Kevin stuttered, “Baby? I am going to be a father in less than a month?” Without waiting for his fathers reply, Kevin rushed out of the room.

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Rocky’s place.

“Dude, what happened? Why did you call us here?” Matt asked.

Without saying anything, Kevin sat down on the edge of the couch.

“Why do you look so pale? Did you see a ghost or something?” Rocky chuckled.

“Silvia is pregnant and her due date is just a month away.”

“What?” Chris gasped.

Widening his eyes in shock, Matt yelled, “How did this happen? I mean, I know how it happened but who told you?”

“Dad told me,” Kevin gulped in nervousness.

“Did Silvia not tell you anything when she called you?” When he shook his head, Rocky cursed, “Damn, Janet and Silvia both were pregnant.”

“Kev, what will you do now?” Chris asked.

“What kind of a question is that? Obviously he can’t do anything until the military takes SPIRIT down,” Matt frowned.

Patting his shoulder, Rocky comforted him. “They are executing the mission tomorrow. Now we just need to pray everything is handled well and goes as planned.”

….

Silvia and Janet’s new hiding place.

Folding her clothes, Janet asked, “So you did not tell him about the baby?”

“I did not get a chance. I mean, I was about to but Elias called me so I had to hang up,” Silvia sighed.

“Well, if everything goes well, you can tell him in person tomorrow,” Elias remarked before walking into the room.

“Elias is right, tomorrow is the big day,” Janet added.

“So I can go to Kevin?” Silvia asked with a hope in her heart.

“No you can’t,” Elias stated.

“Why not?”

“Because Kevin will come to take you from here,” he smiled.

Widening her eyes in shock, Silvia gasped, “What? Did you tell him already?”

“If everything goes well, Rocky and Kevin will come and take you both from here.”

Looking at her friend staring at the mirror with a frown on her face, Janet sighed, “Sil, I know what you are thinking. Kevin would love you no matter how you look.”

“Janet is right,” Elias added while walking towards her. “You look perfect and beautiful in every angle. Kevin is a very lucky man, I wish I was as lucky as him.”

Smacking his arm, Silvia chuckled, “You always over compliment me.”

“I am not lying, you are perfect,” he smiled.

“Thanks Elias, not just for the compliment but for everything you have done for me. I will never forget it.” For the past five months, Elias had always been there for her, trying to cheer her up whenever she was feeling down or upset.

Smiling at her, he patted her head and left without saying anything.

“You still can’t see it, can you?” Janet sighed.

“See what?”

“That Elias likes you, everyone in this house knows that except you.”

“What are you talking about?” Silvia frowned.

Just then Ron entered the room. “Okay so I have some news—”

Cutting him off, Janet snapped, “Forget about the news first you tell me something, do you know Elias likes Silvia?”

“Pfft who doesn’t know that? From what I heard, he has been head over heels for you since you were kids.” When Silvia gave him a blank look, Ron sighed, “You are still very dumb.”

“Henry did tell me I used to go to his place with Sabrina when I was young, maybe this is why I found his place very familiar when I visited him. He also told me Elias used to be there too but he never told me about—”

“Of course he won’t tell you, you gotta figure it out on your own.”

Brushing her hair, Silvia remarked, “Even if he did like me or likes me, it doesn’t matter. He is a very good friend of mine and I don’t wanna wander my thoughts and ruin that.”

“Why are you being so defensive babe? It’s not like we are telling you to leave Kevin and be with him. FYI, Kevin will and always be my favourite,” Ron exclaimed.

“Same, we were just wondering why you never noticed his feelings for you when everyone did,” Janet explained.

“Maybe because I never had such feelings for him.”

NEXT DAY (THE BIG DAY)

Everyone started their morning with a breaking news which brought nothing but joy and peace to them.

[The more than 100 years old organization ‘SPIRIT’ has finally been taken down by the Military]

[More than 50 people have been taken into custody, around 200 underage kids and more than 50 women who had been captured by the organization have been rescued]

[The Military ambushed the main base of SPIRIT past midnight after getting insider information from an unknown source]

[The authorities have planned to thoroughly investigate and take necessary actions as soon as possible]

The following headlines were trending all over the news, with more popping up every minute.

…..

Everyone congratulated each other after the successful victory. Their struggles and hardsh.i.p.s had finally paid off.

Hugging her mother, Janet smiled, “Thank you mom.”

Hugging her back, Aurora said, “Don’t thank me, this happened because you were brave enough to do it.”

“But if you hadn’t asked me to look for brother Matthew, I would have never done it.”

Gently c.a.r.e.s.sing her cheeks, she smiled, “I have always wanted the best for my kids, whether it’s for you, your brother or your sister.”

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