Chapter 7

*Kara*

In the past. (1980's)

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I've been running too many times. At least now I can stay here, in this hidden room. I looked around, this room was different than what I remember, but it would have to do. I couldn't be moving about too much, I really shouldn't be.

My husband was around, trying to find me, but still how could I go anywhere. Not now at least. Toby may be trying to get to me, and I know I should be shouting for him, but I'm not gonna risk my life, and definitely not my child's.

You may be wondering. What do you mean a child? I don't see any running around. Yeah but see.... I'm expecting one. It is scary, but what can I say, that's what I get. I sat on the bench, waiting for my mother, Chloe to come in, and hopefully Toby. Finally, I heard the creak of the door and Chloe came in.

"Honey, you made it safe!" She said as she grabbed me in her arms.

"I did mom, you okay?" I asked her as she released me from her grasp.

"I'm perfectly fine." She said as she took a breath.

She didn't look the best, but if she said so, I'd have to trust her. A lot of the time she told me she was fine weather she looked okay or not. I always worried, but right now if she said something, I had to trust her. We sat together on the bench and we started to chat. About the baby, Toby and other things. I heard a knock on the door and right away, I knew that it was Toby.

The door opened and he walked in. He came up to me and hugged me gently.

I ruffled his dirty blonde hair and kissed his cheek. "You made it!" I said happily.

He smiled at me and sat down with me. He closed the hidden door and we started to chat. Toby laced his fingers with mine and I linked my arm in his. He put his free hand on my stomach as the baby starts to kick. My mother smiled at us as she took my other hand in hers and whispered in my ear.

"You may not know this, but someday, your daughter will need this place." She released me and patted my hand.

I got confused when she said this but I knew to keep it close to my heart. I smiled a little but I didn't know what to make of what she said. I decided to put it aside for now.

I glanced at Toby as he stared at the chest in the middle of the room. We had stored food and water there the other day just incase something happened, and something did happen. So we were lucky.

"Dinner anyone?" Toby said in a strong, but quiet voice.

We nodded and he passed out some food. I got a golden apple, Chloe got a green one, and Toby took a green one. We ate silently. I got the feeling that soon, we would be found, but for now, we had to be hidden.

I stood up to look in the chest when I felt a kick. It was the baby. She wasn't due till April, it was February, and I had no idea what would happen. I put my hand on my stomach and rubbed, finally she stopped kicking. I started to think of names for her, but I didn't know any, I rubbed my bracelet and thought. Suddenly, a name popped up in my head. Nichole. I smiled and looked at the bracelet, it helped me think, and I decided to put it in the box for my dear girl.

I placed it inside and sat with Toby. He smiled and nodded, he knew what I was doing, and why. I told him I had thought of a name, he agreed. We sat together and decided, that today we would write messages for those who would come in.

"I have a journal, and I'm gonna give it to a friend..." My mother said.

I decided I should be writing this down too, so I started writing. Many things that I hope my daughter would find. Toby and I started to write many things, until of course, we couldn't write anymore.

I realized that we all might be stuck in here for a long time. I didn't want to be stuck here, and definitely not if I was to have Nichole. If I was stuck in here, I thought, I better make the best of it.

Many days passed by and the thought of me being stuck in here with Nichole always haunted me at night. I would think about the scenarios that could happen. Always afraid, and never calm.

I always thought of what Chloe said, that Nichole would have to escape some day. I didn't know how she knew, but I feared that. Always, and it always put stress on me.

One day, Toby had gone to get us food, when finally he came back, I was lying down, in pain and stress. It hurt to go around, and I could feel a lot of kicking and shoving from Nichole. I feared tonight was that night.

That night, it happened. Nichole was now part of this world.

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