Is this destiny? Chapter 1567 - Check On The Kids (1)

~ Los Angeles, the Cliffside Villa ~

1:02 PM

Sarah knocked on the door of Zula's room, and when no one answered, she let herself in.

Usually, Sarah would not do such a thing, but Zula didn't eat anything for the whole day. Sarah's concern increased when she found out that Ron and Zula decided not to move into the apartnt after only one night in it.

"That does it..." Sarah told Aiden. "It's ti to check on the kids."

Back to the present...

She found Zula on the bed, hugging a pillow.

Sarah kept the tray with food on the table in the sitting area and approached the bed.

"I knocked, you didn't answer. I ca to check on you." Sarah explained her presence when Zula noticed her.

"I'm fine. I just need so ti to think." Zula responded.

"You don't look fine. You skipped breakfast and lunch. Will you tell what is going on before you starve yourself to death?"

"I'm sorry. I don't an to worry you. It's just that I have a lot on my mind and even if I ca to talk, I wouldn't know what to say."

Sarah exhaled. "I am more worried that you closed yourself in your room. It makes imagine scary things."

"Like?"

Sarah frowned and spoke seriously: "Last night you and Ron spent the night in the apartnt and now this. Did he force himself on you?"

Zula shook her head vigorously. "No, he would never do such a thing. We never…" Zula paused and ended in a small voice: "We never crossed that line."

Sarah exhaled in relief. She was almost certain that Ron would not do such a thing, but it felt good to hear a confirmation.

"Sothing happened between the two of you. Ron told Genie that the apartnt will not be necessary."

Zula nodded faintly. "That is correct."

Sarah saw that Zula has no intention to say more. She was getting irritated. "If you want not to be nosy, you need to eat and do things as usually. If you neglect your health or your studies, I will co and ask questions."

Zula can see Sarah's point. She felt guilty. With so many kids in the house, Sarah needs to co and check on her. "It's… I don't trust Ron that he will not hurt ."

"Trust is important." Sarah said after so ti and sat on the bed next to Zula. "Can you tell what happened?"

Zula moved to sit on the bed and make more space for Sarah before telling her how after the training, Ron went to take a shower first, and she wanted a toothbrush and how he lost it.

Sarah listened to Zula and she was reminded of nurous tis when she and Aiden hit a rough patch, and in most of those cases, both of them felt that they are doing the right thing. However, every ti the problem was in communication.

Zula saw that Sarah has a troubled expression.

"Do you think that I overreacted?"

"I don't know." Sarah said honestly. "I am not you."

"If you are , what would you do?"

Sarah thought about how to answer this. "Running away and locking yourself in, is a temporary solution which gives you ti to cool off and sort your thoughts, but unless you want to have regrets, you need to talk to Ron. I know that you love him, and he loves you as well. Both of you are hurting, and I want you to think before breaking up with Ron."

Zula inhaled a shaky breath. She didn't think about it as a breakup, to her, it was more like keeping the distance until they figure out stuff.

"Breakup?"

Sarah was surprised by Zula's reaction. If having an argunt and staying away after it is not a breakup, it definitely leads to one. But even without an argunt, there is one crucial point Sarah wanted to bring up… "You said that you don't trust him anymore. How will you stay in a relationship like that?"

Zula shook her head helplessly. "I know that he loves . And I know that was not him. For those few seconds, that was not him shouting at . That was a panicked little boy who tried to scare a predator away. But it does not change the fact that he hurt . What if it's worse next ti? What should I do?"

"Zula, sweetie… You know that Ron went through hell before coming here. He didn't know how to cope with it, and he channeled that into fighting and reckless behavior. When he ca here, he found a structure and an outlet, and when the two of you got together, he found a reason to keep going. I can't tell you what to do, but you have your answers. Ask your heart. That is what I did when I faced a similar situation."

Zula's eyes opened wide at this information. "You had a similar situation? Can you tell about it?"

Sarah thought about how to answer this. Zula is curious, and she needs an example, but Sarah does not want to talk about it. Other than bringing back unpleasant mories, Sarah does not wish to reveal anything that can stain Aiden's image in the eyes of their kids. But she had to say sothing... "A woman drugged Aiden with an intention to get between us. He fought her off, but that was the easy part. The difficult part was to survive the night with drugs which brought out the worst in him."

Zula didn't blink. "What did you do?"

"The only thing I could. I stayed by his side and hoped that I could take even a little bit of his pain away." Sarah saw that Zula was about to ask more questions, and she interrupted her. "Don't expect to say more than that. That was one of the worst things I went through in my life, and I still have nightmares about it."

Zula nodded in understanding. It is obvious that Sarah suffered, together with Aiden. Sarah will not talk about that experience, but maybe she will talk about what ca after it. "How did you forgive him? How did you forgive yourself?"

"For days, I was telling myself how that was not him. But it didn't work. We were drifting apart, and there was nothing I could do about it."

"But you are together now, and you love each other." Zula voiced her thoughts, reminding Sarah that she didn't answer her question.

"I realized that ignoring the problem won't work because it keeps coming back. In the end, I acknowledged that if I can return in front of that door and have a choice to walk away, I would still go in and share that burden with Aiden. The possibility of being hurt again was not as scary compared to the pain of losing him. We took ti to heal, started over, slowly rembering why we are together."

Sarah observed Zula for so ti before saying: "The important thing is, how much do you love Ron? You are aware that he was abused and how it scarred him ntally. Those are his demons and he needs to fight them. Do you want to share that pain with him? Is it worth it? Can you live without him? I know that it's scary because none of us knows what the future brings, but you need to find an answer to the question: do you want to face the future together with Ron?"

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