Chapter 29

Zephyra

I woke up to bright white lights and the sound of a beeping ECG machine, my head felt like it was spinning, and I could hear distant voices telling someone to call the doctor. I closed my eyes and opened them again, everything around me was a slow blur; I felt a familiar touch and a cool glass against my lips, my bed was elevated up and I leaned against my pillows, I was exhausted, and my body was aching all over. Something snapped in my mind as I reached for my tummy, I looked up at Nelly through tears that were gathering in my eyes,

“My baby?”

She looked away from me, holding my hand tight and a slender woman with salt and pepper hair tied in a ponytail and striking green eyes; she looked well over fifty but very fit and seemingly beautiful; she sat down on the edge of my bed and took a deep breath in, I felt my heart stop beating as if my being knew what was about to happen and I braced myself f