Footsteps Toward New Beginnings By Ryan Chaprter 2 Summary
In Chapter 2 of “Footsteps Toward New Beginnings,” Alice unexpectedly enters Christina’s home carrying a mug of soup, attempting to assert her presence and provoke Christina. The tension quickly escalates when Christina confronts Alice about the baby she is carrying, questioning whether it is Kenneth’s child. Alice responds with a mix of mockery and bitterness, revealing that Kenneth plans to divorce Christina once the baby is born and advising her to leave quietly.
The confrontation intensifies as Christina, refusing to be intimidated, throws the soup away, leading to a physical altercation where Alice exaggerates her fall and cries out for sympathy. Kenneth then bursts in, immediately siding with Alice and showing concern for her well-being. He chastises Christina, accusing her of bullying a pregnant woman who has no one else. Despite Christina’s attempts to explain and show evidence of Alice’s aggression, Kenneth dismisses her and pushes her aside.
Christina experiences both physical and emotional pain, feeling betrayed by Kenneth’s lack of support. As she clutches her prayer beads and recalls Kenneth’s past promise that she would always be important to him, a sharp pain in her abdomen signals deeper trouble. Alice urges Kenneth to check on Christina, but he remains indifferent, walking away with Alice and leaving Christina alone in her suffering. The chapter ends with Christina’s whispered reminder of her past sacrifice for Kenneth, unheard and ignored.
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No sooner had the words left her lips than the door swung open without warning.
Alice walked in, carrying a steaming mug of soup.
“Christy, I made this myself. My husband always said he loved my cooking the most. Why don’t you give it a try and see how it tastes?”
Staring into Alice’s wide, innocent eyes, Christina didn’t bother with pleasantries.
“The baby you’re carrying–is it Kenneth’s?”
Alice froze for a moment, then burst out laughing. “So you already knew. Saves me the trouble of pretending to be the innocent victim in front of you.”
She stroked her belly. “Kenny said that once the baby’s born, he’ll divorce you. If I were you, I’d take the hint and leave quietly.”
Christina was ready to end her marriage, but she’d never let someone like Alice threaten her.
She stepped forward, grabbed the mug from Alice’s hands, and dumped the hot soup straight into the trash.
‘Someone like you? You think you’re worthy?”
Alice’s eyes flashed with sudden malice. She gripped Christina’s wrist tightly. “Let me tell you something–give it a few years, you’ll be old and washed up. Do you really think Kenneth will still want you then?”
Christina’s strength was spent, she couldn’t withstand Alice’s aggression. She shoved Alice away. But Alice fell to the floor with exaggerated drama, wailing at the top of her lungs.
“I’m sorry, Christy! I was wrong! I shouldn’t have come in and polluted the air in your home! It’s
iny fault!”
all
The door was kicked open with a bang.
Kenneth rushed to Alice’s side, instantly shielding her.
“Allie, what happened? Is your belly okay? Are you hurt anywhere?”
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Alice shook her head, eyes red, all traces of her earlier arrogance gone.
“I’m fine! I just didn’t hold the mug steady. Please, check if Christy burned her hand!
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“I’m sorry, I didn’t know Christy was a clean freak. If I’d known, I never would’ve humiliated myself like this!”
Kenneth snapped, “Why are you still worried about her? You’re pregnant! You’re the one who matters most!”
He turned and glared fiercely at Christina.
“Christina, can you drop the spoiled princess act? Just because Allie lost her parents and has no one doesn’t mean you get to bully her! She’s pregnant! If anything happens, can you live with.
that?”
Christina could only laugh–it hit her then that maybe she’d never truly understood him.
After 12 years together, didn’t Kenneth know who she was?
She held out her wrist in front of Kenneth. “These marks–she dug her nails in. I didn’t lay a finger on her!”
But Kenneth didn’t even glance her way. He shoved her aside.
Caught off guard, Christina fell to the floor, her prayer beads scattering across the hardwood.
Her hand pressed down on the beads, and in her mind echoed his old promise, “You’ll always be the most important person in my heart.”
Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through her lower abdomen, cold sweat breaking out across her forehead and down her spine.
Her voice trembled. “Kenneth… my stomach hurts…”
Kenneth hesitated, brow furrowed, his steps faltering.
“Kenny, put me down! Christy doesn’t look well–go check on her,” Alice urged.
He knew exactly what kind of troublemaker Alice used to be, and now, the more sensible she seemed, the more Kenneth pitied her.
“She
got stabbed before and didn’t complain this much.”
With that, the two of them walked away.
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Christina felt as though her heart was being shredded by a thousand hands, the pain in her body and soul piling up until she was drowning in despair.
“Kenneth, have you forgotten I took that knife for you…?”
But Kenneth was already gone, far out of earshot, never hearing her whispered words.
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