Chapter ten

Beth

Shawn ended in a coma after taking bullets while carrying Melanie's father back to base. Melanie still blames herself and it's been six weeks. Since Shawn was healed of all her sustained injuries internally from the bullets, I was able to take her back to America, where she was continue her endless slumber at the hospital. The military is paying for her life support given she has a good chance of waking up.

Jordan has been growing nicely in my belly, the only thing that brings a smile to my face while Shawn lays in the hospital wasting away. I woke up this morning to his first tiny kick. I broke into uncontrolled sobs and my mother runs in, taking me in her arms without question. I don't let her feel my stomach and she leaves it be. The kicking picked up as if Jordan was trying to comfort me from the inside.

I shutter a calming breath and my mother kisses my temple, stroking my hair. "It's okay Beth, you're home now," she says in a soothing whisper and I relax in her arms.

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